Lin loves kids and often meets with them to chat and tell stories. This helps make writing kids 'books a breeze, and adds life and realism to the "kids' stories" he relates in his essays.
由於喜愛孩子，林良經常和孩子接觸，和孩子聊天、為孩子講故事，因此日後寫起童書來毫不吃力，甚至他的散文中也有許多「童話」，描寫得生動而真實。