I wrote my children's book because I believe there are children that are hurting and may need to know that there is… — Janine Turner Copy Share Image
When I'm not working on a children's book, I'm painting abstract paintings. That's probably the most joyous thing for me as an… — Mary GrandPre Copy Share Image
There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children's book. — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Is an audience open to seeing a film that isn't what they expect when they see a film that's been adapted from… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
I think the Harry books are actually very moral, but some people just object to witchcraft being mentioned in a children's book. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I came to New York to see what I could see — that's from a children's book, isn't it? — and to… — Edie Sedgwick Copy Share Image
A friend suggested that I get a job at a children's book store so I could meet kids and read books, and… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I wrote a children's book because children have the most open minds. They are the people who really want to learn. — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
“Themes that are "too large for adult fiction can only be dealt with adequately in a children's book" - Philip Pullman (Hunt… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've never written a children's book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
When somebody says, 'This must be a children's book,' basically they're saying, 'You must be a child.' And so my answer is,… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
You can't write a children's book that takes more than five or six minutes to read, because it will drive the parents… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
I've been waiting a long time to be a children's book author. I've spent decades getting good enough to write for children.… — Jewell Parker Rhodes Copy Share Image
People say to me, ‘How do I know if a word is real?’ You know, anybody who’s read a children’s book knows… — Erin McKean Copy Share Image
I was incredibly determined - I wrote short stories, I wrote the beginnings of novels. I wrote a little children's book and… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
I have always believed in the magic of childhood and think that if you get your life right that magic should never… — Colin Thompson Copy Share Image
“Pedaling down Dune Drive on a red beach cruiser, Dani ahead of her and Vanessa behind her, is a transporting experience. The… — Meg Donohue Copy Share Image
When I choose the title [for my book], which was my favorite title, I felt sure there was going to be a… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
Books have their destinies like men. And their fates, as made by generations of readers, are very different from the destinies foreseen… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
The prime function of the children's book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
I don't change the language for children books. I don't make the language simpler. I use words that they might have to… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
“A lot of excellent illustrators are working at the moment--especially in fantasy and children's books. It is exciting also to see graphic… — Alan Lee Copy Share Image
I didn't write professionally at first. It took me nine years to get anything published. At the beginning I mostly wrote picture… — Gail Carson Levine Copy Share Image
In its jolly mission to expose the dark underbelly of the children’s book world, Wild Things! turns up stories I’ve been hearing… — Paul O. Zelinsky Copy Share Image
What should a good children’s book be like? If you ask me, I can tell you after thinking long and hard: It… — Astrid Lindgren Copy Share Image
I love graphic design. I love working with design, and I love storytelling, so I've been working on a children's book for… — Colleen Haskell Copy Share Image
My all-time favourite children's book is 'Green Eggs and Ham' by Dr Seuss. Even as an adult I still appreciate it -… — Tom Fletcher Copy Share Image
“CUSTOMER: Do you have this children's book I've heard about? It's supposed to be very good. It's called "Lionel Richie and the… — Jen Campbell Copy Share Image
The best children's book writers are not people who have kids, but people who write from the child within themselves. — Andrea Brown Copy Share Image
The children's book world has given me wonderful friendships and an unbelievably rich life. — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians. — Richard Scarry Copy Share Image
Writing a children's book means you cannot spin out long narratives or have complex character development. — Norman Macleod Copy Share Image
People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard. — David Walliams Copy Share Image
As far as I know, no kid ever bought a children's book himself with his own money, but they'll buy comic books.… — Neal Adams Copy Share Image
There's a new children's book that's coming out that features Sarah Palin as a hero. I don't want to give away the… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I've never written specifically for children as such. I write to please myself, and if it is suitable, it gets printed as… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
Maurice Sendak never - I remember he said something that was very striking because it's something I never thought about. I always… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
Just about every children's book in my local bookstore has an animal for its hero. But then, only a few feet away… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited… — Mary Pope Osborne Copy Share Image
I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
![“When I choose the title [for my book], which was my favorite title, I felt sure there was going to be a dozen books maybe with that name already because it's so obvious to me that that's the message. I was surprised it hasn't been the title of a single book. Well, there is a Shel Silverstein…” quote by Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/08b/richard-rohr-618_book_when-i-choose-the-title-for-my-book-whic_3197134.png)
