Most of the characters I have in my children's books are grouchy or annoyed about something or are calling each other unfriendly… — Judith Viorst Copy Share Image
Everyone if so warm, and the children know my from the children's books. Their oldest siblings or young parents know me from… — Henry Winkler Copy Share Image
In my experience, adults rarely bother reading the reviews of children's books and almost never read the books themselves - particularly if… — Meg Rosoff Copy Share Image
I definitely thought I was going to write books. I wrote a couple of children's books when I was like 11 when… — Chrissy Costanza Copy Share Image
I've always loved children's books - it's not that I didn't like them, I just didn't think I wanted to do that.… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“the best known authors of children's books of our times. See flap of this wrapper for complete list of titles. GROSSET &… — Arthur Scott Bailey Copy Share Image
Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning. — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
“A stack of children’s books stood ready by René’s bedside, and as Picard had begun the paternal duty of reading his boy… — David Mack Copy Share Image
I think I work much harder on the children's books. I suppose I enjoy that. I find it interesting that although there… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Childhood is the time and children's books are the place for powerful emotions, powerful language, powerful art... There is no room for… — Betsy Hearne Copy Share Image
I started reading Dickens when I was about 12, and I particularly liked all of the orphan books. I always liked books… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
“The apartment was entirely, was only, for her; a wall of books, both read and unread, all of them dear to her… — Claire Messud Copy Share Image
“I read a lot of older children's books when I was a kid, and you wouldn't believe how many sugar-coated tracts I… — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
I have often said that I think children's books are like poetry. Finding the exact right words to tell a story is… — Rebecca Serle 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
“If there’s a single idea I emphasize when people ask about writing, it’s that there’s no right way to produce a book.… — Charles Finch Copy Share Image
“Children's literature is considerably more functional than a good portion of adult literature. If I were cynical, I might say: Children's books… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
It is usual to speak in a playfully apologetic tone about one's adult enjoyment of what are called 'children's books.' I think… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Some thirty miles east of the statue, with much less fanfare, another monument was nearing completion. At Cold Spring Harbor on Long… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share Image
“Fiction has two uses. Firstly, it’s a gateway drug to reading. The drive to know what happens next, to want to turn… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“-and finally, to all of you who've come here tonight to celebrate children's books: every time you find the right, the necessary… — Katherine Applegate Copy Share Image
“Oh, monsters are scared', said Lettie. 'And as for grown-ups...' She stopped talking, rubbed her freckled nose with a finger. Then, 'I'm… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Today, the earth’s continents are home to billions of Sapiens. If you took all these people and put them on a large… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
I had written children's books for 14 years before I published 'Wicked.' And none of them were poorly reviewed, and none of… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Many, if not most, of the best and most lasting children’s books have multiple levels, some of which are not fully accessible… — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
I love picture books. I think some of the best people in children's books are the ones who create their own picture… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as… — A. A. Milne Copy Share Image
“...we should never grow so old, or change so much, that we cannot find room in our hearts for the wisdom of… — Judith Viorst Copy Share Image
“It is surely significant that the adults who feature in children's books are rarely, if ever, Regional Sales Managers or Building Services… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
I stay out of politics because if I begin thinking too much about politics, I'll probably... drop writing children's books and become… — Dr. Seuss Copy Share Image
I am convinced that not only do children need children's books to fine-tune their brains, but our civilization needs them if we… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
In young adult novels and children's books, you stay in moment. The story goes through a school year or a weekend. You… — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
“I try to keep up with what’s being done in every field, and most children’s books are ten times more enjoyable than… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I wanted to write children's books. I felt that the best way to understand how a child thinks in their mind is… — Lauren Ridloff Copy Share Image
“We read a lot of books. Children's books mostly, because they're always much more truthful than adult books. And much more entertaining,"… — Polly Horvath Copy Share Image
I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Wishing there were more children's books like 'The Snowy Day' is a bit like wishing there were more grownup books like 'Anna… — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
All of my children's books are attempts to tap into what I believe to be children's, and to some extent human beings',… — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
“How above-the-law children's books are. Hansel and Gretel (littering, breaking and entering), Rumpelstiltskin (forced labor), Snow White (conspiracy to commit murder), Rapunzel… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
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