Before drawing the curtain across the porthole, Lydia took…

“The evening uneven sea glimmered with slices of dairy moon, the surface waves a shifting brew of dark tea stirred by an atmospheric spoon.”

— Neale Osborne

“If you write a kid's book only for kids, then you have failed.”

— Don Roff

The other thing about the Nights is that it is quite racist. One parentheses is that I think this is one of the negative…

— Marina Warner

“It was not really Saturday night, at least it may have been, for they had long lost count of the days; but always if…

— J.M. Barrie

Of course all children's literature is not fantastic, so all fantastic books need not be children's books. It is still possible, even in an…

— C. S. Lewis

“Kat held her head high as she met the King's eye. Her stare was bold, yet sweet, and it would not die. Gansevort looked…

— J.Z. Bingham

“Would you like some more pancakes?" Annie asked. I could tell that Annie was a smart girl. I hate to eat on the job.…

— Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

A children's writer should, ideally, be a dedicated semi-lunatic, a kind of poet with a marvelous idea, who, preferably, when not committing the marvellous…

— Joan Aiken

With a few exceptions, the critics of children's books are remarkably lenient souls… Most of us assume there is something goodin every child; the…

— Katharine Sergeant Angell White

if a book is not good enough for a grownup, it is not good enough for a child.

— Madeleine L'Engle

To write for children at all is an act of faith.

— Madeleine L'Engle

“On the level of high art, in their common efforts to express human truths, relationships, attitudes, and personal visions, children's literature and adult literature…

— Lloyd Alexander

“Sunny was a treat to read. It is most appealing as the story is very well done and the artwork is beautiful. I applaud…

— Theresa Macinnis Schimmel

“We all have to share this world. The best way to do that is to be nice to each other.”

— Jessica Marie Baumgartner

He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim to be…

— Katherine Paterson