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
“As she drove the Trace, each curve revealing a scene rich with life and as picturesque as illustrations from a children's book,… — Nevada Barr 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
My process is surprisingly straightforward. I find myself with little to do over a stretch of time and I say, "I should… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
Anything can become a children's book if you give it to a child...Children are actually the best (and worst) audience for literature… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians. — Richard Scarry Copy Share Image
Is it like a Harry Potter thing?" He turned his head then. "A what?" "A Harry Potter thing," she said again. "You… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
“As adults we choose our own reading material. Depending on our moods and needs we might read the newspaper, a blockbuster novel,… — Mem Fox Copy Share Image
I do feel even though now I'm acting, I still feel like I'm going to do a lot of other things, like… — Julia Fox Copy Share Image
There's only one test of a great children's book, or a great children's film, and that is this: If it can be… — Chuck Jones 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
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
“So the beloved children's book author took a deep breath, opened his own book to the very first page, and began reading,… — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
I move between the two: I write an adult novel, and then I write a children's book. I quite enjoy that. It's… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
People ask me if I ever thought of writing a children's book. I say, 'If I had a serious brain injury I… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
“This is surely the most significant of the elements that Tolkien brought to fantasy.... his arranged marriage between the Elder Edda and… — Adam Gopnik Copy Share Image
I love Inuit art, and most anything you would find in a folk art museum, as well as children's art or children's… — Neil Farber 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
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
Writing a children's book means you cannot spin out long narratives or have complex character development. — Norman Macleod Copy Share Image
Louis Caldera, the White House Aide who authorized the controversial photograph of Air Force One over Manhattan resigned on Friday. May I… — Seth Meyers Copy Share Image
“A silver hairbrush, old and surely precious, with a little leopard's head for London stamped near the bristles. A white dress, small… — Kate Morton 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
