“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
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
With my mother, Julie Andrews Edwards, I've authored such children's books as the 'Dumpy the Dump Truck' series, 'Dragon: Hound of Honor,'… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share Image
I read a couple of books a week. About 80 percent of what I read is contemporary literature for adults. The other… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“Magic happens when the wand of language strikes a stone and makes it melt, touches a spindle and turns it into gold,… — Maria Tatar 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
The trick in writing children's books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
I wondered if that was true: if they were all really children wrapped up in adult bodies, like children's books hidden in… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books. — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
I never expected to be in the papers. I personally never expected to be in the papers. The height of my ambition… — J. K. Rowling 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
“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
To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them. — William Steig Copy Share Image
If you are writing children's books, you need to be a ruthless killer. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“Top 3 favorite books? I love finding really great children’s books. My daughter was given "Pickle Chiffon Pie" which is so fantastic.… — Abbie Schiller Copy Share Image
“Strategies for Welcoming Children Here are some ideas to consider for welcoming children in services: • Encourage parents to prepare a “shul bag”… — Dr. Ron Wolfson Copy Share Image
“Now, it's fair to say, the majority of us don't want to be farmers, see farmers, pay farmers, or hear their complaints.… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“Children's literature as a literary aberration or at best a minor amusement is a notion held most strongly by people who read… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Artists paint pictures. The best artists paint pictures for children's books. — Richard Scarry Copy Share Image
“Some of the best portrayals I’ve seen of the eternal Heaven are in children’s books. Why? Because they depict earthly scenes, with… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
“A nice thing about children's books, though I'm probably alone in this opinion among other people who write and publish them, is… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
“I seem to grow more acutely conscious of the swift passage of time as I grow older. When I was small, days… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know that I want to… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
Although I started writing children's books before I had kids, my approach changed after I became a dad. — Tom Fletcher Copy Share Image
