I think of children's books as not so much for children, but as the filling that goes between the child world and… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
“At the age of ninety-two, James spent months hunched over the kitchen table, learning the alphabet, practicing his signature, and slowly progressing… — Linda Kaplan Thaler 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
Fifty percent of all meaningful education takes place in the home. What do you share with your child? You share your interests.… — Walter Dean Myers 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
“There aren’t many funny bits in Mr Tolkien either,’ Matilda said. ‘Do you think that all children’s books ought to have funny… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“I’ve seen middle grade books criticized by adult readers for leaving things for the reader to figure out, for not having perfect… — Anne Ursu Copy Share Image
“I thought about adults. I wondered if that was true: if they were all really children wrapped in adult bodies, like children’s… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Children's books deal in idealized worlds, so they're a document of how our notion of ideal worlds has changed over time. — Rumaan Alam 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
“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
I am an author-illustrator of children's books - and yet - I must confess I don't do the books for the kids.… — Bill Peet Copy Share Image
“She wondered if she was doomed to be one of those people who spend their lives trying things. She had tried being… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
You may be surprised to know that growing up, I wanted to be a writer of children's books. — St. Lucia Copy Share Image
I wrote the children's books, and those were wonderful tributes to my life as a daughter and a mother and just a… — Ainsley Earhardt Copy Share Image
I don't really read children's books or deal with children's books, so I don't have any relationship with them other than my… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
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
“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
The usual run of children's books left me cold, and at the age of six I decided to write a book of… — Bruce Chatwin Copy Share Image
It seemed more and more like something out of a children's book - the butterfly that followed the little girl all the… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not… — David Walliams 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
There's a series of children's books called A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is like an incredibly dark version of Roald Dahl.… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
