By providing cheap and wholesome reading for the young, we have partly succeeded in driving from the field that which was positively… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
“This is where the pivotal events of my childhood unfolded, while I ate banana and root beer Popsicles, two by two, tucking… — Jo Ann Beard Copy Share Image
I'm always loath to make generalizations about what is for children and what isn't. Certainly children's literature as a genre has some… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
“It is the best way to write poetry, letting things come." -Winnie-the-Pooh” — A.A. Milne Copy Share Image
Over and over again women and men ... come to me saying, I don't know enough to write a book for adults,… — Mabel Robinson Copy Share Image
“Before he got too far, he thought he smelled a fire. No sooner did he blink before he sensed something dire. He… — J.Z. Bingham Copy Share Image
A child... who has learned from fairy stories to believe that what at first seemed a repulsive, threatening figure can magically change… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
Books that children read but once are of scant service to them; those that have really helped to warm our imaginations and… — Agnes Repplier 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
“As Hagrid had said, what would come would come and he would have to meet it when it did.” — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“I left a note for my mother. I always leave a note for my mother when I am on a case.” — Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Copy Share Image
[My mom] had always wanted to write a children's book. She was a children's librarian and an elementary school teacher, so of… — Jenna Bush Copy Share Image
“There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children’s book.… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
When people ask me what qualifies me to be a writer for children, I say I was once a child. But I… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Only as we give the children the truth about life can we expect any improvement in it. — Mabel Robinson Copy Share Image
“If you ever meet someone who thinks they are so special, the best thing to do is smile. You don’t have to… — Jeff Hutchins Copy Share Image
“I love letters from little kids. Adults never proclaim themselves 'your #1 fan!” — Lauren Baratz-Logsted Copy Share Image
“Big Ma didn't need to say any more and she didn't. T.J. was far from her favorite person and it was quite… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“I'm planting a tree to teach me to gather strength from my deepest roots.” — Andrea Koehle Jones Copy Share Image
“The evening uneven sea glimmered with slices of dairy moon, the surface waves a shifting brew of dark tea stirred by an… — Neale Osborne Copy Share Image
There are too many coy books full of talking animals, whimsical children, and condescending adults. (Some of the most famous animals in… — Katharine Sergeant Angell White Copy Share Image
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