“Children may not understand all that's happening below the surface of a story. It doesn't matter. Because even though they may not… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
“A crowd began to gather round to watch the Heat begin. They soon would learn which one would earn the famous Golden… — J.Z. Bingham Copy Share Image
I cannot, will not, withhold from my young readers the harsh realities of human hunger and suffering and loss, but neither will… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, they say, there was a girl...there was a boy...there was a person who was in trouble. And this… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Angel of Fire is about an ordinary boy to whom extraordinary things happen” — Wendy Milton Copy Share Image
“I’m planting a tree to teach me to make the world a better place.” — Andrea Koehle Jones Copy Share Image
“Themes that are "too large for adult fiction can only be dealt with adequately in a children's book" - Philip Pullman (Hunt… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I had been reading children's books all my life and saw them not as minor amusements but as part of the whole… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
In this modern world where activity is stressed almost to the point of mania, quietness as a childhood need is too often… — Margaret Wise Brown Copy Share Image
a good deal of childhood is strong stuff for adults and totally unsuitable for children. — Philippa Pearce Copy Share Image
In the great green room, there was a telephone And a red balloon And a picture of a cat jumping over the… — Margaret Wise Brown Copy Share Image
“Childhood is the time and children's books are the place for powerful emotions, powerful language, powerful art... There is no room for… — Betsy Hearne Copy Share Image
I loved The Wind in the Willows. ... Walt Disney should be sued for cheapening it as he did. Imagine it, Mickey… — Tasha Tudor Copy Share Image
I wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up." ~Happy… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
“When teachers participate in a literary experience with a professionally presented children's play, they are offering their students a text quite different… — James Hugh Comey Copy Share Image
“[There are] games children must conjure up to combat an awful fact of childhood: the fact of their vulnerability to fear, anger,… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
What I use from my own life is not the facts, it's the emotion. It's how I felt about something. It has… — Judy Delton Copy Share Image
Children's books are looked on as a sideline of literature. A special smile. They are usually thought to be associated with women.… — P. L. Travers Copy Share Image
“I’m planting a tree to remind me to be open and kindhearted.” — Andrea Koehle Jones Copy Share Image
A good story is alive, ever changing and growing as it meets each listener or reader in a spirited and unique encounter,… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
“If you haven't walked in someone else's shoes, it's difficult to know the fit, so be kind and compassionate.” — Heather Wolf Copy Share Image
“I was astonished at how wonderful these books were; and even though I was occasionally discomforted when someone, having asked me what… — Jonathan Cott Copy Share Image
