“I’m planting a tree to remind me to be open and kindhearted.” — Andrea Koehle Jones Copy Share Image
“I’m planting a tree to teach me to make the world a better place.” — Andrea Koehle Jones 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
Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't soar free.” — C.J. Milbrandt Copy Share Image
...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child. — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
“Only sweet people with good virtues can go to fairyland. Those who treat others meanly and without respect can never go there.” — Janaki Sooriyarachchi Copy Share Image
“Be generous with your smile and try not to frown. And you will see my children; your smile will never let you… — Benny Bellamacina Copy Share Image
She asked where he lived. Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Every day, our kids are faced with obstacles in their way. As parents we need to teach them how to get up… — Mayra A. Diaz Copy Share Image
“Kat held her head high as she met the King's eye. Her stare was bold, yet sweet, and it would not die.… — J.Z. Bingham Copy Share Image
“Does it ever occur to such reviewers that the meaning of the story might lie in the language itself, in the movement… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where… — Astrid Lindgren 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
Humor is the oxygen of children's literature. There's a lot of competition for children's time, but even kids who hate to read… — Sid Fleischman Copy Share Image
“As far as I can tell, it doesn't make any difference to adults how clever children are. They always stick together. Unless… — R.L. LaFevers Copy Share Image
“Fairytales are healthy for the children. As they grow up, the magical thinking wears off, but the fairytale-induced creative brain circuits stay… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Where do starfish come from?” asked Sam. “From the sky,” answered Stella. “Starfish are shooting stars that fell in love with the… — Marie-Louise Gay 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
“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
The other thing about the Nights is that it is quite racist. One parentheses is that I think this is one of… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile, because it's impossible to make… — Roald Dahl 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
Children’s literature must build a bridge between the colorful dream world full of fantasy and illusion, and a tougher real world full… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It was all beginning to run together in the back of Eleanor's mind, and the things that had probably really happened were… — Jane Langton Copy Share Image
“Fairytales teach children that the world is fraught with danger, including life-threatening danger; but by being clever (always), honest (as a rule,… — J. Aleksandr Wootton Copy Share Image
It is, of course, traditional in children's literature to get rid of the parents. — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
