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> [With a few exceptions, the critics of children's books are remarkably lenient souls… Most of us assume there is something goodin every child; the critics go from this to assume there is something good in every book written for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/with-a-few-exceptions-the-critics-of-children-s-books-are-remarkably/)

[Katharine Sergeant Angell White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/)

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> [There are too many coy books full of talking animals, whimsical children, and condescending adults. (Some of the most famous animals in the world have talked, but they talked real talk and they weren't called silly names like Doody and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/there-are-too-many-coy-books-full-of-talking-animals-whimsical/)

[Katharine Sergeant Angell White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/)

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## More by Katharine Sergeant Angell White

> [From December to March, there are for many of us three gardens - the garden outdoors, the garden of pots and bowls in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/from-december-to-march-there-are-for-many-of-us-three-gardens-the/)

[Katharine Sergeant Angell White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/)

> [As I write, snow is falling outside my Maine window, and indoors all around me half a hundred garden catalogues are in bloom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/as-i-write-snow-is-falling-outside-my-maine-window-and-indoors-all/)

[Katharine Sergeant Angell White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/)

> [With a few exceptions, the critics of children's books are remarkably lenient souls… Most of us assume there is something goodin every child; the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/with-a-few-exceptions-the-critics-of-children-s-books-are-remarkably/)

[Katharine Sergeant Angell White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/)

> [There are too many coy books full of talking animals, whimsical children, and condescending adults. (Some of the most famous animals in the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/there-are-too-many-coy-books-full-of-talking-animals-whimsical/)

[Katharine Sergeant Angell White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/)

> [Consider the many special delights a lawn affords: soft mattress for a creeping baby; worm hatchery for a robin; croquet or badminton court; baseball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/consider-the-many-special-delights-a-lawn-affords-soft-mattress-for-a/)

[Katharine Sergeant Angell White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/)

> [Fragrance, whether strong or delicate, is a highly subjective matter, and one gardener's perfume is another gardener's stink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/fragrance-whether-strong-or-delicate-is-a-highly-subjective-matter/)

[Katharine Sergeant Angell White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/)

> [Home would not be home to me without a lawn, and if there are, as I've recently read, twenty-five million home lawns in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-sergeant-angell-white/home-would-not-be-home-to-me-without-a-lawn-and-if-there-are-as-i-ve/)

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