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title: "17 Kids Reading Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Kids Reading quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Kids Reading sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't want little kids reading my comics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jhonen-vasquez/i-don-t-want-little-kids-reading-my-comics/)

[Jhonen Vasquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jhonen-vasquez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/jhonen-vasquez-9441_children_i-don-t-want-little-kids-reading-my-comi_2952673.png)

> [For a lot of kids, reading is not magical. It's really hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-scieszka/for-a-lot-of-kids-reading-is-not-magical-it-s-really-hard-work/)

[Jon Scieszka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-scieszka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/jon-scieszka-21548_hard_for-a-lot-of-kids-reading-is-not-magical_2366348.jpg)

> [I've tried to tell my kids: If you're reading something engrossing, you'll never, ever be bored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elin-hilderbrand/i-ve-tried-to-tell-my-kids-if-you-re-reading-something-engrossing-you/)

[Elin Hilderbrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elin-hilderbrand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a25/elin-hilderbrand-8069_bored_i-ve-tried-to-tell-my-kids-if-you-re-rea_646084.png)

> [Of course I always like going to bookstores, but at stores, you're mostly meeting kids who are already into reading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-asher/of-course-i-always-like-going-to-bookstores-but-at-stores-you-re/)

[Jay Asher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-asher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/230/jay-asher-888_always_of-course-i-always-like-going-to-booksto_2391507.png)

> [That’s all you really hope for from a book – that it’s going to resonate with young people and empower them in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kwame-alexander/that-s-all-you-really-hope-for-from-a-book-that-it-s-going-to/)

[Kwame Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kwame-alexander/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/kwame-alexander-35371_believe_that-s-all-you-really-hope-for-from-a-bo_730240.jpg)

> [There's no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-kid-who-hates-reading-there-are-kids-who/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/james-patterson-171_book_there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-kid-who-hates_3136231.png)

> [I've nothing against kids reading anything they please, but I do have a problem with pink books for girls and black books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanne-harris/i-ve-nothing-against-kids-reading-anything-they-please-but-i-do-have/)

[Joanne Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanne-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/joanne-harris-1428_black_i-ve-nothing-against-kids-reading-anythi_2679079.png)

> [Jeff Kinney's 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series and Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight' books got 49,323,701 kids reading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-scieszka/jeff-kinney-s-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-series-and-stephenie-meyer-s/)

[Jon Scieszka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-scieszka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/jon-scieszka-21548_books_jeff-kinney-s-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-serie_1444293.jpg)

> [The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/the-best-way-to-get-kids-reading-more-is-to-give-them-books-that-they/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75c/james-patterson-171_best-way_the-best-way-to-get-kids-reading-more-is_2286663.png)

> [There are a lot of things we as individuals can't do much about. We can't solve global warming as individuals, or health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/there-are-a-lot-of-things-we-as-individuals-can-t-do-much-about-we/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b3/james-patterson-171_about_there-are-a-lot-of-things-we-as-individu_2785101.png)

> [One of the series I like is D.M. Cornish's 'Monster Blood Tattoo,' in which he creates a whole language. Kids who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-tobin-anderson/one-of-the-series-i-like-is-d-m-cornish-s-monster-blood-tattoo-in/)

[Matthew Tobin Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-tobin-anderson/)

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> [“I learned that the way governors projected the numbers of beds they'd need for prison facilities was by examining the reading scores…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-moore/i-learned-that-the-way-governors-projected-the-numbers-of-beds-they-d/)

[Wes Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-moore/)

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> [Avoid demonizing television, computer games, and new technologies. Electronic media may compete for kids' attention, but we're not going to get kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-scieszka/avoid-demonizing-television-computer-games-and-new-technologies/)

[Jon Scieszka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-scieszka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/jon-scieszka-21548_attention_avoid-demonizing-television-computer-gam_2102315.jpg)

> [“Teachers assign it, and parents are happy because their kids are reading something of 'quality.' But it's forcing kids to read books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/teachers-assign-it-and-parents-are-happy-because-their-kids-are/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/gabrielle-zevin-626_amelia_teachers-assign-it-and-parents-are-happy_1248835.png)

> [I think, oh my god, kids are reading, and they care about a book enough to come over and talk to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-dicamillo/i-think-oh-my-god-kids-are-reading-and-they-care-about-a-book-enough/)

[Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-dicamillo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/kate-dicamillo-599_book_i-think-oh-my-god-kids-are-reading-and-t_1713304.png)

> [Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role models. The best role…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/let-s-face-it-most-of-us-don-t-realize-it-but-we-are-failing-our-kids/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ed/james-patterson-171_book_let-s-face-it-most-of-us-don-t-realize-i_470178.png)

> [The big problem is just this kind of gigantic piece, of kids reading less and liking it less and so getting worse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-scieszka/the-big-problem-is-just-this-kind-of-gigantic-piece-of-kids-reading/)

[Jon Scieszka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-scieszka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/jon-scieszka-21548_big_the-big-problem-is-just-this-kind-of-gig_55199.jpg)

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