Book Quote by C. S. Lewis

It is my opinion that a story worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then.

— Anonymous

“I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children’s story which is only enjoyed by children is a bad…

— Joe Rigney

No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at…

— Anonymous

A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest." He also said: "No book…

— C. S. Lewis

if a book is not good enough for a grownup, it is not good enough for a child.

— Madeleine L'Engle

If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying.

— John Ruskin

There is the myth that writing books for children is easier than writing books for grownups, whereas we know that truly great books for…

— Michael Morpurgo

I think of children's books as not so much for children, but as the filling that goes between the child world and the adult…

— Michael Rosen

“It is usual to speak in a playfully apologetic tone about one’s adult enjoyment of what are called ‘children’s books’. I think the convention…

— C.S. Lewis

“No book is really worth reading at the age of 10 which is not equally worth reading at the age of 50.”

— Gladys Hunt

Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key…

— James Patterson

I rarely read children's books.

— Beverly Cleary