Book Quote by Cornelia Funke

I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.

— Beverly Cleary

I went out for a film where they wanted seven brothers and one sister, so I was there for half a day while they…

— Archie Panjabi

I'm one of nine children, and I have a lot of pictures.

— Jean Kennedy Smith

I have two amazing children.

— Ralph Ineson

I didn't belong to the sort of family where the children's classics were laid on. I went to the public library and read everything…

— Pat Barker

In its jolly mission to expose the dark underbelly of the children’s book world, Wild Things! turns up stories I’ve been hearing noised about…

— Paul O. Zelinsky

One day I'll do a Dorian Gray, and there will be a picture in the attic. I'll look like Helen Daniels from 'Neighbours' after…

— Giles Deacon

I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her, I got the taste to read.

— Shimon Peres

I consider myself very fortunate indeed to have created a character which has captured the imagination and enthusiasm of so many children worldwide. They…

— Eric Hill

When I meet children at book signings, they'll bring me photos of when I first met them many years ago when they were reading…

— Grace Lin

There's this book that I love called 'Eleanor & Park.' It's an incredible story about these two misfit kids who fall in love. I've…

— Shannon Purser

All of my children's books are attempts to tap into what I believe to be children's, and to some extent human beings', fantasies.

— David Baddiel