Anatomy Quote by Edgar Saltus

As a child, I disliked books in which children learned to be 'better' children.

— Beverly Cleary

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…

— Katharine Sergeant Angell White

“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

It's hard recommending books for kids, and a huge responsibility. If you get it wrong, they don't tell you they hate that particular book,…

— Meg Rosoff

Here's a confession: I hate parenting books. I hate the ones that are earnest and repetitive.

— Bruce Feiler

“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.”

— Frank Serafini

I believe that a good children's book should appeal to all people who have not completely lost their original joy and wonder in life.…

— Leo Lionni

I know what I liked as a child, and I don’t do any book that I, as a child, wouldn’t have liked.

— H. A. Rey

“Children's books do not exist in a vacuum, unrelated to literature as a whole. They are a portion of universal literature and must be…

— Lillian H. Smith

“Those who write for children, or at least those who write best for children, are not child-like or immature, but they do remember with…

— J.K. Rowling

“I don't think there is such a thing as a bad book for children . . . do not discourage children from reading because…

— Neil Gaiman

Books of yesterday are often criticised as offering an unrealistic Pollyanna view of the world. But the grim 'realities' we are forcing on today's…

— Miranda Devine