Facts Quote by Eoin Colfer

The idea there were kids out there who didn't love to read and write just as much as I did struck me. So I…

— Adora Svitak

Making reading an enjoyable activity for children is a challenge. So I ensure that I write in a way that is fun for children…

— Ken Spillman

I was the quiet kid in the corner, reading a book. In elementary school, I read so much and so often during class that…

— Cassandra Clare

When I was little, I thought everyone in the world liked to read because it was so fun. But then I realised that was…

— Adora Svitak

I was writing a lot even as a kid.

— Hailey Gates

I didn't have the best time at primary school so reading a book was my way of getting away from whatever was upsetting me.

— Carrie Hope Fletcher

The only time I felt I was different was when one of my friends said, 'I hate reading' and I stared at her like,…

— Adora Svitak

One of my passions is that children enjoy their time at school - and reading for pleasure can be an important part of that.

— Charles Clarke

I never thought I was writing for kids at all. It really shocked and unsettled me to hear kids were buying the books. If…

— Jeff Kinney

I resisted children's writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much more fun…

— Ellen Potter

I loved writing for kids, I loved talking to children about what I'd written, I don't want to leave that behind.

— J. K. Rowling

After my parents got divorced, I had to go right into public school in the fourth grade. The Steiner school had never really taught…

— Justin Theroux