Book Quote by Giorgio Baglivi

There are certain books that should be taken away from young writers; that should be prised out of their clutching fingers and locked away…

— Anne Enright

This is what I believe is most important: getting good books into the hands of kids - books that will make them want to…

— James Patterson

Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.

— Vivek Shraya

“What I worry about most is the loss to young people. If no one speaks out for them, if they don't speak out for…

— Judy Blume

“Books make their greatest mark when they reach readers in their growing years. The young look everywhere for that ground of truth on which…

— Milton Meltzer

We’re suggesting that [kids are] missing something if they don’t read but, actually, we’re condemning kids to a lesser life. If you had a…

— Walter Dean Myers

The best way to get children excited about reading is to read to them from the beginning of their lives.

— J. K. Rowling

“Never worry about a book corrupting a child. Worry if your children are not getting ideas from books.”

— Richard Peck

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.

— Kate DiCamillo

A parent knows better than any book or "expert" what their kid really needs.

— Jessica Alba

Putting lessons in young adult books is very dangerous.

— Ned Vizzini

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

— Kate DiCamillo