Books Quote by Judy Blume

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

— Richard Peck

In a New York Post interview, Judy Blume, author of young-adult fiction, gave this advice on getting your kids to read: "Moms come up…

— Judy Blume

“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

“As adults we choose our own reading material. Depending on our moods and needs we might read the newspaper, a blockbuster novel, an academic…

— Mem Fox

I wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we are young…

— Gabrielle Zevin

I understand why parents worry about books - they're worried about their kids. They want to keep their kids safe. But parents aren't always…

— Lauren Myracle

“When you're a kid, and you first start reading grown-up books, it's like looking in a window at night at people who think no…

— David Huddle

“Children learn to read by being in the presence of books.”

— Horace Mann

“Want to get your kids to read more? Try making books easily accessible. Put them where kids can easily reach and don't make them…

— Melanie Kirk

“Teachers assign it, and parents are happy because their kids are reading something of 'quality.' But it's forcing kids to read books like that…

— Gabrielle Zevin

It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading is to…

— Kate DiCamillo

“If a book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”

— Madeleine L'Engle