Book Quote by Kate DiCamillo

What I hope is that the book [Bink & Gollie] delights children. What I hope is that they laugh and laugh and laugh, just…

— Kate DiCamillo

Children will not pretend to be enjoying books, and they will not read books because they have been told that these books are good.…

— Helen Dunmore

I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.

— Beverly Cleary

A children's book is the perfect place where young readers can understand the world because they can take a deep breath and look at…

— Jan Brett

I feel lucky that I read so many books as a kid because I know that no matter how much I appreciate a book…

— Rebecca Stead

If you can get kids excited about reading, maybe that can open up a whole other world for them.

— Sean Doolittle

Children's literature is one of my joys, and it's also my mental comfort food.

— Gretchen Rubin

If children haven't been read to, they don't love books. They need to love books, for books are the basis of literature, composition, history,…

— Edith Schaeffer

I think of children's books as not so much for children, but as the filling that goes between the child world and the adult…

— Michael Rosen

When I was a kid, I liked books that just seemed so dense you could lose yourself in them for a whole afternoon. They…

— Chris Ware

Kids love to be silly, they love to laugh, so I think it was natural for my kids to like the sort of books…

— Michael Ian Black

I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish,…

— Judy Blume