Book Quote by Michael Bond

I was born in Amersham, England on 6/4/58. My family moved to Australia when I was eight, and I went to Box Hill High…

— Graeme Base

Brielle is my first born; I had her so young that we basically grew up together!

— Kim Zolciak-Biermann

Cindy and I are adoptive parents. We know what a treasure and joy it is to have an adopted child in our lives.

— John McCain

Mum was born in 1938 in Guyana and came to Britain at the end of the 60s. She settled in Tottenham, north London, and…

— David Lammy

My first-born. All I can remember of her is how she loved the burned bottom of bread. Can you beat that?Eight children and that's…

— Toni Morrison

It's funny: I don't know if she babysat, but I spent time with Judy Blume when I was little.

— David Grann

Mum came to Crawley from Sri Lanka at 19 after marrying my dad. Later, Dad had financial problems and they split for a while.

— Romesh Ranganathan

I first knew I wanted to be a mom when my sister Kathy had her first baby, Paris. She was so beautiful and sweet.

— Kyle Richards

You may not know it, but I was adopted as a baby by my wonderful parents, Allan and Margaret Atkins of Cumberland Gap, Tenn.

— Rodney Atkins

I was a kid who loved to read. I read everything I could get my hands on. I didn't have one favorite book. I…

— Kate DiCamillo

When my father died, my mother came back from being Mrs. Birkin to being Judy Campbell. She was a stunning actress. She came out…

— Jane Birkin

When I was growing up, 'Anna Karenina' was one of my favourite books.

— Paullina Simons