Books Quote by Michael Rosen

My childhood was surrounded by books and writing. From a very early age I was fascinated by storytelling, by the printed word, by language,…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers…

— Alexandra Adornetto

We had absolutely no experience in writing kids books and its a very competitive market. But we buy and read a lot of children's…

— Tom Fletcher

The stories of kids who grew up in communities like mine weren't being written about in many books for kids.

— Jason Reynolds

My grandfather and mother were school teachers, so there was always some discussion around books.

— Sudha Murty

I want to see children curled up with books, finding an awareness of themselves as they discover other people's thoughts. I want them to…

— Patricia Reilly Giff

We wanted to write a book that we would have read as kids, and would love to read to our children.

— Tom Fletcher

I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in ideas, stimulation,…

— Stephen Hunter

A long time ago, I had an idea to make a book for preschoolers who had older siblings who were going to school.

— Lynne Rae Perkins

I think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can't write a message book; you just…

— Paula Danziger

Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.

— Coy Bowles

I went to an international school in Holland, and I didn't have any memories of growing up in the United States or England or…

— Joseph O'Neill