Books Quote by Paul Zindel

Parents should leave books lying around marked ‘forbidden’ if they want their children to read.

— Doris Lessing

I think parents should know what their children are reading, and if they truly object, they should tell their kids why, rather than summarily…

— Ellen Hopkins

Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.

— George Bernard Shaw

“The choices you have for your children are not the same as mine. For me, there is no such thing as a banned book.…

— Sara Ellie MacKenzie

I believe in any kid's ability to read any book and form their own judgements. It's the job of a parent to guide his/her…

— Sherman Alexie

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

— Kate DiCamillo

At times, parents foist their own choices on kids and try to get them to read the classics. But kids have very high filters…

— Ravi Subramanian

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as…

— Judy Blume

“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.”

— Frank Serafini

“Censorship and the suppression of reading materials are rarely about family values and almost always about control--about who is snapping the whip, who is…

— Stephen King

“Book banning satisfied their need to feel in control of their children's lives. Those who censored were easily frightened. They were afraid of exposing…

— Judy Blume

“Censorship and the suppression of reading materials are rarely about family values and almost always about control; About who is snapping the whip, who…

— Stephen King