Book Quote by Richard Whately

A book consists of two layers: on top, the readable layer ... and underneath, a layer that was inaccessible. You only sense its existence…

— Marguerite Duras

Anything can become a children's book if you give it to a child...Children are actually the best (and worst) audience for literature because they…

— Orson Scott Card

I was a very un-literary child, which might reassure parents with kids who don't read.

— Alain de Botton

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

— Kate DiCamillo

“The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that the children’s…

— Madeleine L'Engle

I hope my children will grow up to love literature, but I expect they will absorb it as readily via a screen or pod…

— Jacob Weisberg

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

— Richard Peck

“A book is not just paper and ink, it's a world full of dreams, imaginations, knowledge, awakening, emboldening and a lot, lot more invaluable…

— Jyoti Arora

Never give a child a book you can't read!

— David Nasir

“A literary expert friend once told me that the way to teach your child to love and respect reading is not to read to…

— Karen Karbo

I think it's extremely important that children are exposed to reading.

— Diana Gabaldon

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

— Kate DiCamillo