Being Quote by Rick Riordan

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

— Beverly Cleary

If you can instill a love of reading in your children, they will be ahead of the curve at school and in their lives…

— Julie Andrews

I would love to write more children's books. There is such a high standard out there for children's books; there are really amazing writers.…

— Jewel

If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important

— Roald Dahl

I think [kids] enjoy reading, but it's a different world now. There are a lot of competitors for the imaginative attention.

— David Duchovny

I want other kids to see the joy in reading and literacy and how, if you read about things, they become so much closer,…

— Marley Dias

I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row…

— Rick Riordan

The early readers are in-between books for the kids who aren't ready for novels yet but are done with my picture books. It's really…

— Grace Lin

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

— Sean Doolittle

I've always loved reading, and as a child I used to try desperately to write books like the ones I read.

— Tom Fletcher

If you read in front of your kids, it's very likely that they'll become readers, too

— John Lithgow

Growing up, my parents managed to show me the importance of reading without cramming it down my throat. A difficult task, I'm sure. It…

— Anonymous