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I don't think kids of color should have to search far and wide to find books that reflect their experience.

— Jenny Han

“Children's books do not exist in a vacuum, unrelated to literature as a whole. They are a portion of universal literature and must be…

— Lillian H. Smith

I have often said that I think children's books are like poetry. Finding the exact right words to tell a story is something all…

— Rebecca Serle

I feel very privileged to have reached so many kids because a life without stories, without the power of books, would be a very…

— Anthony Horowitz

There is a certain limitlessness to children's novels. You can be as fun and imaginative and creative as you want and your audience is…

— Carrie Hope Fletcher

“It should surprise no one that the life of the writer--such as it is--is colorless to the point of sensory deprivation. Many writers do…

— Annie Dillard

Children's literature is as valid an art form as any other.

— Lloyd Alexander

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

In 2018, according to the Children's Cooperative Book Center at the University of Wisconsin's School of Education, fewer than a third of all children's…

— Meena Harris

Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not more so.…

— David Walliams

“Literature is integrated, and I'm not just talking about color or race. I'm talking about the power of literature to make us recognize -…

— Ralph Ellison

Of course all children's literature is not fantastic, so all fantastic books need not be children's books. It is still possible, even in an…

— C. S. Lewis