Accepting Quote by Salman Rushdie

I have this belief that children become readers before they can read. They become hooked on books because they were read aloud to as…

— Jacqueline Wilson

“Though I have lived most of my life with educationalists, I have little interest in educa¬ tion. I dislike schools, both for boys and…

— Jane Ellen Harrison

It's a precious thing to be communicating to children, helping them discover the gift of language and thought.

— Richard Scarry

I don't change the language for children books. I don't make the language simpler. I use words that they might have to look up…

— John Boyne

Our cultural dilemma has nothing to do with children who don't read very well. It lies instead in the difficulty of finding a way…

— John Taylor Gatto

When it comes to telling children stories, they don’t need simple language. They need beautiful language.

— Philip Pullman

One of the series I like is D.M. Cornish's 'Monster Blood Tattoo,' in which he creates a whole language. Kids who are reading that…

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

“Taking the alphabet first and learning one letter a year for twenty-six years he will be able to read and write as early in…

— John Kendrick Bangs

I think kids are excited by language, and they're not always given credit for that.

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

“If you love the language, the greatest thing you can do to ensure its survival is not to complain about bad usage but to…

— Robert MacNeil

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

— Kate DiCamillo

Children who are readers will develop acceptable levels of literacy.

— Stephen D. Krashen