Books Quote by Sarah Weinman

If somebody can act out one of the books as a play, if they can see a play, film, or television show that's related,…

— Julie Andrews

A play, after all, is a mystery. There's no narration. And as soon as there's no narration, it's open to interpretation. It must be…

— Mike Nichols

“Writing stories and plays is an extension of little-kid doll house play and lego play. We all are kids, just older now, and we…

— Jeanne Voelker

When the spirit of child's play enters into the creative process, it's a wonderful force and something to be nurtured.

— Joni Mitchell

Play is the work of childhood.

— Jean Piaget

Children delight in folk-tale and fairy lore, but the very little child loves best the story which mirrors the familiar. And it is for…

— Maud Lindsay

“A child's imagination can be found in the heart of a good book.”

— K. Lamb

Play is the work of the child.

— Maria Montessori

Play permits the child to resolve in symbolic form unsolved problems of the past and to cope directly or symbolically with present concerns. It…

— Bruno Bettelheim

“Storytelling is a creative way to engage a young child who is not ready to read books. Imagination is the key to unlock hidden…

— Cassie Pope

The only thing I would want to say is that storytelling is ancient; it's something that everybody does. Kids mustn't be in awe of…

— Natalie Babbitt

“This is one of the chief differences between a child's experience of a favorite book and an educated adult's. For the adult, a book…

— Laura Miller