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Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live. — Gustave Flaubert

Let me introduce you. Sophie, this is Miss Eliot, from the National Childcare Agency. Miss Eliot, this is Sophie, from the ocean. — Katherine Rundell

I have a lot of respect and love for children's books. — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The sight of parents, children and grandparents all descending on a tented field to enjoy the pleasure of ideas and books renews my faith in humanity. — Mariella Frostrup

Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often. — Barack Obama

Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable of doing so. — Roald Dahl

If we all learnt cat-speak, we would often find they are saying, "You stupid human, I am trying to tell you something important right now! — Leah Broadby

He was distressed to learn that the Pottery Barn Kids gift registry did not extend to children's books in Italian or Yiddish. — Sylvain Reynard

Mikolay and Julia live in the same neighborhood and go to
the same school every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. — Magda M. Olchawska

If you believe, have faith and hope then you'll discover love — Donna Raye

A rich man's soup - and all from a few stones. It seemed like magic! — Marcia Brown

I have always believed that poems beg to be read aloud, even if the reader is in a world all her own. — J. Patrick Lewis

Jade blinked. It was only for a fraction of a second but she could have sworn the the house had changed shape. — Richard J. Ward

The people knew then that Greg wasn't a monster, just a hungry animal. — KayeC Jones

When you write, magic happens. Doors open. People smile and the world is a better place — Alan Dapre

Though far you are near, cheering you on. — Esther Hershenhorn

As soon as he reached home, Geppetto took his tools and began to cut and shape the wood into a Marionette. — Carlo Collodi

I never wrote my books especially for children. — P.L. Travers

We create our work for children not because they're "cute," but because they're human beings, deserving of respect. — Mo Willems

There will always be road construction in life, and never a point when all the highways are fixed. Keep walking. — R.S. Vern

Be persistent and have faith and you can achieve anything. — Martha Hamlett

Books like a box of chocolates; each one sweet and unique! — Pamela Tomlin

I think the Harry books are actually very moral, but some people just object to witchcraft being mentioned in a children's book. — J.K. Rowling

So you're a reader," My mom sighs, as if somehow this elevates Isabel to yet another realm of perfection. — Denis Markell

If the colour of life turns grey turn the palette the other way — Benny Bellamacina

School librarians play such an enormous role in bringing children to books they are going to enjoy. It's a magic alchemy when that works. — Chris Riddell

Stealing is wrong Billy — David Chuka

Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians. — Richard Scarry

I don't know anyone who remembers meeting their parents when they were a baby so i'm just like everybody else. -Zoey (100% Real) — Tara Michener

TO LIVE A LIFE VOID OF NEED IS
A LIFE FILLED WITH DEPRIVATION — Qwana M. BabyGirl Reynolds-Frasier

Children know perfectly well that unicorns aren't real, but they also know that books about unicorns, if they are good books, are true books. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Spiders don't chew. They send a special liquid into their prey. The prey's insides turn to mush. Then the spider sucks up its tasty lunch! — Julie Murphy

Start each day in such a way that satan screams, OH NOOOOO...He's getting up! — Jay Miller

A tried and true way to get your children interested in books and reading is to read to them when they are young. — Soraya Diase Coffelt

I cannot think of any work that could be more agreeable and fun than making books for children. — Arnold Lobel

In the education of children there is nothing like alluring the interest and affection; otherwise you only make so many asses laden with books. — Michel De Montaigne

MIND YOUR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA BUSINESS — Qwana M. BabyGirl Reynolds-Frasier

I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they'd be easier. — Mark Haddon

I have so little patience with the whole Y.A. book thing. As far as I'm concerned, you either read books for children or you read books for adults. — Richard K. Morgan

But our forest is sacred & magical with many unusual creatures & plants.We don't want people to destroy everything! — Magda M. Olchawska

With conscious effort, you can be a reader. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In our time, when the literature for adults is deteriorating, good books for children are the only hope, the only refuge. — Isaac Bashevis Singer

I believe there is a hero in each of us. The best books are the ones that remind us of who we already are and empower us to embrace our own story. — Marilynn Halas

The greatest possessions I leave for my children are books. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children. — Aerin Lauder

Loaming is my special word for it..it's a combination of looming and roaming — Wendy Milton

You can make it if you try. Don't give up or quit the fight. If you believe, you will see, you can do it. — Robert Karl Hanson

Being a geological formation gives you a lot of time to think. Also, I subscribed to a number of learned journals. — Neil Gaiman

Bookworms aren't people who love to read. They are people who treat books as treasures. Anonymous — Bette A. Stevens

As a child, I disliked books in which children learned to be 'better' children. — Beverly Cleary

A harvester ant never quits and she never, ever gives up. — LaDene Mayville

If you want intelligent children give them a book. If you want more intelligent children give them more books. — Jackie French

I never set out to write books for children. I don't have a feeling that I'm gonna save children or my life is devoted. — Maurice Sendak

We need to take turns - it's the kind thing to do. — Lorraine Loria

It's the witching hour once more-
When the Muse comes out to play.
He calls me through that magic door-
Where galaxies of worlds await! — Belle Whittington

We live in the fairy forest of huge trees which is on the other side of the lake, said Farina. — Magda M. Olchawska

How old did someone have to be before they could be put to use to make tea? — Jenny Oliver

The books from which [children] learn must reflect movement and change and all of the infinite possibilities of minds at liberty. — Virginia Hamilton

I'm a voice for children's books and children's reading. — Malorie Blackman

I think there are probably just as many adults who would miss the humor of my books, if not more, as there are children. — Daniel Handler

Authors are known to have fiendishly clever minds, and the authors of children's books are more fiendishly clever than most. What — Alan Bradley

Keeping libraries open, giving access to all children to all books is vital to our nation's sovereignty. — Karin Slaughter

I must confess that although I am quite passionate about the books I create for children, I am not the best oral storyteller. In fact, I stink at it. — Tony DiTerlizzi

Children read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about critics. — Isaac Bashevis Singer

Books, the children of the brain. — Jonathan Swift

I know you may feel so far that circumstances have directed your path, but right now I want you to know that you do have a choice. — Larry Itejere

For are we not, all of us, wand'rers and strangers; and do we not, all of us, travel in danger or voyage uncharted seas? — Joan W. Blos

In life your rewards come from the gifts you give to others. — Ken Donaldson

The three things that kept me sane as a child were bikes, books, and soccer — Mal Peet

A male frigate bird blows up a wild red pouch on his neck. He can keep it puffed up for hours. It is his way of impressing the girls. — Julie Murphy

There's no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the wrong books. — James Patterson

You are not too small. No one is ever too small to offer help. — Emlyn Chand

Ocean waves gently rock the boat,
As if to the tune of a lullaby.
She sits still as the boat silently floats
Under the infinite blue sky. — Rachel Lewis

Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed. — Mark Haddon

STAY THE COURSE BY FORCE! — Qwana M. BabyGirl Reynolds-Frasier

Leaving behind books is even more beautiful - there are far too many children. — Marguerite Yourcenar

Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself. — George Bernard Shaw

There exists a microscopic breed of brain beetle, commonly known as an 'idea'. An idea desires only one thing: To catch the perfect brain wave. — Leah Broadby

Books teach children to see the world through the eyes of others and empathise with others. It's about the story. — Malorie Blackman

No man has the right to bring up children without surrounding them with books. — Horace Mann

Children have a lot more to worry about from the parents who raised them than from the books they read. — E.L. Doctorow

We all R failures that's why V need #CHILDREN to fulfill D needs of #Society,#Nation,#Worlds , so that we can live the same old selfish way — Tushar Upreti

If you really care about somebody, sometimes the best way to love them is to let them go. — E. Mellyberry

I was inspired to write children's books, but without blood and gore. — Stanley Williams

There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all. — Jackie Kennedy

There are all kinds of writers. The best writers write children's books. — Richard Scarry

Be fair. Play hard. — Dan Venezia

If my books can help children become readers, then I feel I have accomplished something important. — Roald Dahl

He liked books if they were books of information and had pictures of grain elevators or of fat foreign children doing exercises in model schools. — C.S. Lewis

Books are like our children. They are often conceived by inspiration, but are born only by labor. — R.G. Yoho

[As a child] I was very interested in books that detailed injustice and how people who are underdogs were mistreated throughout history. — Ralph Nader

I turn back to the Archers, who don't look like the same species as us. Do they even sweat, these people? — Denis Markell

You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. — Madeleine L'Engle

if you want to convince children of the power of books, don't tell them stories are good. Tell them a good story. — Roger Sutton

On ol' Halloween Night
These monsters join the living
If they had it their way
They'd stay until Thanksgiving — Casey Browning

Always dream big and dare to believe! — Melinda Rabin

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. — Anna Quindlen

The thing about being a screenwriter, scriptwriter, scenarist, You get to have multiple personalities and not be charged. — Andrea L'Artiste

Books are such a great way to spend time with your children, open lines of communication with your children, and just build that strong foundation. — Victoria Osteen

I feel like I own all the kids in the world because, since I've never grown up myself, all my books are automatically for children. — Ray Bradbury