Children's Literature Quotes

It is, of course, traditional in children's literature to get rid of the parents. — Anthony Horowitz

A Wasn't just isn't. He just isn't present. But you ... You ARE YOU! And, now isn't that pleasant! — Dr. Seuss

Every star was once darker than the night, before it awoke. — Dejan Stojanovic

A child's imagination can be found in the heart of a good book. — K. Lamb

When you are falling short in vocabulary to explain the emotion in your story.Than you are writing the right story — Tushar Upreti

Annie has brown hair and brown eyes. And she smiles a lot. I would like Annie if I liked girls. — Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

We would learn as much as we could, be as honourable as we could, be as courageous as we could, and be as happy as we could. — S.L. Mills

We may differ in the language we speak, yet we all remain children of the land. — John Okechukwu Munonye

Have a little faith in your sons. This journey will be the making of them. — C.J. Milbrandt

Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children; life's the other way round. — David Lodge

Every book has it's destiny, Like a human life , Sometime when an Author is dead the destiny of the book begins" The days of Childhood !!!!! — Tushar Upreti

Calico Kitty

My calico kitty
was painted and primed
she could prowl
the night away ~
without spending a dime... — Muse

The evening uneven sea glimmered with slices of dairy moon, the surface waves a shifting brew of dark tea stirred by an atmospheric spoon. — Neale Osborne

Children see beauty in everything. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Really, there was only one problem with Mr. Davis, as far as Gregory was concerned; He taught math. — Greg Pincus

Today was a rainy, dreary, wear-your-steel-toed-mud-shoes Wednesday. — Greg Pincus

Earth is the source of light. — Dejan Stojanovic

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

Alas, if our children lose the crown of life, it will be but a small consolation that they have won the laurels of literature or art. — Charles Spurgeon

A wife is like a children's movie; always under-appreciated and without either, life would be incomplete — John Steinbeck

It is the best way to write poetry, letting things come. -Winnie-the-Pooh — A.A. Milne

They [Narnia] are, perhaps, the greatest classics of children's literature of the twentieth century. — Douglas Gresham

Those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child. — Katherine Paterson

Children are sacred beings. — Lailah Gifty Akita

To be a good writer, become a good listener. — Cynthia Briggs

Only as we give the children the truth about life can we expect any improvement in it. — Mabel Robinson

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

My grandma, Mrs Grace Ayorkor Acquah said 'Educating the child is everybody's business. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Only where children gather
is there any real chance of fun. — Mignon McLaughlin

I am Captain James Hook! I am no victim; I create them! I do not have bad dreams; I inspire them! — Heidi Schulz

From nothing comes everything. — Dejan Stojanovic

Good children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

A fortress built long ago,
Walls made timeless by historic glory.
The small girl in the boat slows,
To listen to its story. — Rachel Lewis

Animals in children's literature always have a soul life because children perceive animals as having souls. — Linda Bender

To maintain your honesty , one must know to keep alive the spirit of chidhood — Tushar Upreti

Without nothing, everything would be nothing. — Dejan Stojanovic

In the great green room, there was a telephone
And a red balloon
And a picture of a cat jumping over the moon ... — Margaret Wise Brown

Knowing few children of my age with whom to compare notes, I envied the children of literature to whom interesting things were always happening ... — Jessica Mitford

When we've decided to tell the truth in a story, we should tell good, strong versions of it, proper versions that kids can do something with. — Celine Kiernan

Angel of Fire is about an ordinary boy to whom extraordinary things happen — Wendy Milton

She asked where he lived.
Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning. — J.M. Barrie

Protect our children from failure, is impossible; Teach them how to get up can make the difference — Mayra A. Diaz

I love letters from little kids. Adults never proclaim themselves 'your #1 fan! — Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Mark my trail... — Rudyard Kipling

Digressions are part of harmony, deviations too. — Dejan Stojanovic

I have a passion for children's literature. Young adult literature. I love it. I've always loved it. — Gretchen Rubin

Ganix didn't need to make friends. Everyone was a friend! — C.J. Milbrandt

The literature of America should reflect the children of America. — Lucille Clifton

Lots of children I know are excited to grow up. So I wonder why this man was so happy to become young again? — Sara Rich

I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult. — Lois Lowry

One of my rules is never to look sideways at what other people are doing but instead, do what I feel is right. — Annie Bryant

Don't just teach your children to read ...
Teach them to question what they read.
Teach them to question everything. — George Carlin

Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't soar free. — C.J. Milbrandt

If you haven't walked in someone else's shoes, it's difficult to know the fit, so be kind and compassionate. — Heather Wolf

Only sweet people with good virtues can go to fairyland. Those who treat others meanly and without respect can never go there. — Janaki Sooriyarachchi

It pains me to admit this, but Roger was a good sight less stupid than most children. — Heidi Schulz

If emptiness is empty, how can something be borne or awaken from it? — Dejan Stojanovic

For the first time in his life, he decided to focus on his math homework. — Greg Pincus

In Britain, the great hidden secret of talking animals and children's literature is how political it was in its bones, beneath the obvious cuteness. — Andrew O'Hagan

Jocelyn's stomach lodged another complaint with the management regarding the length of time since breakfast. — Heidi Schulz

The smaller girl hid her eyes with her hands, and Ewan smiled. Did she think that would make her invisible? — C.J. Milbrandt

To write for children at all is an act of faith. — Madeleine L'Engle

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

Jocelyn did not want to always remain the same. Where was the adventure in that? — Heidi Schulz

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

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

Nothing in life comes easy and without a price. The trick is learning to never give up. — Michael Alexander Beas

To paraphrase Antonio Gramsci, cynicism of intellect; promise of the present. — Bill Grigsby

To come to nothing through something is the way to outside from both sides. — Dejan Stojanovic

There is no such thing as children's literature. — N. V. M. Gonzalez

From everything, nothing looks to nothing. — Dejan Stojanovic

I left a note for my mother. I always leave a note for my mother when I am on a case. — Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

And that was the point of children, thought Caroline Meddey: to bind us to the earth and to the present, to distract us from death. — Amanda Coplin

Science Fiction is a branch of children's literature. — Thomas M. Disch

None of the seven is really good, for the excellent reason that Australian children never are. — Ethel Turner

If emptiness is endless, then everything rests in emptiness. — Dejan Stojanovic

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

Nothing is part of everything. — Dejan Stojanovic

Children's literature is one of my joys, and it's also my mental comfort food. — Gretchen Rubin

When he is most powerful, nothing does he become. — Dejan Stojanovic

Nice try, mister, but being cute won't save you. — C.J. Milbrandt

A skunk is walking by. Skunks don't hurry or hide. The dogs and cats pretend not to notice them. It is best not to. — Alice Provensen

As Hagrid had said, what would come would come and he would have to meet it when it did. — J.K. Rowling

As night falls silently all around,
She carefully turns the last page. — Rachel Lewis

If you write a kid's book only for kids, then you have failed. — Don Roff

Children are particularly literary, for they say what they feel not what someone has taught them to feel. — Fernando Pessoa

I'm planting a tree to teach me to gather strength from my deepest roots. — Andrea Koehle Jones

Would you like some more pancakes? Annie asked. I could tell that Annie was a smart girl. I hate to eat on the job. But I must keep up my strength. — Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Why is it that those who are the most concerned with manners rarely have any themselves? — Heidi Schulz

Your name isn't Sniffles?" Ewan pretended to be surprised. — C.J. Milbrandt

Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time. — J.M. Barrie

They speak like melted butter and their children speak like footsteps on pavement ... — Isabel Wilkerson

Every day, our kids are faced with obstacles in their way. As parents we need to teach them how to get up and Keep Going. — Mayra A. Diaz

Margaret Atwood was the author who took me out of children's literature and guided me towards adult literature. — Eleanor Catton

Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of children's literature. — Jasper Fforde