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Children's Literature Quotes

A good deal of childhood is strong stuff for adults and totally unsuitable for children Picture Quote #1

Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun Picture Quote #1

I’m kind of a reluctant Anglophile. My mother’s a children’s librarian, and all of the children’s literature I read was from her childhood - E. Nesbit and Dickens, which isn’t children’s literature at all, but I was sort of steeped in English literature. I thought I was of that world Picture Quote #1

I guess I try to find the humor by juxtaposing deeper themes in literature with what people perceive as being lighter, disposable children’s fare in comics Picture Quote #1

Children’s literature is one of my joys, and it’s also my mental comfort food Picture Quote #1

Oh, yes, nodded Pollyanna, emphatically. He [her father] said he felt better right away, that first day he thought to count ‘em. He said if God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times [in the Bible] to be glad and rejoice, He must want us to do it - SOME Picture Quote #1

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Children’s reading and children’s thinking are the rock-bottom base upon which this country will rise. Or not rise. In these days of tension and confusion, writers are beginning to realize that books for children have a greater potential for good or evil than any other form of literature on earth Picture Quote #1

The work of one author or artist may stimulate another author or artist to push the edge, to take the risk, to go where the field hasn’t gone before. The result -very exciting children’s literature and art ... exciting both for the professional and for the intended audience, the children Picture Quote #1

The orphan in children’s literature allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family, every intelligent child thinks: ‘How did I come to be born to these parents?’ - it is about finding your place in the world Picture Quote #1

There is nothing more important than writing well for the young, if literature is to have a continuance ... They will inherit the earth; and nothing that we value will endure in the world unless they can be persuaded to value it too Picture Quote #1

More than this, I believe that the only lastingly important form of writing is writing for children. It is writing that is carried in the reader’s heart for a lifetime; it is writing that speaks to the future Picture Quote #1

There’s a different flavor to children’s literature you read after you grow up than there was reading it as a child. Things that were sweet as a child become bitter once you grow up Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always been interested in a certain kind of sophistication in children’s literature. I loved Roald Dahl; I loved the underlying nastiness of some of his - darkness of his tales Picture Quote #1

Humor is the oxygen of children’s literature. There’s a lot of competition for children’s time, but even kids who hate to read want to read a funny book Picture Quote #1

...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child Picture Quote #1

No one spoke in terms of children’s literature, as opposed to adult literature, until around the 1940s. It wasn’t categorised much before then. Even Grimm’s tales were written for adults. But it is true that ever since ‘Harry Potter’ there has been a renaissance in fantasy literature. J. K. Rowling opened the door again Picture Quote #1

I think any good literature, whether it’s for children or for adults, will appeal to everybody. As far as children’s literature goes, adults should be able to read it and enjoy it as much as a child would Picture Quote #1

I also really liked playing Mr. Tumnus in ‘Narnia’. I got to play my favorite character in children’s literature, which I loved. You don’t get the chance to do that in other jobs Picture Quote #1

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My mother was a children’s librarian, and I was raised on lots of English children’s literature. It gave me this weird idea that I was English Picture Quote #1

A surprising number of people - including many students of literature - will tell you they haven’t really lived in a book since they were children. Sadly, being taught literature often destroys the life of the books Picture Quote #1

There is a very big difference between writing for children and writing for young adults. The first thing I would say is that ‘Young Adult’ does not mean ‘Older Children’, it really does mean young but adult, and the category should be seen as a subset of adult literature, not of children’s books Picture Quote #1

When people ask me what qualifies me to be a writer for children, I say I was once a child. But I was not only a child, I was, better still, a weird little kid, and though I would never choose to give my own children this particular preparation for life, there are few things, apparently, more helpful to a writer than having once been a weird little kid Picture Quote #1

[My mom] had always wanted to write a children’s book. She was a children’s librarian and an elementary school teacher, so of course she loves children and children’s literature Picture Quote #1

I wish that the adults who are ‘in power’ cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we are young - the books I read as a child have stayed with me my entire life - and yet, the people who write about books, for the most part, completely ignore children’s literature Picture Quote #1

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There is a tiger in my room,’ said Frances. ‘Did he bite you?’ said Father. ‘No,’ said Frances. ‘Did he scratch you?’ said Mother. ‘No,’ said Frances. ‘Then he is a friendly tiger,’ said Father. ‘He will not hurt you. Go back to sleep Picture Quote #1

There are people whom even children’s literature would corrupt. They read with particular enjoyment the piquant passages in the Psalter and in the Wisdom of Solomon Picture Quote #1

Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of children's literature Picture Quote #1

Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early Picture Quote #1

Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children. Life is the other way round Picture Quote #1

Books that children read but once are of scant service to them; those that have really helped to warm our imaginations and to train our faculties are the few old friends we know so well that they have become a portion of our thinking selves Picture Quote #1

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A good deal of childhood is strong stuff for adults and totally unsuitable for children (Children's Literature Quotes) Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun (Children's Literature Quotes) I’m kind of a reluctant Anglophile. My mother’s a children’s librarian, and all of the children’s literature I read was from her childhood - E. Nesbit and Dickens, which isn’t children’s literature at all, but I was sort of steeped in English literature. I thought I was of that world. (Children's Literature Quotes) I guess I try to find the humor by juxtaposing deeper themes in literature with what people perceive as being lighter, disposable children’s fare in comics. (Children's Literature Quotes) Children’s literature is one of my joys, and it’s also my mental comfort food (Children's Literature Quotes) Oh, yes, nodded Pollyanna, emphatically. He [her father] said he felt better right away, that first day he thought to count ‘em. He said if God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times [in the Bible] to be glad and rejoice, He must want us to do it - SOME. (Children's Literature Quotes) Children’s reading and children’s thinking are the rock-bottom base upon which this country will rise. Or not rise. In these days of tension and confusion, writers are beginning to realize that books for children have a greater potential for good or evil than any other form of literature on earth. (Children's Literature Quotes) The work of one author or artist may stimulate another author or artist to push the edge, to take the risk, to go where the field hasn’t gone before. The result -very exciting children’s literature and art ... exciting both for the professional and for the intended audience, the children. (Children's Literature Quotes) The orphan in children’s literature allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family, every intelligent child thinks: ‘How did I come to be born to these parents?’ - it is about finding your place in the world. (Children's Literature Quotes) There is nothing more important than writing well for the young, if literature is to have a continuance ... They will inherit the earth; and nothing that we value will endure in the world unless they can be persuaded to value it too. (Children's Literature Quotes) More than this, I believe that the only lastingly important form of writing is writing for children. It is writing that is carried in the reader’s heart for a lifetime; it is writing that speaks to the future. (Children's Literature Quotes) There’s a different flavor to children’s literature you read after you grow up than there was reading it as a child. Things that were sweet as a child become bitter once you grow up. (Children's Literature Quotes) I’ve always been interested in a certain kind of sophistication in children’s literature. I loved Roald Dahl; I loved the underlying nastiness of some of his - darkness of his tales. (Children's Literature Quotes) Humor is the oxygen of children’s literature. There’s a lot of competition for children’s time, but even kids who hate to read want to read a funny book. (Children's Literature Quotes) ...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child. (Children's Literature Quotes) No one spoke in terms of children’s literature, as opposed to adult literature, until around the 1940s. It wasn’t categorised much before then. Even Grimm’s tales were written for adults. But it is true that ever since ‘Harry Potter’ there has been a renaissance in fantasy literature. J. K. Rowling opened the door again. (Children's Literature Quotes) I think any good literature, whether it’s for children or for adults, will appeal to everybody. As far as children’s literature goes, adults should be able to read it and enjoy it as much as a child would. (Children's Literature Quotes) I also really liked playing Mr. Tumnus in ‘Narnia’. I got to play my favorite character in children’s literature, which I loved. You don’t get the chance to do that in other jobs. (Children's Literature Quotes) My mother was a children’s librarian, and I was raised on lots of English children’s literature. It gave me this weird idea that I was English. (Children's Literature Quotes) A surprising number of people - including many students of literature - will tell you they haven’t really lived in a book since they were children. Sadly, being taught literature often destroys the life of the books. (Children's Literature Quotes) There is a very big difference between writing for children and writing for young adults. The first thing I would say is that ‘Young Adult’ does not mean ‘Older Children’, it really does mean young but adult, and the category should be seen as a subset of adult literature, not of children’s books. (Children's Literature Quotes) When people ask me what qualifies me to be a writer for children, I say I was once a child. But I was not only a child, I was, better still, a weird little kid, and though I would never choose to give my own children this particular preparation for life, there are few things, apparently, more helpful to a writer than having once been a weird little kid (Children's Literature Quotes) [My mom] had always wanted to write a children’s book. She was a children’s librarian and an elementary school teacher, so of course she loves children and children’s literature (Children's Literature Quotes) I wish that the adults who are ‘in power’ cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we are young - the books I read as a child have stayed with me my entire life - and yet, the people who write about books, for the most part, completely ignore children’s literature (Children's Literature Quotes) There is a tiger in my room,’ said Frances. ‘Did he bite you?’ said Father. ‘No,’ said Frances. ‘Did he scratch you?’ said Mother. ‘No,’ said Frances. ‘Then he is a friendly tiger,’ said Father. ‘He will not hurt you. Go back to sleep (Children's Literature Quotes) There are people whom even children’s literature would corrupt. They read with particular enjoyment the piquant passages in the Psalter and in the Wisdom of Solomon (Children's Literature Quotes) Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of children's literature (Children's Literature Quotes) Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early (Children's Literature Quotes) Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children. Life is the other way round (Children's Literature Quotes) Books that children read but once are of scant service to them; those that have really helped to warm our imaginations and to train our faculties are the few old friends we know so well that they have become a portion of our thinking selves (Children's Literature Quotes)

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