Childrens Literature Quotes

“You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway”
― Walt Disney Company

“Reader, do you think it is a terrible thing to hope when there is really no reason to hope at all? Or is it (as the soldier said about happiness) something that you might just as well do, since, in the end, it really makes no difference to anyone but you?”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

“Reader, you may ask this question; in fact, you must ask this question: Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful princess named Pea?
The answer is . . . yes. Of course, it's ridiculous.
Love is ridiculous.
But love is also wonderful. And powerful.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

“If fairy-story as a kind is worth reading at all it is worthy to be written for and read by adults. They will, of course, put more in and get more out than children can. Then, as a branch of a genuine art, children may hope to get fairy-stories fit for them to read and yet within their measure; as they may hope to get suitable introductions to poetry, history, and the sciences. Though it may be better for them to read some things, especially fairy-stories, that are beyond their measure rather than short of it. Their books like their clothes should allow for growth, and their books at any rate should encourage it.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays

“I wouldn't eat too many of those [half-baked ideas] if I were you. They may look good, but you can get terribly sick of them."
-Tock”
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

“Like a simple wildflower, standing strong through rain, wind and hail, love, finally, had its way, and it was content.”
― Ella Rose Carlos, A Long Lost Fantasy

“Young people are real, vibrant, important individuals deserving of our very best writing.”
― Katherine Paterson

“One night, heavy with loneliness, Stardog fell out of the sky, past the planets… down… down… down…”
― E. K. Mosley, The Last Stardog

“Fawn and Gabriel stared at her in wonder, for only passionate dreams could ignite a timid soul.”
― Ella Rose Carlos, A Long Lost Fantasy

“Tis a miserable thing to turn a soul into something it is not.”
― Ella Rose Carlos, A Long Lost Fantasy

“Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter when she was tidying up her children's minds. It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day... When you wake in the morning, the naughtiness and evil passions with which you went to bed have been folded up small and placed at the bottom of your mind and on the tp, beautifully aired, are spread out your prettier thoughts, ready for you to put on.”
― J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan

“Don't have a mother", Peter said. Not only had he no mother, but he had not the slightest desire to have one. He thought them very over-rated persons.”
― J. M. Barrie

“I write, not for children, but for the child-like, whether they be of five, or fifty, or seventy-five.”
― George MacDonald

“Naughty? Me? I'm just a sheepdog puppy who wants to have fun.”
― Saralyn Richard, Naughty Nana

“All at once, a beam of light tinged the raven's wings blue as summer skies. Rainbows poured from the tunnel in all directions. It was an entrance to another world”
― Suzy Davies, The Girl in The Red Cape

“Children don't realize how bad things are. This is their norm. They don't realize how much of their childhood is being stolen by screens. They simply have no escape. It follows them home. It follows them everywhere. The phone is always on their minds. Texts are constant, often misinterpreted, hurtful, with no visual cues. They take the place of learning how to have genuine conversations.”
― Benjamin Conlon

“It is my belief that Reading and writing are the two most essential things that you can learn in your life as far as academics work, and pleasure are concerned.”
― Sarah Taber

“Just ONE TINY DOT makes you different from me. But we all still belong to just ONE FAMILY”
― Linsey Davis, The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We’re Different, The Big Ways We’re the Same

“This book has been so much fun to write, I have loved getting to know my animal characters even better!

This is a festival not to be missed its brimming with lots of doggy and cat fun

My favourite game is the grooviest shaker competition what will yours be?”
― christine skippins

“You are enough.
You are more than enough.
You have always been and will always be enough.

Keep shining bright, and never forget that you are loved beyond measure.”
― Leyda Lazo

“Dream big and aim for the sky,
Believe in yourself and don't be shy.
Your potential is boundless, it's true,
You can achieve what you set out to do.

With every step, with every try,
You grow and learn, you reach new highs.
So chase your dreams with all your might,
And let your heart be your guiding light.”
― Leyda Lazo, I Am the Magic Within: A Journey of Light and Wonder

“Let your heart be your compass and your imagination be your guide. Believe in yourself, for you are capable of incredible things.”
― Leyda Lazo, I Am the Magic Within: A Journey of Light and Wonder

“Four kids in T-shirts and jeans jam on a powwow stage. They’re grinning, bouncing, fully engaged with their music, each other, and the relaxed crowd. I’m splitting fry bread with a cousin as we cheer on the band, and across the tent, a young girl reading a paperback catches my eye.
In that moment, I wish for more characters like those kids in the pages of children’s books.
This anthology is a fulfillment of that wish.”
― Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids: An Indigenous Collection About Friendship, Heritage, and Pride for Kids

“Es mi primer día de clases y me siento nerviosa porque quiero hacer nuevos amigos y no sé cómo lograrlo.

¿Querrán jugar conmigo?
¿Serán buenos amigos?
¿Y si no les caigo bien?”
― Priscilla Núñez Fernández, Mi primer día de clases

“Worry can feel like a dark shadow. But after every night, no matter how long, comes the morning light, bright and strong.”
― Lyra Brave, Luna Heartstrong & the Spectacular Supernova

“Worry only helps if it pushes you to ‘do’.
But if it keeps you from having fun,
it’s like a cloud that blocks out the sun.”
― Lyra Brave, Luna Heartstrong & the Spectacular Supernova

“Getting lost is not the end, you see,
but how new adventures come to be.”
― Lyra Brave, Luna Heartstrong & the Spectacular Supernova

“So remember, young friend, no matter what's ahead, you're stronger than worry, even as you lay in bed. May your heart be as brave as Luna and her crew's, for the universe is vast, and it's waiting for you!”
― Lyra Brave, Luna Heartstrong & the Spectacular Supernova

“No one! That’s the point.” Alaya turned, eyes
looking fierce again.
“This forest is older than people can even comprehend. And the ocean around this island has always been for everyone. Humans are here to protect the earth and to live in peace with it. Not destroy it like Old Ugly has.”
― Lauren de Leeuw, Secrets in the Islands: A Sami Series Adventure

“I think fantasy can be the best way to introduce children to huge ideas. In many ways, it's philosophy's gorgeously painted cousin.”
― Katherine Rundell