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Children's Book Quotes

I’ve chosen Peter Pan by JM Barrie as my favourite children’s book Picture Quote #1

I have a children’s book already out and my autobiography Picture Quote #1

Life isn’t so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That’s why I occasionally moralise in my children’s books in a way I wouldn’t dare when writing for adults Picture Quote #1

I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children’s books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most Picture Quote #1

I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher informed me I’d written a children’s book Picture Quote #1

I love graphic design. I love working with design, and I love storytelling, so I’ve been working on a children’s book for a while, and I’d like to see that through Picture Quote #1

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I labored for eight years thinking that I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher informed me I’d written a children’s book Picture Quote #1

In the early stages of writing children’s books, an experienced lady editor said that while girls read boys’ books, the converse was not true, and I may have been influenced by that Picture Quote #1

I didn’t start working on children’s books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children’s floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed Picture Quote #1

A children’s book is the perfect place where young readers can understand the world because they can take a deep breath and look at it and imagine and contemplate while they’re looking at Picture Quote #1

If I revise a children’s book, if I’m spending three hours on the first draft, I’m probably spending 30 minutes revising it. I mean, come on! But to redo a painting? That’s hard work Picture Quote #1

I’ve never written a children’s book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, ‘Children’s books?’ Maybe it’s something about my face Picture Quote #1

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I think that children’s books should be censored not for references to sex but for references to diseases. I mean, who didn’t think after reading ‘Madeline’ that they were going to get appendicitis? Picture Quote #1

I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, and passions than that of a children’s book author Picture Quote #1

There are details within details within details to anchor you in the fact that we are talking about the real world, not an illustrated children’s book fantasy world Picture Quote #1

A friend suggested that I get a job at a children’s book store so I could meet kids and read books, and that turned out to be the single best bit of advice I’ve ever gotten Picture Quote #1

The characters in a children’s book must reach into the heart of the reader on page one. Emotional content is the main reason a child and a parent will go back to a book again and again Picture Quote #1

I was doing a children’s book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted to shed the shame I’d been feeling - and maybe make it easier for women my age who had probably felt bad about themselves Picture Quote #1

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I guess I never grew up. I was still reading kids’ books in high school and college. I was always interested in writing or illustrating children’s books, and I started collecting out-of-print books when I was about 10 years old Picture Quote #1

I don’t read young adult or children’s books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and so I’m aware of what’s out there. But I tend not to read the books Picture Quote #1

The trick in writing children’s books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn the page . . . Then in the middle of each chapter there’s a dramatic point of excitement, and at chapter’s end, a cliffhanger Picture Quote #1

In a television interview, I said that diversity in our children’s books should include the adventures of disabled children, travellers and gipsies, LGBT teens, different cultures, classes, colours, religions. It shouldn’t be a token gesture, nor do such stories need to be ‘issue-based’ Picture Quote #1

Originally I had planned to write just a couple of children’s books and then, return the focus on adult literature. A funny thing happened along the way - I kept having new ideas, and then I looked up one day, and 30 years had passed! Picture Quote #1

I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children’s book was something that I’d been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career Picture Quote #1

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I got hit by the bug of reading - not via a person, but via the one-room library in our small town. I remember that the children’s books were in the right-hand corner near the floor. Often when I went there, I was the only visitor Picture Quote #1

The most difficult book I wrote was the fourth in a series of linked children’s books. It was like pulling teeth because the publisher wanted exactly the same but completely different. I’d much rather just do something completely different, even if there’s a risk of it going wrong Picture Quote #1

I discovered writing children’s books was a way to keep living in my imagination like a child. So I wrote a number of books before I started ‘Magic Tree House.’ Then, once I got that, I never looked back because I could be somewhere different in every single book Picture Quote #1

Artists paint pictures. The best artists paint pictures for children’s books Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in children’s books. I think after you’ve read Kidnapped, treasure Island, and Huckleberry Finn, you’re ready for anything Picture Quote #1

When I was young, my favorite picture book was ‘Fletcher and Zenobia,’ written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It’s long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psychedelia made it a perfect children’s book for the times Picture Quote #1

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I’ve chosen Peter Pan by JM Barrie as my favourite children’s book (Children's Book Quotes) I have a children’s book already out and my autobiography (Children's Book Quotes) Life isn’t so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That’s why I occasionally moralise in my children’s books in a way I wouldn’t dare when writing for adults. (Children's Book Quotes) I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children’s books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most. (Children's Book Quotes) I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher informed me I’d written a children’s book. (Children's Book Quotes) I love graphic design. I love working with design, and I love storytelling, so I’ve been working on a children’s book for a while, and I’d like to see that through. (Children's Book Quotes) I labored for eight years thinking that I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher informed me I’d written a children’s book. (Children's Book Quotes) In the early stages of writing children’s books, an experienced lady editor said that while girls read boys’ books, the converse was not true, and I may have been influenced by that. (Children's Book Quotes) I didn’t start working on children’s books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children’s floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed. (Children's Book Quotes) A children’s book is the perfect place where young readers can understand the world because they can take a deep breath and look at it and imagine and contemplate while they’re looking at. (Children's Book Quotes) If I revise a children’s book, if I’m spending three hours on the first draft, I’m probably spending 30 minutes revising it. I mean, come on! But to redo a painting? That’s hard work. (Children's Book Quotes) I’ve never written a children’s book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, ‘Children’s books?’ Maybe it’s something about my face. (Children's Book Quotes) I think that children’s books should be censored not for references to sex but for references to diseases. I mean, who didn’t think after reading ‘Madeline’ that they were going to get appendicitis? (Children's Book Quotes) I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, and passions than that of a children’s book author. (Children's Book Quotes) There are details within details within details to anchor you in the fact that we are talking about the real world, not an illustrated children’s book fantasy world. (Children's Book Quotes) A friend suggested that I get a job at a children’s book store so I could meet kids and read books, and that turned out to be the single best bit of advice I’ve ever gotten. (Children's Book Quotes) The characters in a children’s book must reach into the heart of the reader on page one. Emotional content is the main reason a child and a parent will go back to a book again and again. (Children's Book Quotes) I was doing a children’s book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted to shed the shame I’d been feeling - and maybe make it easier for women my age who had probably felt bad about themselves. (Children's Book Quotes) I guess I never grew up. I was still reading kids’ books in high school and college. I was always interested in writing or illustrating children’s books, and I started collecting out-of-print books when I was about 10 years old. (Children's Book Quotes) I don’t read young adult or children’s books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and so I’m aware of what’s out there. But I tend not to read the books. (Children's Book Quotes) The trick in writing children’s books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn the page . . . Then in the middle of each chapter there’s a dramatic point of excitement, and at chapter’s end, a cliffhanger. (Children's Book Quotes) In a television interview, I said that diversity in our children’s books should include the adventures of disabled children, travellers and gipsies, LGBT teens, different cultures, classes, colours, religions. It shouldn’t be a token gesture, nor do such stories need to be ‘issue-based’. (Children's Book Quotes) Originally I had planned to write just a couple of children’s books and then, return the focus on adult literature. A funny thing happened along the way - I kept having new ideas, and then I looked up one day, and 30 years had passed! (Children's Book Quotes) I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children’s book was something that I’d been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career. (Children's Book Quotes) I got hit by the bug of reading - not via a person, but via the one-room library in our small town. I remember that the children’s books were in the right-hand corner near the floor. Often when I went there, I was the only visitor. (Children's Book Quotes) The most difficult book I wrote was the fourth in a series of linked children’s books. It was like pulling teeth because the publisher wanted exactly the same but completely different. I’d much rather just do something completely different, even if there’s a risk of it going wrong. (Children's Book Quotes) I discovered writing children’s books was a way to keep living in my imagination like a child. So I wrote a number of books before I started ‘Magic Tree House.’ Then, once I got that, I never looked back because I could be somewhere different in every single book. (Children's Book Quotes) Artists paint pictures. The best artists paint pictures for children’s books. (Children's Book Quotes) I don’t believe in children’s books. I think after you’ve read Kidnapped, treasure Island, and Huckleberry Finn, you’re ready for anything (Children's Book Quotes) When I was young, my favorite picture book was ‘Fletcher and Zenobia,’ written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It’s long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psychedelia made it a perfect children’s book for the times (Children's Book Quotes)

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