Children S Fiction Quotes

“You speak rabbit?” asked Princess Sophie.
“Of course,” said Lady Ariana. “And cat, dog, mouse, pig, and chicken. Fish, too. I am a magician, after all.”
― Mike Martin, Princess Sophie and the Christmas Elixir

“Peanut was a hamster. He was furry, had four legs, a big tummy and his favourite food was, you guessed it, peanuts”
― Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

“I hate to break it to you, but this is the worst cast of Can’tflyitis I have ever seen.”
― Robert Agnello, The Glimmers Save Christmas

“You can tie them, Yes you can. Just take those laces in both hands. Loop and swoop and tie them off. You can show them who’s the boss.”
― Sybrina Durant, Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces

“Don’t give up. Let’s try again,” cheered on the bunny’s very best friend.”
― Sybrina Durant, Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces

“I don’t need to know knots for the things I do. Why should I learn to tie my shoes?”
― Sybrina Durant, Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces

“Lacing and knotting is not just for shoes. Looping and tying are skills you can use.”
― Sybrina Durant, Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces

“To honor his significant contributions to physics, particularly his work in nuclear science Einstein was an ironic choice for the name of einsteinium since he was a pacifist and opposed to the hydrogen bomb which is what produced this element.”
― Sybrina Durant, Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented By The Actinide Knights

“But the writing we call children’s fiction is not a childish thing: childish things include picking your nose and eating the contents, and tantruming at the failure to get your own way. The 45th President of America is childish. Children’s fiction has childhood at its heart, which is not the same thing.”
― Katherine Rundell, Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise

“Every poison has its antidote,' said the white dragon. 'Everything will turn out all right. You'll see.”
― Michael Ende, The Neverending Story by Ende, Michael (1993) Mass Market Paperback

“Moving to a new house, in a new village is supposed to be exciting. But not for Amber. There's something strange about Raven Croft. Her new neighbour has been seeing terrifying things at night. And the school headmistress gives her the creeps. Dark and mysterious forces are at work and it's up to Amber to investigate...”
― Steven Raju, Witches of Raven Croft

“Find true friendship in adversity.

Discover courage in the grips of fear.

Know yourself in the midst of the unknown.”
― Riya Aarini, Nilay's Wish

“What is luck? It does not fall in our laps. We have to create our own luck. Through hard work and preparation, we construct a stage. We then invite Lady Luck to visit us to weave her magic spell on the stage.She may or may not be inclined to visit our stage. If she does then we are lucky. If she does not , then we are unlucky. It is certain however, that if we do not do our homework to the best of our capabilities, then we can never be lucky.

General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms”
― David Bush

“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

“May your life be full of love, joy and cheer, and may your path in life lift others from despair.”
― Desmond Knipe, Happy Larry and Angry Harry

“A book is like a treasure chest, waiting to be opened and discovered.”
― Kitty Paw

“Don’t want white,” retorted the girl, lifting her chin so that she appeared haughty and queenly, although she was pouting. “I’m a gittin’ married in black n’ red.” Under her breath she whispered, I’ll be the Queen of the Gypsies!”
― Suzy Davies, The Snow Queen

“ The four of us, all dead, sat eating in silence. Our dinner plates, I saw, were filled with small bones. A big platter in the center of the table piled high with gray-green bones, human-looking bones.”
― R.L. Stine, Welcome to Dead House

“When we reached The Point, we would first feel the slimy, rough rock below our bellies, as if being lifted on the back of a whale. We would pull ourselves along the rock’s massive underwater surface, careful to not graze our hands or knees, then climb up above the water, standing tall beside the tower of rocks. We spent the rest of our time sliding down its slippery backside, over and over again—our own natural playground.”
― Kristyn Jewell, Poppy and Pa

“Late afternoons were for resting in the hammock that hung between the Three Sisters, my favourite trio of birch trees, a book resting on my chest. Other days, I would follow my imagination around our property, my bare feet sinking into pillows of soft moss and rough lichens as I climbed up rock faces or followed a path of fallen pine needles. I would name each plant and tree around me as I filled my pockets with acorns, my soles hardened by the end of the summer.”
― Kristyn Jewell, Poppy and Pa

“It would be hard if you were trying to be someone that you weren’t, but being yourself is the easiest thing in the world because you are already it!”
― Donna Goddard, Riverland: For Children and their Young-at-Heart Old Folk

“Not today, I'm busy,"Dr. Brewer said, and abruptly turned and loped into the house.”
― R.L. Stine, Stay Out of the Basement

“Angie carries her joy, wherever she goes. You see, the secret of Angie, is something few know.”
― Karen Brough, Angie Loves to Dance: Finding Joy in Life's Adventures

“Not the shoes on her feet, or the clothes that she wears, but the abundant joy she shares everywhere.”
― Karen Brough, Angie Loves to Dance: Finding Joy in Life's Adventures

“Carry the joy in your heart, it's always with you, even on the days where you might feel a little blue.”
― Karen Brough, Angie Loves to Dance: Finding Joy in Life's Adventures

“Each day is a gift, a day like never before.”
― Karen Brough, Angie Loves to Dance: Finding Joy in Life's Adventures

“Whatever you do, please do remember, whichever shoes you wear, enjoy the adventure.”
― Karen Brough, Angie Loves to Dance: Finding Joy in Life's Adventures

“Stories can be bridges. I write so children can cross them with courage and compassion.”
― P.E. Shadrick

“In Grandma and Grandpa's Traveling House, every state is a new bedtime story waiting to unfold—because the best adventures start with a hug and a honk.”
― Theresa and Dave Sarff, Grandma and Grandpa's Traveling House

“In the relative infancy of a devolved Scotland, it seems timely to demonstrate that children's fiction, far from comprising a mere after-thought within Scotland's creative psyche, plays a fundamental role in the shaping of that collectively imagined space.”
― Fiona McCulloch, The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature