Quotes about reading

The more that you read,the more things you will know.The more that you learn,the more places you'll go.~ Dr. Seuss ~


There is no substitute for books in the life of a child. (1952)~ Mary Ellen Chase ~


“Good children's literature appeals not only tothe child in the adult, but to the adult in the child.”
~ Anonymous ~

"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall."
— Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents."
— Emilie Buchwald



"Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read."
— Marilyn Jager Adams


"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all."
— Jacqueline Kennedy