“Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of reading: these two things are the first and most necessary steps in education and librarians, teachers and parents all over the country know it. It is our children’s right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future.”  Michael Morpurgo

J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan :The moment where you doubt you can fly, you cease for ever being able to do it.

Roald Dahl, The Twits :If you have good thoughts.... they will shine out of your face like sunbeans and you will always look lovely.

A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh :You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

“If my books can help children become readers, then I feel I have accomplished something important.” Roald Dahl

C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe :Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.

Brothers Grimm, Snow White :It is when we are most lost that we sometimes find our truest friends.

 “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”    Neil Gaiman

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone : Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light.

P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins :In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and the job's a game.

“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.”   Kate DiCamillo

L.Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz : The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.

Giles Andreae, Giraffes can't dance : We all can dance if we find the music that we love.

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

“Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won’t have as much censorship because we won’t have as much fear.” 

Judy Blume

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