Picture Books Quotes

On the steps leading to a doorwas a scrub brush that was blue.I snatched it quick and ran for homebecause it was just the thing to chew.

Melinda K. Trotter

We can _start_ making Christmas and Santa can finish up.

Jill showed friend Kay the cute white mice.They liked to run races for cheese.Mice were lots of fun to play with.Jill said, "Take Poopsie, the male one, please!

Melinda K. Trotter

Kaylee giggled as he tunneled up inside her sleeve.Out popped his head for a quick look, then he took leave.He enjoyed scaling up, down and around her shirt.What a sweet, funny and adorable flirt.

Melinda K. Trotter

Toilet paper unrolled and slitheredthen wrapped around my tummy.That paper tried to roll me upinto an Egyptian mummy.

Melinda K. Trotter

Every man dies. Not every man truly lives." Sir William Wallace

Amanda M. Thrasher

If I had one wish,for who I could be,I would be a fishafloat in the sea...

What would your shoes say about the things you do everyday?

Sherley Mondesir-Prescott

Where do starfish come from?” asked Sam.“From the sky,” answered Stella. “Starfish are shooting stars that fell in love with the sea.”“Weren’t the stars afraid of drowning?” asked Sam.“No,” said Stella. “They all learned how to swim.

Marie-Louise Gay

I feel an author and an illustrator weave the magic of a children's picture book together.

We create our work for children not because they're "cute," but because they're human beings, deserving of respect.

Hey, ants!" she shouted. "Please help. Anteater is very hungry, but cannot find any food.

Wait," Honey said to herself, as she realized something amazing. "I’m already an excellent flyer. Maybe I can fight crime too.

You are not too small. No one is ever too small to offer help.

I have always believed that poems beg to be read aloud, even if the reader is in a world all her own.

J. Patrick Lewis

The verbal patterns and the patterns of behavior we present to children in these lighthearted confections are likely to influence them for the rest of their lives. These aesthetic impressions, just like the moral teachings of early childhood, remain indelible.

Esphyr Slobodkina