“What should a good childrens book be like? If you ask me, I can tell you after thinking long and hard: It must be good.”

“A childhood without books that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”

“I hope you won't mind, my dear, if we take it," said Thunder Karlsson. "Oh, not at all," said Pippi. "Of course not." And with that, Blom went over and took out the suitcase. "I hope you won't mind...”

“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”

“What should a good children’s book be like? If you ask me, I can tell you after thinking long and hard: It must be good.”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”

“A DEFINITION NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY Not leaving: an act of trust and love,often deciphered by children”

“The ideal-worker standard and norm of work devotion push mothers to the margins of economic life. And a society that marginalizes its mothers impoverishes its children. That is why the paradigmatic...”

“When God Created Mothers"When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said. "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one." And ...”

“She may not be like everyone else, but neither am I.”

“Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time.”

“She asked where he lived. Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning.”