The 22 Best Children’s Book Quotes
by Devon A. Corneal
Children’s books are a fascinating blend of simplicity and life lessons. They’re like security blankets — all warm and fuzzy on the outside, but deeply symbolic on the inside. They can be funny, touching, deep, dark, poignant, or charming, but in the end, they’re just the books we love. That’s why they so often stay with us well into adulthood.
For me, the best part of children’s books are the memorable quotes that encapsulate an entire book in a sentence or two. No one will ever agree on the “best” quotes, but here are some of my favorites!
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Guess How Much I Love You
Available from:“I love you right up to the moon—and back.”
(Ages 0 - 3)
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The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Available from:“I know you’ll be kind… and clever… and bold. And the bigger your heart, the more it will hold. When nights are black and when days are gray—you’ll be brave and be bright so no shadows can stay. And become anybody that you’d like to be. And then I’ll look at you and you’ll look at me and I’ll love you, whoever you’ve grown up to be.”
(Ages 3 - 7)
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Something Beautiful
Available from:"The teacher taught me the word in school. I wrote it in my book. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. Beautiful! I think it means something that when you have it, your heart is happy."
(Ages 3 - 7)
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What Is Given from the Heart
Available from:“Remember, what is given from the heart reaches the heart.”
(Ages 4 - 8)
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The Day You Begin
Available from:"There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you... until the day you begin to share your stories. And all at once, in the room where no one else is quite like you, the world opens itself up a little wider to make some space for you."
(Ages 5 - 8)
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Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Available from:“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose."
(Ages 7+)
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Pippi Longstocking
Available from:“He’s the strongest man in the world.” “Man, yes,” said Pippi, “But I am the strongest girl in the world, remember that.”
(Ages 8 - 12)
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Charlotte’s Web
“‘Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’ 'You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.’”
(Ages 8 - 12)
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The Twits
Available from:“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”
(Ages 8 - 12)
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Winnie-the-Pooh
Available from:"After all, one can’t complain. I have my friends.”
(Ages 8 - 12)
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The Secret Garden
Available from:“I shall find out thousands and thousands of things!”
(Ages 8 - 12)
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Anne of Green Gables
Available from:"People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?"
(Ages 8 - 12)
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Little Women
Available from:"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
(Ages 8 - 12)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Available from:“Sometimes, I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
(Ages 10+)
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The Little Prince
Available from:“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
(All Ages)
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