Quotations For Kids

by J.A. Senn

Book Overview

Offering more than 2,000 quotations from children's literature as well as folklore, poetry, the Bible, song lyrics, speeches, interviews, historical documents, biographies, and autobiographies,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096504369X
• ISBN13: 9780965043694
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Millbrook Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

For Kids of All Ages

As a person who always has either song lyrics, tunes or quotations going around in my mind, I purchased this book. It has found its place by my chair. I'm enjoying using the quotations, which are well indexed, to share with my 14 year old granddaughter who is an aspiring writer. I'm sharing these with her in longhand hoping the little journal will be around after our Facebook pages have become older posts. I do find much of value in the book, and I simply don't return to the more didactic quotes which might appeal more to others than to me. Frankly, I don't care for the art work I would prefer simpler, less busy. I like the typeset, however. I have another small book of quotations from Children's Literature called What the Doormouse Said, which is more my "style" as a teacher of Children's Literature. However, I'm happy to have this book in my collection. Good quotations for handmade cards which I also like to do!

Quotations for Kids

As a children's librarian, I have used this book with classes of children in school to stimulate reading. For books I want to promote I read passages (quotations)aloud, and students are thereby stimulated to read the books. "Quotations for Kids" saves time because it includes references to interesting literature. Also, the quotations are useful to use in my library newsletter and various other PR. It's a very helpful book for librarians and teachers.

Filling a need

There are lots of good quotation books for adults but, until now, there were few for children. This book fills that need admirably. The quotations are specifically geared towards children, with full color illustrations and popular subjects such as school, sports, friendship, etc. The section on "How To Use This Book" is clear and concise. The book also includes a cross-referenced subject index and a people index.Pair this book with What the Dormouse Said by Amy Gash, Who Said That? by Robert Burleigh, and/or Stretch Your Wings by Janet Cheatham Bell to round out your collection.

Open to any page and read!

I "wallpaper" my sixth grade classroom with quotations, so this book was a must-have. You can open to any page and be instantly amazed by the variety and assortment of quotations by famous and not-so famous people. I especially enjoy the quotes by the authors of children's books and their characters. My students race for the book when they have free time,and they sit in groups to read the quotes and enjoy the colorful text and illustrations. The indexes and classification of the quotes are easy to use and cross-referenced. Amazingly, there were many quotes in this book that I had not found in my other books. Every lover of words and language will enjoy this book!

You'll want to own this book!

I found this book in the local library. I renewed it once before I decided I had to have it on my shelf. I teach elementary school, and found this book to be a valuable resource. Our class started to read one quote a day and to discuss the deeper meaning of each quote. These exercises help us to develop vocabulary and to discuss social and emotional issues. The 2000 quotes are of impeccable quality and come from a great variety of sources. I was impressed with the number of quotes from historical figures such as presidents, orators, inventors, and authors. There are also a number of quotes from book characters. The quotes are arranged in themes that cover almost anything you can think of....adventure, kindness, equality, etc. I am sure you will enjoy this book long past your first reading!