64 Quotes About Picture-books

How close to the moon does the tooth fairy soarwith her arms so full she can hold no more?Could the tiny bright stars that hang in the skybe the teeth that fell down as she flew by?

If our minds are like a garden, then emotions are like the different flowers that bloom and wither in it all year round, according to the season. Emotions sometimes bring dynamism and significant change to our lives, but we must never be led around by them.

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

What we look at determines what we see, and what we see, really see, becomes part of an inner museum of pictures and references, a mental collection that for most of us is not so much curated as acquired in a haphazard way. There is an opportunity with children to show them art and illustration that will furnish their minds with beauty and mystery, symmetry and wonder. The simplest mechanism for this is the selection of picture books that we share with them.

Miss Binney stood in front of her class and began to read aloud from Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, a book that was a favorite of Ramona’s because, unlike so many books for her age, it was neither quiet and sleepy nor sweet and pretty.

One of the most popular legends was the tale of Lady Alexandra Greenwood, who was said to appear whenever something grave was about to happen. Her apparition was supposedly last witnessed weeping in the darkness of the cellar on the night before the death of Mrs Humphrey Devereux.

Picture books build readers, Mr. Leon. Two missing books from our collection is like two missing bricks from a cathedral.

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.

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