Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth. They accept, almost without question, anything you present them with, as long as it is presented honestly, fearlessly, and clearly.

New York is part of the natural world. I love the city, I love the country, and for the same reasons. The city is part of the country. When I had an apartment …

Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a hard time, provided they are in …

In order to read one must sit down, usually indoors. I am restless and would rather sail a boat than crack a book. I've never had a very lively literary curios…

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

Parents should leave books lying around marked 'forbidden' if they want their children to read.

There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.