Mem Fox Quotes

One of my favorite things to do with my children is to read to them.

I do think, where would kids be if it weren't for you and for the good pediatricians, and for the good parents? I passionately believe in sitting a child on your lap and tracing the lines of the book with your finger, and they can read before they know they can, if you bother enough. I did it with my kids, and they're doing it with their kids now.

Reading with children is an enormous gift to them. It's a great honor to invite children to read with adults.

When you read to a child, when you put a book in a child's hands, you are bringing that child news of the infinitely varied nature of life. You are an awakener.

It is my desire to break the destructive generational cycle of illiteracy in the home by focusing on the children. Reading to your child has so much value as a parent because it opens the lines of communication.

My mother taught me to read.

I read to my children, and now they love to read. I encourage parents to carve out just 20 minutes a day. It helps you learn more about them, and really opens the door for you to speak into their life!

Encourage your children to read more and watch television less.

I'm a big reader. My kids love reading, and I think it's important, not just for development but for bonding. You start reading to kids before they can even understand what you're saying to them, so I look at it as a fundamental tool for connection.

We know that reading to children is a crucial step. From the beginning, babies who are read to are exposed to the cadence of language, and school-age children who read at home for 15 minutes a day are exposed to millions of words.

I read to my kids every night.

My mission is to put a book in every child's hand.

We've always read to the kids, every night both kids get books. That's really important, and they love books. Our daughter is obsessed with reading and books, so it's really sweet. She has her own little personal library.

We book people are always preaching about reading aloud to children, but unless you do, you can't realize how it enriches family life.

Reading to small children is a specialty.

We have an obligation to read aloud to our children. To read them things they enjoy. To read to them stories we are already tired of. To do the voices, to make it interesting, and not to stop reading to them just because they learn to read to themselves. Use reading-aloud time as bonding time, as time when no phones are being checked, when the distractions of the world are put aside.

Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.

I want Books and Babies and Beef stews.

I hope to instill, in every child I meet, my love and enthusiasm for reading and stories.

My earliest memory is learning to read 'Muffin the Mule' when I was about three.

The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home.

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

I read a lot of books to my children, and they all seem really good. I think people have gotten really good at children's books.

I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child.

Inspiring passion in children for books, and the world of imagination and creativity fuelled by them, is a fundamental reason for why the Children's Laureate post exists.