When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went read more

When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.

What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten read more

What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp

A Daughter is a Little Girl who grows up to be a Friend

A Daughter is a Little Girl who grows up to be a Friend

All children have creative power.

All children have creative power.

Friends are like television. Some are like PBS and always asking for money. Others are like the news, with sad read more

Friends are like television. Some are like PBS and always asking for money. Others are like the news, with sad tales to tell everyday, some are like that one station with the foreign language; you don't understand a word of it but you listen and watch.

Children are the keys of paradise.

Children are the keys of paradise.

If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read more

If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.

Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of read more

Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.