Children’s Book Week – October 1st – 7th
guest | October 1st, 2012 in : cultural intelligence, days of significance, General, other interesting stuff, social practices
Children’s book week has been happening the first full week of every October for the past 80 years.
![The Twits](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5aCQy0Zb5E/Ry0g3li60gI/AAAAAAAAADM/Gt8aygz7Jzk/s1600/twits.jpg)
The Twits by Roald Dahl
It is an annual celebration of reading for pleasure for children. This year’s theme for Children’s Book Week is Heroes and Heroines.
Here are a few favourite quotes from famous children’s authors to celebrate Children’s Book Week:
An excerpt from Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, by Dr. Seuss:
Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or a No or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their uncle Jake or a pot to boil, or a Better Break or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.
A quote from The Twits, by Roald Dahl:
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
Happy Children’s Book Week everyone!
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