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Margaret Wise Brown

A good picture book can almost be whistled. . . . All have their own melodies behind the storytelling.

Book, Melodies, Melody, Picture, Storytelling

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In this modern world where activity is stressed almost to the point of mania, quietness as a childhood need is too often overlooked. Yet a child's need for quietness is the same today as it has always been--it may even be greater--for quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.

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A child's own story is a dream, but a good story is a dream that is true for more than one child.

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Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.

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I don't think I'm essentially interested in children's books. I'm interested in writing, and in pictures. I'm interested in people and in children because they are people.

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We speak naturally but spend all our lives trying to write naturally.

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