“Books matter because kids matter and books make our kids better than we are.” InspirationalKidsReadingBooks Author:Kwame Alexander
“We expect kids to go straight from Shel Silverstein to William Shakespeare. There needs to be a bridge of relatable, fun, rhythmic verse that gets kids to cross over, so to speak, so they can appreciate Mary Oliver and Naomi Shihab Nye and Langston Hughes.” KidsSpeakFunAppreciateVersesRelatable Author:Kwame Alexander
“If your father, who is known for carrying around a belt, told you to read a book, you went and did it. I've never spanked my kid - I think because in my household you were afraid. If you did something wrong and got caught, you were getting spanked.” ThinkingBookKidsFather Author:Kwame Alexander
“That’s all you really hope for from a book – that it’s going to resonate with young people and empower them in some way. I believe poetry can get kids reading.” PeopleBelieveBookKidsReadingI BelieveEmpowering Author:Kwame Alexander
