From Enid Blyton to Harper Lee, here are some of the hottest summer quotes from children’s and teen fiction

A reader recently suffered abuse online for reading an inclusive picture book to his nieces about two princes falling in love, but children’s fiction promotes tolerance and generosity towards all sorts of people. Here are some of the most moving quotations from children’s fiction about being kind to each other

Happy 70th birthday to poetry and prose pro Michael Rosen – here are some of our favourite quotes to celebrate the big day

It prompted an uproar upon its debut 20 years ago, yet Junk has gone on to achieve cult status, multiple awards and a legion of loyal fans. This year Melvin Burgess is receiving a special achievement award in the YA Book Prize. To celebrate we selected our top 10 quotes from one of his most beloved works

Happy 200th birthday Charlotte Brontë! Discover her greatest quotes

She’s the writer behind the gloriously mischievous Ramona Quimby, has sold over 91 million books worldwide and on top of all that, Beverly Cleary has just turned 100 years old! As she celebrates an exuberant centenary, we take a look at her greatest ever quotes. Happy birthday Beverly!

The author of Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging has died, but her words will live on. Here are our favourite quotes to celebrate her life and the books she gave us

From JRR Tolkien to JK Rowling, fabulous fantasy quotes to guide you through life’s adventures

Need some help writing your Valentine’s cards? Books have all the answers, so find the most swoonworthy quotes – from The Fault in Our Stars to Guess How Much I Love you

The Lie Tree has just won the 2015 Costa book of the year award, the first children’s book to sweep the overall prize since Philip Pullman in 2001. Read some of the most beautiful quotes from her novels here

Hidden beneath the bright covers of children’s books are philosophical quotes from which we can all learn. Take a look at some of our favourites, from Winnie the Pooh to Where the Wild Things Are

As the tragic death of David Bowie provokes collective mourning, we embark on a journey through children’s and YA novels in search of quotes about loss and bereavement, and how to deal with it. Here are some of the best, from The Fault in Our Stars to Michael Rosen’s Sad Book

To celebrate 10 years of John Boyne’s heartbreaking Holocaust tale The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, here’s our selection of powerful quotes from the novel

You only get one chance at a first impression, and never is this truer than with the opening lines of books. Ciara Murphy compiles some of her favourites, from The Catcher in the Rye to Twilight, and The Hobbit to Harry Potter

To celebrate the dark, surreal world of Lemony Snicket, we compile A Series of Unfortunate Sayings - some of our favourite quotes from his work

From Keats to Harry Potter to Christina Rossetti to Wind in the Willows, we have mouthwatering quotes from the greatest literary feasts to whet your appetite for Christmas indulgences

Happy birthday, Jacqueline Wilson! The Tracy Beaker author and former children’s laureate turns 70 today! To celebrate, here are 10 great quotes from her books

In honour of the man behind the Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and many, many other children’s classics, here are some of his best lines