Aesop's Fables
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
— From "The Lion and the Mouse"
— From "The Lion and the Mouse"
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
“It has been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. My mom says some days are like that."
Charlotte's Web
"'Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.'
'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.'"
'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.'"
The Giving Tree
"'I don't need very much now,' said the boy, 'just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired.'
'Well,' said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.'
And the boy did. And the tree was happy."
'Well,' said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.'
And the boy did. And the tree was happy."
Love You Forever
"I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
my baby you'll be."
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
my baby you'll be."
Olivia
"When they've finished reading, Olivia's mother gives her a kiss and says, 'You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway.'
And Olivia gives her a kiss back and says, 'I love you anyway too.'"
And Olivia gives her a kiss back and says, 'I love you anyway too.'"
Peter and Wendy
(Also known as Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up.)
"You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting."
"You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting."
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
"You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous an deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left."
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous an deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left."
The Rainbow Fish
"The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left end right. And the more he gave away, the more delighted he became. When the water around him filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish."
The Secret Garden
"Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow."
The Velveteen Rabbit
"'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.'"
Where the Wild Things Are
"'Now stop!' Max said and sent the wild things off to bed without their supper. And Max the king of all wild things was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all."
Winnie-the-Pooh
"'But what I like doing best is Nothing," said Christopher Robin.
'How do you do Nothing?' asked Pooh, after he has wondered for a long time.
'Well, it's when people call out at you just as you're going off to do it, What are you going to do, Christopher Robin, and you say, Oh, nothing, and then you go and do it.'"
'How do you do Nothing?' asked Pooh, after he has wondered for a long time.
'Well, it's when people call out at you just as you're going off to do it, What are you going to do, Christopher Robin, and you say, Oh, nothing, and then you go and do it.'"
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
"Mr. Duncan put the Maggie Pebble in an iron safe. Some day they may want to use it, but really, for now, what more could they wish for? They had all that they wanted."
Frog and Toad are Friends
"Frog said, 'I wrote 'Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend. Your best friend, Frog.'
'Oh,' said Toad, 'that makes a very good letter.'
Then Frog and Toad went out onto the front porch to wait for the mail. They sat there, feeling happy together."
'Oh,' said Toad, 'that makes a very good letter.'
Then Frog and Toad went out onto the front porch to wait for the mail. They sat there, feeling happy together."
-collection by Redbook magazine
