Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.

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I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys...

I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys...

I was a librarian.

I was a librarian.

I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but...

I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but...

With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit...

With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit...

Children want to do what grownups do.

Children want to do what grownups do.

People are inclined to say that I am Ramona. I'm not sure that's true, but...

People are inclined to say that I am Ramona. I'm not sure that's true, but...

My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. She read...

My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. She read...

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

I read my books aloud before they were published.

I read my books aloud before they were published.

Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there.

Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there.

I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.

I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.

One rainy Sunday when I was in the third grade, I picked up a book...

One rainy Sunday when I was in the third grade, I picked up a book...

People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.

People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.

I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.

I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.

What interests me is what children go through while growing up.

What interests me is what children go through while growing up.

Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do...

Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do...

I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level...

I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level...

I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy...

I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy...

I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the...

I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the...

I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.

I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.