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

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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 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...

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...

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 read my books aloud before they were published.

I read my books aloud before they were published.

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...

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

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

I was a librarian.

I was a librarian.

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

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

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

Children want to do what grownups do.

Children want to do what grownups 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 wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.

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

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...

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...

Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth...

Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth...

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 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...

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.