It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading is to see the adults in their lives reading for their own pleasure.

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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be...

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be...

Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers...

Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers...

I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book...

I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book...

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the...

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the...

I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a...

I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a...

I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever...

Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever...

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.

I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right...

I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right...

I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.

I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.

Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I...

Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I...

My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to...

My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to...

I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an...

I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an...

I hate to cook and love to eat.

I hate to cook and love to eat.

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children...

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children...

I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed...

I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed...

I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of...

I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of...

I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of...

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of...