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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I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

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...

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 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...

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 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 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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

I hate to cook and love to eat.

I hate to cook and love to eat.

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...

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...

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 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.

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 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...

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...