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

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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 wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.

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

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

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

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

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

Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only...

Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only...

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...

Children want to do what grownups do.

Children want to do what grownups do.

I was a librarian.

I was a librarian.

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...

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

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

We didn't have television in those days, and many people didn't even have radios. My...

We didn't have television in those days, and many people didn't even have radios. My...

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...

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.

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...

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 think children's inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father...

I don't think children's inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father...

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 grew up before there were strict leash laws.

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

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.