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

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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 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.

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...

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

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...

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 wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.

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

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

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

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...

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 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 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 enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.

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

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...

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

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

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 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 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...

I read my books aloud before they were published.

I read my books aloud before they were published.