We didn't have television in those days, and many people didn't even have radios. My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening.

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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...

Children want to do what grownups do.

Children want to do what grownups do.

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...

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.

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

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

I read my books aloud before they were published.

I read my books aloud before they were published.

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.

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 was a librarian.

I was a librarian.

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...

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

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

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...