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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.

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 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...

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 enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.

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

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 grew up before there were strict leash laws.

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

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...

I read my books aloud before they were published.

I read my books aloud before they were published.

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

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

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...

Children want to do what grownups do.

Children want to do what grownups do.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...