Children Want To Do What Grownups Do.

I Was A Very Observant Child. The Boys In My Books Are Based On Boys In My Neighborhood Growing Up.

I Am Not A Pest," Ramona Quimby Told Her Big Sister Beezus.

I Had A Very Wise Mother. She Always Kept Books That Were My Grade Level In Our House.

Neither The Mouse Nor The Boy Was The Least Bit Surprised That Each Could Understand The Other. Two Creatures Who Shared A Love For Motorcycles Naturally Spoke The Same Language.

In Seventh Grade...i Found A Place On The [library]shelf Where My Book Would Be If I Ever Wrote A Book, Which I Doubted.