From My Dad ... I Think We

Writers Know - Especially New Writers - [that] A Lot Of It [creative Process] Is The Prewriting Stage, The Talking, Brainstorming, The Narrative Arc And The Character Sketches.

As A Teacher You Can See The Difference In Kids Who Have Parents Who Were Involved. That Difference, By The Time These Kids Get To The Third Grade, Is Drastic.

I Don't Think I'm Portrayed In The Media The Way I Really Am - But Then Who Is?

[my Mom] Is Quite The Strict Editor. I Feel Like Maybe She Has More Of The Old-school Editing Style, Which Really Works In Picture Books, Because You Don't Want To Articulate Anything In Words That Is Already Shown Through The Pictures.

I Don't Know About The World, But I Know Kids. And I Feel Like Sometimes Kids Don't Get Involved Because They Think, What Can I Do? I'm Just A Kid. And Really Kids Can Do So Much.