When I Began Writing, I Didn't Read

After I'd Produced About Two Dozen Pen And Ink Drawings, One Evening I Decided That They Needed Poems To Accompany Them. I Still Have No Idea Where That Notion Came From, But It Took Me About Two Hours To Produce Verses For These Creatures.

I'm Mostly Influenced By Life, What's Around Me, And My Own Childhood.

Frankly, Writing Poetry For Children Is Plain Old Fun, And I Consider Myself Blessed To Have Such A Delightful Career.

It's Halloween! It's Halloween! The Moon Is Full And Bright And We Shall See What Can't Be Seen On Any Other Night. Skeletons And Ghosts And Ghouls, Grinning Goblins Fighting Duels Werewolves Rising From Their Tombs, Witches On Their Magic Brooms In Masks And Gown We Haunt The Street And Knock On Doors For Trick Or Treat Tonight We Are The King And Queen, For Oh Tonight It's Halloween!

Writing Gives Me The Opportunity To Explore Ideas, Play With Language, Solve Problems, Use My Imagination, And Draw On My Own Childhood.