I Just Wrote About Childhood As I

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.

Otis Was Inspired By A Boy Who Sat Across The Aisle From Me In Sixth Grade. He Was A Lively Person. My Best Friend Appears In Assorted Books In Various Disguises.

She Was Not A Slowpoke Grownup. She Was A Girl Who Could Not Wait. Life Was So Interesting She Had To Find Out What Happened Next.

Children Should Learn That Reading Is Pleasure, Not Just Something That Teachers Make You Do In School.

I Think The Best Teachers Had A Real Interest In The Subject They Were Teaching And A Love For Children.