Suddenly Question Number Four Popped Into My

I Loved To Read, And I Think Any Child Who Loves To Read Will Read Anything, Including The Back Of The Cereal Box, Which I Did Every Morning.

Determination And Hard Work Are As Important As Talent.

A Lot Of People Worry Much Too Much About What Their Children Are Reading... If A Child Picks Up A Book And Reads Something She Has A Question About, If She Can Go To Her Parents, Great. Or Else They Will Read Right Over It. It Won't Mean A Thing. They Are Very Good, I Think, At Monitoring What Makes Them Feel Uncomfortable. If Something Makes Them Feel Uncomfortable They Will Put It Down.

Moms Come Up To Me At Book Signings.

I Always Have Trouble With Titles For My Books. I Usually Have No Title Until The Editor Has To Present The Book And Calls Me Frantically, 'judy, We Need A Title.