I Am Not A Pest," Ramona Quimby

With Twins, Reading Aloud To Them Was The Only Chance I Could Get To Sit Down. I Read Them Picture Books Until They Were Reading On Their Own.

I Feel Sometimes That In Children's Books There Are More And More Grim Problems, But I Don't Know That I Want To Burden Third- And Fourth-graders With Them.

I Don't Necessarily Start With The Beginning Of The Book. I Just Start With The Part Of The Story That's Most Vivid In My Imagination And Work Forward And Backward From There.

My Favorite Books Are A Constantly Changing List, But One Favorite Has Remained Constant: The Dictionary. Is The Word I Want To Use Spelled Practice Or Practise? The Dictionary Knows. The Dictionary Also Slows Down My Writing Because It Is Such Interesting Reading That I Am Distracted.

Don't Stop Now. Go Ahead! Be Readers All Of Your Lives. And Don't Forget, Librarians And Teachers Can Help You Find The Right Books To Read.