I Like To Go To Bed Early.

[my Mom] Had Always Wanted To Write A Children's Book. She Was A Children's Librarian And An Elementary School Teacher, So Of Course She Loves Children And Children's Literature.

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.

My First Cat Was Named Cowboy, After The Dallas Cowboys.

[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'm More Like My Father, Personality-wise. But My Mom And I Get Alone Really Well, Obviously, Because My Mom And My Dad Get Along So Well.