I Realize, Of Course, That I Wasn't

Nothing Smelled So Good Or Danced So Well As A Birch Fire.

Once A Book Is Published, It No Longer Belongs To Me. My Creative Task Is Done. The Work Now Belongs To The Creative Mind Of My Readers. I Had My Turn To Make Of It What I Would, Now It Is Their Turn.

The Children's Book World Has Given Me Wonderful Friendships And An Unbelievably Rich Life.

More Than Fifty Years Ago Sputnik Dramatically Raised The Nation's Awareness Of What Was Lacking In Science And Math Education In America. What We Need To Wake People Up To Now Is The Crisis In Imagination And Concern For The Greater Good.

A Good Story Is Alive, Ever Changing And Growing As It Meets Each Listener Or Reader In A Spirited And Unique Encounter, While The Moralistic Tale Is Not Only Dead On Arrival, It's Already Been Embalmed. It's Safer That Way. When A Lively Story Goes Dancing Out To Meet The Imagination Of A Child, The Teller Loses Control Over Meaning. The Child Gets To Decide What The Story Means.