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Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Boy
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Nov 07, 2020

'Dear Mr. Henshaw' came about because two different boys from different parts of the country asked me to write a book about a boy whose parents were divorced, and so I wrote 'Dear Mr. Henshaw,' and it won the Newbery, and I was - it's been very popular.

Children
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Nov 07, 2020

I longed for funny stories about the sort of children who lived in my neighborhood.

Better
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Nov 07, 2020

I wrote books to entertain. I'm not trying to teach anything! If I suspected the author was trying to show me how to be a better behaved girl, I shut the book.

Feeling
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Nov 07, 2020

I think adults sometimes don't think about how children are feeling about the adult problems.

City
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Nov 07, 2020

I like to read, walk, cook, and travel to cities. We live in the country, so we miss museums and the bustle of city life.

Pen
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Nov 07, 2020

Novels by British writers are among my favorites because our family has enjoyed travel in England and because they are written with an economy of words as if they were written with a pen instead of a computer. Penelope Fitzgerald is a favorite.

Future
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Nov 07, 2020

I particularly enjoy cello music because our daughter plays the cello. I have listened to her practice for so many hours that I am familiar with the music written for that instrument. I am also fond of the popular music of the 1930s because my future husband and I danced to it so many Saturday nights when we were in college.

Capture
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Nov 07, 2020

Over the years, I have been approached about making Ramona into a cartoon or movie, but I was afraid that no one could really capture the spunky character of Ramona.

Character
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Nov 07, 2020

Ramona was originally an accidental character I added to the Henry Huggins books because I noticed that none of the characters had siblings. I added Ramona as Beazus' pestering little sister.

Children
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Nov 07, 2020

I haven't been very enthusiastic about the commercialization of children's literature. Kids should borrow books from the library and not necessarily be buying them.

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

In 50 years, the world has changed, especially for kids, but kids' needs haven't changed. They still need to feel safe, be close to their families, like their teachers, and have friends to play with.

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