I just wrote about childhood as I had known it.

I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

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.

Neither the mouse nor the boy was the least bit surprised that each could understand the other. Two creatures who shared a love for motorcycles naturally spoke the same language.

I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.

Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.