My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.

I didn't go to Latin America thinking, 'I'm gonna write a book. This is what I'm gonna do.' I went there to work for UNICEF and to learn.

I think I've become more like my mom just because of what we're both interested in, children and teaching and writing.

Kids are so dynamic; if you're tired and you walk into a roomful of kids, your energy is brought up to their level.

Luckily I've had a lot of great friends that I've had for a long time.

I hope to focus on what I'm passionate about because I think I'd do them best job on them - education, urban education, women and children's issues and literacy.

I had always loved to write and my mom was my editor for my school papers.