Books make great gifts because they're everybody's favorite things.

I play with my grandchildren. I tend to my garden, which I love. Of course, I love to read, and family is really what it's all about.

I think I'm one of the very lucky ladies.

I don't think today's younger audience... would even know what 1920s musicals were like.

In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game!

I would like to make one thing quite clear. ... I never explain anything.

I hope that when children read my stories that they evoke images for children. I four stories can help children use their own imaginations and lead them to act the stories out or to embark on related research, they will learn more and learn to love reading more.