I want to remind people of the great and profound joy that can be found in stories, and that stories can connect us to each other, and that reading together changes everybody involved.

The Tale of Despereaux came at the request of Luke, my friend's then-eight-year-old son, who asked, "Write for me the story of an unlikely hero with exceptionally large ears."

I have done quite a few signings at bookstores, libraries and conferences. I have received phone calls and letters from people who liked the book.

What I hope is that the book [Bink & Gollie] delights children. What I hope is that they laugh and laugh and laugh, just as we did when we wrote them.

There is nothing worse than war in the summetime.

Writing is seeing. It is paying attention.

I actually do like traveling.