It is our duty and our joy to communicate our hearts to each other. Words assist us in this task.

I've been recognized in airports lots of places, but mostly getting recognized is at home.

Besides, who ever asked you what you wanted in this world, girl? The answer to that question, reader, as you well know, was absolutely no one.

Go home and read to your adult. We forget how much we love to be read to.

If memory serves me correctly, and it doesn't always, Kate [DiCamillo] and I met in the fall of 2001 at the former Figlio's restaurant in Minneapolis. We were laughing within a minute of meeting - always a good sign.

If there is anything that I think I might use later, I underline it.

What would make me happiest is if kids read these books [Bink & Gollie] and think: there is so much to love in the world; and words are so much fun.