Reading is my passion.

There can be a lot of longevity in the repetition of things being told again and again in a variety of ways.

I don't think about being a celebrity.

The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.

Never in his life had Edward been cradled like a baby. Abilene had not done it. Nor had Nellie. And most certainly, Bull had not. It was a singular sensation to be held so gently and yet so fiercely, to be stared down at with so much love. Edward felt the whole of his china body flood with warmth. (page 128)

I remember wanting to write a book with someone, the someone being Kate [DiCamillo], and we decided to write about two friends. We had no idea how to begin this project - neither of us had ever collaborated with another writer - and I'm pretty sure that we began by giving our two friends a sock, just to see what they'd do with it. And it went from there.

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.