Writing for children is as easy as describing the history of the Byzantium in three words.

I also learn a lot about everybody else's process. People create in different ways, so that has opened me up to different processes and experimenting. Laurie Keller is a character person, so she came to the project with these blades-of-grass characters that we were able to literally grow a story around.

My favorite book is my next one. I’m always hoping to make my next book my best one.

When you make a decision, you don't have to be locked into it. One of the ways that you grow is by starting over.

If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.

Writing for children is as easy as describing the history of the Byzantium in three words.

I bet your mom would let me." -Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-