If I had my way, I'd remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.

I like enthusiasts of any kind.

I never get any protests from children. All you get are giggles of mirth and squirms of delight. I know what children like.

If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important.

When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.

The Alexander Technique works... I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who has neck pains or back pain.

All you do is to look / At a page in this book / Because that's where we always will be. / No book ever ends / When it's full of your friends / The Giraffe and the Pelly and me.