The Library Takes Me Away From My

[as Of November 17, 2006] 'noelle's Treasure Tale' Has Remained At No. 3 On The New York Times Children's Best Seller List Since Its October 10 Release.

I've Got Nine Dogs, Eight Birds, Turtles, Fish And I Had Wallabies At One Point.

I Dreamed Of Becoming A Writer. And This Dream Is About To Become A Reality With The Publication Of My First, And Hopefully Not My Last, Children's Book.

I'd Love To Have A Program Like 'dr. Laura.' I Studied Psychology At The University Of Miami, And When I Rode The Bus Home From School, Perfect Strangers Would Strike Up Conversations With Me And End Up Telling Me Their Life Stories. I Think They Could Sense That I Was Studying To Help People. That, Or I Have A Face Like A Priest.

I Think The Business Of Music Has Really Taken A Huge Hit. There's No Doubt About It. But An Artist Is Always Going To Produce Their Art, Their Music. They're Going To Paint, They're Going To Write.