You Gotta Know Someone Cares About You,

I'm Sure My First Nine Years Have Had A Powerful Influence On The Kind Of Books I Write.

More Than Fifty Years Ago Sputnik Dramatically Raised The Nation's Awareness Of What Was Lacking In Science And Math Education In America. What We Need To Wake People Up To Now Is The Crisis In Imagination And Concern For The Greater Good.

We Book People Are Always Preaching About Reading Aloud To Children, But Unless You Do, You Can't Realize How It Enriches Family Life.

You Gotta Know Someone Cares About You, Or You Just Give Up.

I Cannot, Will Not, Withhold From My Young Readers The Harsh Realities Of Human Hunger And Suffering And Loss, But Neither Will I Neglect To Plant That Stubborn Seed Of Hope That Has Enabled Our Race To Outlast Wars And Famines And The Destruction Of Death.