I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level in our house.
Beverly Cleary
I know that when I was a children's librarian, that was about 1940, boys particularly asked where were the books about kids like us, and there... →
I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know that I want to burden third- and... →
I rarely read children's books.
I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.
People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.
Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in... →
I wrote books to entertain. I'm not trying to teach anything! If I suspected the author was trying to show me how to be a better behaved girl, I... →
These are books that want to be read out loud. These are books kids share with each other, and I think that's important.
Brian P. Cleary
I like all things grammatical, and I had already written several books about parts of speech, and even the alphabet, so everything that makes up a... →