With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own.
About Beverly Cleary
Beverly Atlee Clearywas an American writer of children’s and young adult fiction. One of America’s most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950.
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I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.
American writer of children's books
I don’t necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that’s most vivid in my imagination and work forward and backward from there.
American writer of children's books
I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level in our house.
American writer of children's books
Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there.
American writer of children's books
People are inclined to say that I am Ramona. I’m not sure that’s true, but I did share some experiences with her.
American writer of children's books
I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.
American writer of children's books
With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own.
American writer of children's books
I was an only child; I didn’t have a sister, or sisters.
American writer of children's books
People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don’t really read children’s books.
American writer of children's books
I read my books aloud before they were published.
American writer of children's books
Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school.
American writer of children's books
Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.
American writer of children's books
What interests me is what children go through while growing up.
American writer of children's books
I don’t think children’s inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play.
American writer of 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 various disguises.
American writer of children's books
We didn’t have television in those days, and many people didn’t even have radios. My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening.
American writer of children's books
Children want to do what grownups do.
American writer of children's books
I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.
American writer of children's books
One rainy Sunday when I was in the third grade, I picked up a book to look at the pictures and discovered that even though I did not want to, I was reading. I have been a reader ever since.
American writer of children's books
I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library.
American writer of children's books
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 fourth-graders with them.
American writer of children's books
I grew up before there were strict leash laws.
American writer of children's books
I was a librarian.
American writer of children's books