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I love seeing my book on shelves and getting letters from people who liked the book. I love telling stories and having other people tell stories to me.

I wrote a book, and I just love it when people come up to me and say, 'I read your book and loved it.'

I think the greatest reward you get as a writer is finding that people who are reasonably receptive and intelligent have liked your book.

If I give a book as a gift, it is invariably a children's book with beautiful artwork and a simple text. I adore the feel of them, the care taken in the artwork, and the high visual stimulation that sets off the simple but often powerful message the text conveys.

There's something deeply satisfying when it succeeds, but I'm not going to do another book just to put my name on something and make some money if it's not something I deeply care about.

I was enjoying myself writing, because I don't know what's going to happen when I take a ride around that corner. You don't know at all what you're going to find there. That can be thrilling when you read a book, especially when you're a kid and you're reading stories.

I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make up the books I loved so much, I decided that that was the job for me.

I get wonderful letters from kids and teachers. I must have the best readers in the world.

My writing works best when I remember that bookish child who adored reading and gear the work toward him.