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I came from a family of incredible storytellers, but I didn't start writing children's books until I was 41 years old.

I never thought about what I would write. I just come from such a big family of storytellers.

As a child, I was fortunate enough to be close to family members who were - and still are - great storytellers. I was a gullible country boy from Rocky Mount, Virginia, and I believed every folktale they told me, no matter how fantastic.

I'm a good storyteller.

I am a storyteller, and I take great pride in the storytelling and a great joy.

I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.

My stories are fundamentally about the love of family.

I am definitely a storyteller, but probably not a traditional Storyteller.

I come from a big family of storytellers and, growing up, I liked hearing about the years before I was born.

I'm a storyteller.