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" My mother always kept library books in the house, and one rainy Sunday afternoon - this was before television, and we didn't even have a radio - I picked up a book to look at the pictures and discovered I was reading and enjoying what I read. "

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" 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. "

Beverly Cleary

Mother

Father

Parenting

" I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there. "

" I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children. "

" My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted. "

" What interests me is what children go through while growing up. "

Beverly Cleary

Growing

Growing Up

" Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood. "

" I particularly enjoy cello music because our daughter plays the cello. I have listened to her practice for so many hours that I am familiar with the music written for that instrument. I am also fond of the popular music of the 1930s because my future husband and I danced to it so many Saturday nights when we were in college. "

" 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. "

" I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level in our house. "

" I grew up before there were strict leash laws. "

Beverly Cleary

Before

Were

" 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. "

" I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives. "

" I like to read, walk, cook, and travel to cities. We live in the country, so we miss museums and the bustle of city life. "

" I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters. "

" People are inclined to say that I am Ramona. I'm not sure that's true, but I did share some experiences with her. "

" Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school. "

" 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. "

Beverly Cleary

Friend

Best Friend

" Children want to do what grownups do. "

" People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books. "

" In 50 years, the world has changed, especially for kids, but kids' needs haven't changed. They still need to feel safe, be close to their families, like their teachers, and have friends to play with. "

" I read my books aloud before they were published. "