One of his passions in life was his trombone.

I never found a restaurant he hadn't been to.

Even when things were tough growing up, it's what really kept us together.

I don't know how old I was when I started writing books. But, I was born in 1931, and I wrote my first book in 1961.

Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.

I don't know where I got the idea for 'The Great Thumbprint Drawing Book'; I just told my brain to think of a book, and it did.