I Love Words; I Love The Way

While We Were Working, We Were Writing About A Tall Girl And A Short Girl, Which We Thought Was Funny, Because Alison's [mcghee] Tall And I'm Short.

It Is A Bad Thing To Have Love And Nowhere To Put It.

It Distresses Me That Parents Insist That Their Children Read Or Make Them Read. I Think The Best Way For Children To Treasure Reading Is For Them To See The Adults In Their Lives Reading For Their Own Pleasure.

The Funny Thing Is, When I've Gone Through The Relentless Editing Process, My Editor And I Are Amazed The Mercy Watson Books Still Make Us Laugh. The Same Jokes That Made Us Laugh The First Time Around Still Make Us Laugh In The 16th Rendition.

I'm In Trouble If They Can't, Because Everyone's Taller Than Me, And If That's True, That Means I Can't Have Any Friends! Alison [mcghee] And I Look Very Much Like, I Was Going To Say Bink And Gollie, But I Meant Mutt And Jeff. We Look Ridiculous When We Walk Down The Street Together, Because She's So Tall And I'm So Short. But Yes, Tall People And Short People Can, And Should Be, Friends. I, Personally, Like Being Short. I Think It Makes Things Easier.