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

Beverly Cleary

As a child, I disliked books in which children learned to be ‘better’ children.
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Book Child Children
I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children.
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Children Real Teacher
I read my books aloud before they were published.
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Books Publisher Read
If she can’t spell, why is she a librarian? Librarians should know how to spell.
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Know Librarians Should
In seventh grade…I found a place on the [library]shelf where my book would be if I ever wrote a book, which I doubted.
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Book Library Seventh
Nothing in the whole world felt as good as being able to make something from a sudden idea.
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Able Ideas World
I didn’t start out writing to give children hope, but I’m glad some of them found it.
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Children Giving Writing
All knowledge is valuable to a librarian.
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Knowledge Librarian Valuable
When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so.
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Patience Reading Teacher
I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.
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Book Children Grow Up
I was an only child; I didn’t have a sister, or sisters.
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Children Only Child Sister
I just wrote about childhood as I had known it.
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Childhood Known
I grew up before there were strict leash laws.
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Before Grew Law Strict
I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.
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Enjoy Thirds Writing
Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school.
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Children Reading Teacher
Problem solving, and I don’t mean algebra, seems to be my life’s work. Maybe it’s everyone’s life’s work.
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Algebra Mean Problem

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