![]() "As a librarian, children were always asking for books about 'kids like us.′ Well, there weren't any books about kids like them. When I started writing I found that I was thinking more about my typing than what I was going to say, so I wrote it long hand," she said in March 2016.Īlthough she put away her pen, Cleary re-released three of her most cherished books with three famous fans writing forewords for the new editions.Īctress Amy Poehler penned the front section of "Ramona Quimby, Age 8 " author Kate DiCamillo wrote the opening for "The Mouse and the Motorcycle " and author Judy Blume wrote the foreword for "Henry Huggins."Ĭleary, a self-described "fuddy-duddy," said there was a simple reason she began writing children's books. ![]() ![]() Cleary wasn't writing recently because she said she felt "it's important for writers to know when to quit." ![]()
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