At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
I really love writing, but I am very easily distracted: my two cats fighting, a rainbow, a TV show... I have to use every trick to keep myself at the computer.
I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.
One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.