As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, i….

I'm sure there were times when I wish I had thought, 'Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad,' but our parents didn't raise us to think about ….

I decided to go to Latin America because many of my students in Washington emigrated from this region and inspired me to learn more about their home ….

I think I know a lot about campaigns..

I didn't go to Latin America thinking, 'I'm gonna write a book. This is what I'm gonna do.' I went there to work for UNICEF and to learn..

We [work] really hard to make sure we accomplish everything we want in life, but we don't think about being the president's daughter; we don't think ….

My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children..

I don't think I'm portrayed in the media the way I really am - but then who is?.

My first cat was named Cowboy, after the Dallas Cowboys..

As I've gotten older, my mannerisms are more and more like my mom's. Also, she was an educator - she's extremely passionate about education and child….

[My mom] is quite the strict editor. I feel like maybe she has more of the old-school editing style, which really works in picture books, because you….

There's no job that's more rewarding than being with kids. I adore it..

I hope that I serve by being a teacher..

I can't wish I weren't something that I am..

I care what people who know me think of me..

People ask me if I ever see my father and I say yes, because he puts in the effort. He calls all the time to tell us he's proud of us..

I don't have any children. I just have a cat, to my parents' dismay..

Not Shakespeare. In college I took a Shakespeare class because I was an English major, and they had a Summer program called Shakespeare at Winedale, ….

I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism..

Writers know - especially new writers - [that] a lot of it [creative process] is the prewriting stage, the talking, brainstorming, the narrative arc ….

I don't think of myself as a policy expert. I think education is the most important thing..