“How come I never have looseleaf?” Richard asked his mother. “How come Holly has everything?” “Because you keep making mistakes,” Holly said. “Because you keep wrecking up your paper.” SchoolPatricia Reilly GiffHolly BestIn The Dinosaur S PawRichard Best Book:In the Dinosaur's Paw Source: In the Dinosaur's Paw
“All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.” WayBookStoriesKidsSchoolMembersMy FamilyPersonal Experiences Author:Patricia Reilly Giff
“Sometimes when I visit schools, kids will interview me for the school newspaper. They ask me questions and my answers tend to go on and on, and they try to write down everything I'm saying as quickly as they can. And one day, a kid holds up her hand and said, 'Do you think you could just answer 'yes' or 'no?' Aren't kids wonderful?” ThinkingWritingTryingSaidSometimesHandsKidsSchoolAsksAnswersWonderfulGoes OnOne DayNewspapersAsk MeInterviewsYes Or No Author:Patricia Reilly Giff