I write for children because kids believe.

Everything is possible — cats can fly from outer space and Doggie Heaven is real — even when the adults in the room say it’s impossible.

When I write for children, there are no rules about what a story can be, and that freedom is the whole point. My job is to meet kids in that wide-open space and hand them a story that makes them feel brave, and loved, and curious about what comes next.

The thing I care about most when writing for kids? I want my stories to start a conversation. Not just between the child and the page — but between kids and parents at bedtime, between classmates at school. That’s where the real magic happens..