Often, I illustrated the tales and made them into little books. White, remains on my bookshelf today.Īs for writing, I began with stories about our farm animals. I had very few books of my own, but my most treasured one, CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E.B. Often, it was a Nancy Drew mystery or a book that featured a horse. ![]() With my best friend, Marcia, I toted home many books from the Granby Public Library. But what I loved above all else was reading books and writing my own stories. It was a different kind of world then, and I had many memorable adventures with my friends and siblings. And I looked forward all year to our annual family trip to Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island, where, for a couple precious days, we camped out in one of my dad's old Army tents and swam in the ocean. I enjoyed mountain climbing with my father, especially in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Besides the farm animals, I had several other pets including cats, white rabbits, a hamster and several goldfish.Īs a young girl, I had other passions besides a love for animals. We had another horse, too, an appaloosa named Lollipop, who shared the pasture with Goldenboy and our herd of black and white Holsteins. And lucky me, I had a palomino horse named Goldenboy that I galloped up and down the pastures after school. I loved living on a farm where I was surrounded by animals and always in touch with nature. ![]() But actually, I grew up the middle of three children on a dairy farm in western Massachusetts, far from the water. Most people think I'm from Maryland because I've written so many stories about CHADWICK THE CRAB and even set some of my novels, such as RED KAYAK, near the Chesapeake Bay.
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