Lois Lowry is a very interesting author who was interviewed recently for publication in the New Yorker. I found this interview particularly compelling reading for a variety of reasons. One, we are aproximately the same age. I have never met her but I feel as if I have known her for a long time. One of my “hats” is “Children’s Librarian”. Any and every children’s librarian in the 1960’s knows Lois Lowry. Now Lois and I are in our mid-80’s. What are her reflections on life, children’s literature, reading habits, etc. etc. Search for the interview and READ it.

How does she keep up with them all?? But I have her beat – well sort of. I once knew ah old lady in Fiji who had 20 cats. That was a lot. How did I know she had 20 cats? It was just something that was generally known – particularly by members of the church who sat near her on those hot Sunday mornings.