I wrote about a bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. The story was so good that my teacher could not believe that a ten-year-old could write that well. I was even punished because my teacher thought I'd lied about writing it! I had always loved to write, but it was then that I realized that I had a talent for it.
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“I still pinch meself when I wake up of a morning. Who ever thought I'd be a children's author - let alone a best-selling children's author?”
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