I was raised in a big family in a tiny town in southern Illinois. Our small house was jammed with 6 kids, 2 adults, a variable number of cats, 1 dog and thousands of books. It was great. Since I grew up in the 60's and 70's, I didn't have the internet or cable TV to keep me amused, but I had something much better--my siblings. We spent our days watching bad TV (B-movies, Gilligan's Island, the Brady Bunch, and Dark Shadows), traipsing through the countryside on adventures, and making each other laugh.
Since then, I have studied biology and computer science, worked for a computer company, and raised a family. Now, I write books for kids and visit lots of schools to tell kids about writing.
