To demonstrate to the reader that she can work through the difficult experiences, relationships, and emotions in her life-and that her life is worth the effort that her life is worth living. My feelings of alienation on the playground when my third-grade classmates made fun of my sack lunch (bologna-and-mustard-and-BBQ-potato-chip-sandwiches) inspired my easy-reader Dinosaur Pizza. To work through difficult experiences, relationships, emotions, etc.Īfter my family home and neighborhood were destroyed in a Santa Barbara wildfire, I wrote my first YA novel Corey’s Fire.(I mean, if I’m not having fun, why bother?) First and foremost, to entertain myself.Lee Wardlaw is the author of 30 books for young readers, including “ Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku” and its follow-up, “ Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku.” The following is a complete transcript of her interview with Cracking the Cover.
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