The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going read more

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding the story seemed less like a creative effort than an act of recollection. I felt, like the story's narrator, that I was remembering something, not making it up.

The supply of time is a daily miracle. You wake up in the morning and
lo! Your purse is magnificently read more

The supply of time is a daily miracle. You wake up in the morning and
lo! Your purse is magnificently filled with 24 hours of the unmanufactured
tissue of the universe of life. It is yours! The most precious of your
possessions.

The New England conscience does not stop you from doing what you shouldn't-it just stops you from enjoying it.

The New England conscience does not stop you from doing what you shouldn't-it just stops you from enjoying it.

It is low-wage workers who are being hurt the most by the steady drip, drip, drip of coverage draining out read more

It is low-wage workers who are being hurt the most by the steady drip, drip, drip of coverage draining out of the employer-based health insurance system,

We can afford it, we like it, and unlike the car that you spend $35,000 on today, it appreciates and read more

We can afford it, we like it, and unlike the car that you spend $35,000 on today, it appreciates and is an excellent investment.

It said the birds would eat the berries if there was a bad winter, but even with a cold snap, read more

It said the birds would eat the berries if there was a bad winter, but even with a cold snap, they still weren't eating them. It seemed like such a waste.

Selective logging negatively impacts many plants and animals and increases erosion and fires. Additionally, up to 25 percent more carbon read more

Selective logging negatively impacts many plants and animals and increases erosion and fires. Additionally, up to 25 percent more carbon dioxide is released to the atmosphere each year, above that from deforestation, from the decomposition of what the loggers leave behind.

We just kind of connected better than the rest. He jumps up and puts his front legs on my shoulders read more

We just kind of connected better than the rest. He jumps up and puts his front legs on my shoulders and rests his head on my shoulders. He's very loving and listens to me.

I have so many contacts all over the world.

I have so many contacts all over the world.