“I contend that good children's stories are always about the Getting of Wisdom. That's another way of saying, "Let your characters grow. Up." And good stories for adults are about the Holding of Wisdom. Another way of saying, "Recognize you are grown up.”

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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

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2006

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The devil's arithmetic

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Dragon's Blood

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