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I'm so lazy as far as liking to get up, go to the office in my pajamas, get dressed about noon. And I hate flying. So I have this really laid-back, good lifestyle, and it's hard to nudge me out of it.

~Barbara Park

Topics: About As Far As Dressed Far Flying Get Go Good Hard Hate Lazy Lifestyle Liking Me Noon Office Out Pajamas Really Up

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I find that when I'm struggling to think of how a six-year-old would feel about something, I just have to go right down to the common denominator, find the simplest way that you can look at an object or a problem, and not muck it up with all of the stuff that adults do and over-analyze.

~Barbara Park

Topics: About Adult Common Common Denominator Denominator Down Feel Find Go How Just Look Object Problem Right Simplest Something Struggling Stuff Think Up Way Would You

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Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Bad Good Good And Bad Just Society Way Which You

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My criteria for what makes a book an official 'favorite,' is based almost entirely on how desperately I don't want the story to end.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Almost Based Book Criteria Desperately End Entirely Favorite How Makes Official Story Want

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I've stopped reading about my books on the Internet because it's too hurtful.

~Barbara Park

Topics: About Because Books Hurtful Internet Reading Stopped Too

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There are those who believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Believe Book Children Extraordinary Fact Gives Happen Huge Impose In Fact Lessons Measured Models Moral More Nothing Offers Only Perfect Personally Reader Role Role Models Smile Terms Than Think Those Tries Two Value Who

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I like to think that Junie B. looks at the world - and this isn't a negative comment on her - from the lowest common denominator. It's not all gray to her; it's all black and white.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Black Black And White Comment Common Common Denominator Denominator Gray Her Like Looks Lowest Negative Think White World

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I wasn't that over-the-top, but I got sent to the principal in first grade for talking. And my father was for a long time the president of the Board of Education. That was always a hard note to bring home.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Always Board Bring Education Father First First Grade Got Grade Hard Home Long Long Time Note Over-The-Top President Principal Sent Talking Time

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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Books Found Laugh Make Many Readers Reluctant Them Who Young

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For 20 years I've gotten to laugh my way through my work. For me, that's a dream job.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Dream Gotten Job Laugh Me Through Way Work Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: April 21st, 1947

Died: November 15th, 2013

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