“Then, when the stars came out, Ma took out her fiddle. We all quieted down while she tuned the strings, and I got the funniest feeling. I felt as if I was looking at everyone from far away in space,… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share Image
“Besides, she likes my stories. They are like fairy tales, I suppose, full of kings and queens and adventures. Ma says people think fairy… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“I have always loved the big, brick house in Iowa where my mother grew up. From its windows, you can look out and see… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“There was once a country ruled by a king and queen who loved different things. The king loved cats and the queen loved birds.… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“When you're a cat, most of the time you're thinking about cat things. Little movements in the grass, cupboards that aren't quite closed, patches… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“Then, when the stars came out, Ma took out her fiddle. We all quieted down while she tuned the strings, and I got the… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“The happiest endings -- I think they're endings that feel like beginnings.” — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“... some people - think only the present is real. The past and the future don't even exist. ... And some people say that… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“The sleeper dreams of an egg and knows an egg. He dreams the egg is hatched and a bird rises from the shell. Awake,… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“Lucy wondered what it was she had found. A boy who wanted to be a writer. And a family who had picnics under the… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
“But don’t you think there some stories that are more alive than that? When you put certain books back on the shelf, don’t you… — Kristin Kladstrup Copy Share
