Barbara Park
Barbara Park
Barbara Lynne Parkwas an American author of children's books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth21 April 1947
CityMount Holly, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
hurt names forever
A stick or a stone only stings for a minute. A name seems to hurt forever.
grief mean thoughtful
The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature's thoughtful that way.
moving all-alone feels
Moving makes you feel all alone inside.
hate i-hate guts
Can't we be friends?' I hate your guts, Frankovitch' Can't our guts be friends?
book enough
I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books,
children perfect oxymoron
I find the term perfect child to be an oxymoron.
senior witty writing
My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.
good-life hate nudge-nudge
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.
teacher children kids
I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was enough for me. Everything was so urgent. I needed to say it immediately.
sadness sometimes
Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can't control your sadness.
book thinking two
I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. It's perfectly okay to take a book, read it, have a good time, giggle and laugh - and turn off the TV. I love that.
dream stars mean
When you’re in between dreams, you get to lean back and relax and stop trying so hard. Trying to be somebody, I mean. It’s not as exciting as being a television star, but it’s not that bad, either. You just have to learn to be satisfied with the way you are for a while. Not Forever. Just until you’re finished resting.
friends believe problem
I don't really believe in pretending to be happy when you're not. Mostly I believe that you should burden your friends with your problems.
Junie B. Jones. The B stands for Beatrice. Except, I don't like Beatrice. I just like B and that's all.