Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco
Patricia Barber Polaccois an American author and illustrator...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth11 July 1944
CityLansing, MI
CountryUnited States of America
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What I loved the most about Oakland was that all of my neighbors came in as many colors, ideas, and religions as there are people on the planet. How lucky I was to know so many people that were so different and yet so much alike!
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My books cover many aspects of daily life through which your children will recognize their own relationships in their families and communities.
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I came from a family of incredible storytellers, but I didn't start writing children's books until I was 41 years old.
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Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?
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I could walk into anyone's home one time and draw a three-dimensional architectural plan of the inside of their home from memory, but I could not add up a column of numbers.
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Stars are holes in the sky, they are the light of Heaven coming from the other side.
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You’d have to go through at least four different hugs to get from the kitchen to the front room. Those relatives!’.
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When I was growing up, we never had much money. My parents were divorced young, but I was always surrounded by loving individuals. They couldn't give us riches, but they gave us their stories, their hearts, and their time.