MARGIE PALATINI BIOGRAPHY I BOOKS I PRESENTATIONS I BOOK ORDERING
my son Jamie says was "once upon a time, long, long ago... and getting longer every day..." (what a comedian!), anyway, my favorite books were The Little Engine That Could, Alice in Wonderland, Little Women, and The Wizard of Oz. Of course, I watched TV too. I was crazy for that bunny named Bugs, and I still do love 'Lucy.' Jamie always gasps, "Mom, you were B.C!!!?? (that's right, I was watching...before color.)
Here's the rest of my short story...in black and white. I was born, played, crayoned, went to school, and grew up in Edison, NJ. Yes, that's the town named after Thomas You-Know-Who, and where he invented the light bulb at his laboratory in Menlo Park. My sister, brother, and I played all kinds of imaginary games, including 'horse,' and 'dog,' and 'cat.' (That's where I got my idea for The Perfect Pet.
I doodled an dabbled at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, PA. Today, all grown up, I live, play, and still crayon, doodle and dabble in Plainfield, NJ. I live there in a big old white house with my husband, who works in advertising, our 'little boy' who is not so little anymore--but still makes messesÑ(okay, okay, I still do too!), and our cat, J.B.
I really like writing funny stories and knowing they make children all across the country laugh out loud. Of course, all my ideas must first pass Jamie's giggle test. I wouldn't think of writing a story without his say-so and a-okay. Silliness is serious business. And Jamie knows his sillies. Not to mention his chuckles. He is, in a word--okay, two--my inspiration. |
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