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Patricia Polacco Quotes

I don’t know if my work is a concerted effort to make kids sad! Picture Quote #1

My stories are fundamentally about the love of family Picture Quote #1

You’d have to go through at least four different hugs to get from the kitchen to the front room. Those relatives!’ Picture Quote #1

My books cover many aspects of daily life through which your children will recognize their own relationships in their families and communities Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if my work is a concerted effort to make kids sad! But life and death go hand in hand. It’s our condition as human beings Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe being gay is something you can change, no more than you can change the color of your hair or your eyes. Well, I dye my hair, so maybe that’s not the best example. But your eyes! Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

All of us have a ‘voice’ inside where all inspired thoughts come from. When I talk to children and aspiring writers, I always ask them to turn off the TV and listen to that voice inside them Picture Quote #1

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! Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t a very good student in elementary school and had a hard time with reading and writing Picture Quote #1

My family always encouraged my drawing ability. Kids in school who teased me about my reading would get out of their seats and stand behind my desk as I worked and go, ‘Wow, you can really draw.’ Later, I earned a degree in Fine Art and got a Ph.D. in Art History Picture Quote #1

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My appearances are almost theatrical performances. I bring items for the children to see, such as photographs and actual piece of meteorite, a family quilt, sometimes spectacles, sometimes clothing, so that they can understand what I write about is family stories based in fact Picture Quote #1

Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don’t understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another? Picture Quote #1

All children have gifts, some open them at different times Picture Quote #1

You were born with the power to change others. You change people by the way you treat them. That is what changes the human heart Picture Quote #1

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I don’t know if my work is a concerted effort to make kids sad! (Patricia Polacco Quotes) My stories are fundamentally about the love of family (Patricia Polacco Quotes) You’d have to go through at least four different hugs to get from the kitchen to the front room. Those relatives!’ (Patricia Polacco Quotes) My books cover many aspects of daily life through which your children will recognize their own relationships in their families and communities. (Patricia Polacco Quotes) I don’t know if my work is a concerted effort to make kids sad! But life and death go hand in hand. It’s our condition as human beings. (Patricia Polacco Quotes) I don’t believe being gay is something you can change, no more than you can change the color of your hair or your eyes. Well, I dye my hair, so maybe that’s not the best example. But your eyes! (Patricia Polacco Quotes) I came from a family of incredible storytellers, but I didn’t start writing children’s books until I was 41 years old. (Patricia Polacco Quotes) All of us have a ‘voice’ inside where all inspired thoughts come from. When I talk to children and aspiring writers, I always ask them to turn off the TV and listen to that voice inside them. (Patricia Polacco Quotes) 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! (Patricia Polacco Quotes) 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. (Patricia Polacco Quotes) I wasn’t a very good student in elementary school and had a hard time with reading and writing (Patricia Polacco Quotes) My family always encouraged my drawing ability. Kids in school who teased me about my reading would get out of their seats and stand behind my desk as I worked and go, ‘Wow, you can really draw.’ Later, I earned a degree in Fine Art and got a Ph.D. in Art History. (Patricia Polacco Quotes) My appearances are almost theatrical performances. I bring items for the children to see, such as photographs and actual piece of meteorite, a family quilt, sometimes spectacles, sometimes clothing, so that they can understand what I write about is family stories based in fact. (Patricia Polacco Quotes) Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don’t understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another? (Patricia Polacco Quotes) All children have gifts, some open them at different times (Patricia Polacco Quotes) You were born with the power to change others. You change people by the way you treat them. That is what changes the human heart (Patricia Polacco Quotes)