her backyard. if there was a tree around, she would climb it. if invite them to join heer in any number of games. even in those early years, she was very fond of the idea of "let's pretend"
hoping to nurture their child's imagination, joanne's parents began reading to her at an early age. because both parents were constant readers, it is n surprise constantly reading to me."Joanne was fed a steady diet of fairy tales and fantasy books as well as a smattering of the classics.
even during her most uncomfortable moments. the sounds of her parents reading to her always had a calming effect.
"My most vivid memory of childhood is my father sitting and reading the wind in the willows
to me,"she told the London daily telegraph."i had the measles at the time, but i don't really remember that. i just remember the book."
what her parents did not realize was that a constant exposure to literature-in particular, to fairy tales and stories of the fantasic-had made an encormous impression onthe young child.she be-