What was your favourite book when you were a child? What's your favourite book that you wrote? I like the way they squeak and hide under their little blanket. Why do you write about guinea-pigs so much? A girl called Maisie, and two boys, Dover and Bruno. I once saw Prince Charles on the street and once the purple Wiggle waved at me (I think). If I was famous, you wouldn't have to ask that question!!! I have won a few prizes - once I even won a medal!

I get about a dollar for each book sold, so it depends how many are sold. He is from Argentina but his grandparents were from near Russia so it's a Russian name. 'Ursula' means little girl bear cub in Latin. No, the publisher finds the artists to do all the pictures. The publisher takes the story to some other people who have a big machine which prints the story into pages and sticks it all together.

They are the people who decide which stories they will turn into books. I send my story to some people called a publisher. Usually less for a short book (although not always.) How long does it take you to write a book? I didn't really know how to write, but I pretended to write it in the dirt with a stick. I wanted to write a book about a bus driver. I get ideas watching, listening, reading, talking, dreaming, even swimming. I now need to catch up on the other Becky stories.From lots and lots of places – ideas are everywhere. These days I am a professional puppeteer and maker, so this little story is close to the heart for me. Dubosarsky also used to perform puppet shows for the family as a child. I smiled when I read at the back of the book that Ms. With some improvisation, she plans a show almost at the last minute, and an amusing tale unfolds. This is a cute story for the younger readers, filled with some whimsy, and an ordinary girl having to deal with everyday interruptions from her little brother. It took me back to my childhood, when at 10 years of age, I would put on puppet shows in the street for the neighbourhood kids, using two wooden fruit crates as my theatre. I came across Ursula's Becky story, The Puppet Show, about a young girl putting on a makeshift show for her relatives and a couple of visitors. I was asked to assist our school librarian recently after a cleanup and help sort the books on the shelves back into their proper order.

Fairy Bread by Ursula Dubosarsky