Jeanne Birdsall

Jeanne Birdsall (born 1951) is an American writer of children's books.

Quotes

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (2005)

• We wouldn't be lost if Hound hadn't eaten the map, and Hound wouldn't have eaten the map if you hadn't hidden your sandwich in it.
  • Skye, to Batty

• We'll discover that when I'm in the backseat for too long with my younger sisters, I go insane and murder them.
  • Skye

• Maybe it's fate that Hound ate the map. Maybe we'll discover something wonderful while we're lost.
  • Jane