Thank you

Hi Phyllis, I’ve read the Alice series since I was a child and into my young adult life and I just wanted to thank you for your amazing series. Your books mean a lot to me and helped me growing up. I was recently talking to my husband about the Alice series and how special it was and in recalling the books, it truly felt like Alice was a friend of mine. Thank you so much for your books and all the fond memories! I hope you are doing well!

Thanks so much for writing to me.  The Alice memories are special for me too.  I had a lot of fun with them, especially the scenes with Lester or Aunt Sally.  It was a unique experience to put down every wacky or embarrassing thought I’d ever had into the mouth of someone else and see how others reacted to it.  And the remarkable–well, not so strange, really–thing was the hundreds of letters I’ve received over the years from both girls and women saying they worried about the exact same things. Now younger sisters are reading the books; mothers who grew up on Alice books are reading them to their daughters.  I’m glad I lived long enough to finish the series.  That was one thing that worried me.  But I’m doing quite well, working on another novel for adults, have lots of friends and relatives whom I love, but I spend part of my time worrying about COVID19 and all the rest of you.  Stay well!