Hamilton was skeptical. She wasn't even sure exactly what a children's book was. I submitted 20 pages, and it eventually turned into a 125-page book. It was published in 1967. It was an instant success, capturing that year's Edgar Allan Poe Award.
Children still love it.
If you can't get somebody to read, this is a good place to start because it's so interesting. The known, the imagined and the remembered. Those are the elements that go into her writing. On Nov. 16, Hamilton will give a workshop for teachers, writers and other interested adults at 7 p.m. in the program room. The next night she'll give a workshop for children, same time and place.