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This Is What It’s Like to Be 90
The good news: The secret to longevity doesn't involve eating raw eggs or porridge or even avoiding men. The less good news, says this children's book author: Getting older is kind of weird.
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Martha Tolles is the author of 11 children's books and two dozen short stories and essays. Her books include the popular KATIE/DARCI series (sold 2.3 million copies) and were published by Scholastic. She is a graduate of Smith College, a member of SCBWI and the Authors' Guild. Her husband was a lawyer and they had six wonderful children (only one girl, so her first book was called TOO MANY BOYS, later retitled in paperback KATIE AND THOSE BOYS). She also has 11 wonderful grandchildren and one great-grandson.
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