Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
As a kid, Cynthia Rylant was practically obsessed with Archie's comic books. Do you think she was Team Veronica or Team Betty? (Source.)
According to Cynthia Rylant, almost all of her books are somehow spun from real life. (Source.)
Rylant doesn't spend all her time writing. She also collects teapots and quilts, and hangs out with her dogs and cats. Sounds like a pretty sweet life to us. (Source.)
Missing May has a lot to do with a parent figure's disappearance, and Cynthia Rylant had some experience with that—when she was four, her dad pretty much disappeared on her. (Source.)