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International bestselling author Ann Patchett stays busy. When not writingâ€”she's the author of eight novels and three works of nonfictionâ€”you can find her at Nashville's Parnassus Books, which she co-owns with Karen Hayes. Now Patchett has ventured into the world of children's literature with her debut picture book, Lambslide. Nicolette Farmer, confident and determined, is running for class president at her school. When the flock of lambs on her family farm overhear her parents tell her that she'll surely "win by a landslide," the lambs hear "lambslide," and a dream is born. Patchett answered questions from Chapter 16 via email about her debut picture book collaboration with Fancy Nancy illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser. Chapter 16: What sparked this narrative? Did you hear a malapropism, by chance, and a story was born? Ann Patchett: I started writing children's books about a year ago after meeting Robin Preiss Glasser, and for a while it seemed like everything I saw sparked an idea. Lambslide was probably the fourth or fifth one I wrote. (They aren't coming out in any particular order.) I was reading The New York Times the morning after Conor Lamb won the 17th congressional district of Pennsylvania, and someone was holding a poster that said "LAMBSLIDE" on it. I was only amazed that a hundred other picture-book authors didn't jump to the same conclusion. Chapter 16: I like how the lambs democratically campaign (with President Nicolette's wise guidance) for what they want. Since an election is a significant plot point, do you hope for the story to be an introduction to activism for children? Patchett: I don't know that the book is a call for activism as much as it is a call to check in with the people around you and try to figure out if the thing you want matches up with the thing they want. I think it's a story about learning to be a thoughtful member of a group. I also know I was fascinated with voting when I was little. It seemed like the ultimate glamorous *** activity. I love the idea of children thinking about voting early on. This would be a great place for parents and children to start having a conversation about voting, not just in terms of our government, but in a family, in a school, in a group of friends. A question as simple as "How many of you want pizza?" can be the root of voting. I may want Thai food, but if the group votes for pizza, we're going to eat pizza. Chapter 16: What are some details Robin Preiss Glasser added to the story that make you happy to see? Patchett: Robin is a tremendous collaborator. Every single thing I know about children's books I learned from Robin. She figured out how to make the slide. I was thinking of something entirely whimsical, but she took the tarp off the hay bales and made it into a slide. I was floored by that. She keeps just the right balance of imagination (lambs are talking and voting) and practicality (lambs could slide down the hill on a tarp and have fun). Also, she gave my dog Sparky a cameo on every page. Sparky is a lead character in some of the later Farmer books. The fact that he's embedded into the story line of this book thrills me. Chapter 16: Which children's books from your own childhood most resonated with you? Patchett: I loved Dare Wright's The Lonely Doll, which is about as strange as a picture book can get. I bought a first edition at Powell's years ago for my sister, and I don't think anything has ever thrilled her more. Those black-and-white photographs of Edith and Mr. Bear and Little Bear are hard to forget. My sister also loved Der Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffman, a book as dark as midnight. I was three-and-a-half years younger than Heather, so I pretty much followed her lead. I loved Sendak's Nutshell Library, both for its brilliance and its tininess. I'm still singing the Carole King songs that went with those books. Chapter 16: As one of the most prominent faces of the independent-bookstore movement, can you talk about what role children's books have in driving traffic to the store? Patchett: Before Karen Hayes and I opened Parnassus, I remember Daniel Goldin at Boswell's Books in Milwaukee saying to me, "If you want customers, you have to raise them yourself." That's the truth. Having a great children's department, having a great story time, having booksellers that are specifically trained as children's booksellersâ€”these make all the difference. I love knowing that there's a whole generation of kids growing up with Parnassus, making their happy associations with books right there in our store. Before we opened, I knew plenty of people who wrote for ***s, but I didn't know any children's-book authors. If I can make a ridiculous generalization, children's authors are the nicest people in the world. Sandy Boynton, Tad Hills, Kate DiCamillo, Mac Barnett, and Jon Klassen. I could go on and on. These people are wildly creative and so smart and just fun. I think I got into picture books because I wanted the chance to hang out with them. Chapter 16: What inspires you these days? Patchett: As far as picture books are concerned, pretty much everything inspires me. Certainly Sparky is my muse (he's sleeping now; being a muse is a huge job), but so many things strike me as funny. I'm working on a book now that comes from a couple of lines of Macbeth. It's not Shakespeare's funniest play, but I can crack myself up just thinking about the picture book. Come to think of it, my rabid desire to write children's books probably comes from these distinctly unfunny days. I want to make myself laugh, and I want to make other people laugh. Chapter 16: Do you have any advice for those authors already published in the world of *** literature who want to write children's books? 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