There are so many ways to tell a story. With multiplatform books, we are reimagining what literacy can be.

For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen.

My job as an author is to tell the story in the best way possible, to make it flow seamlessly and get the reader to keep turning the page.

Yes, we're pretty into books around my house. We have lots and lots of books around. We have TV, but really no one ever watches it.

Don't get me wrong - I love books! I just think a video has a bigger bang when it comes to a good, old-fashioned adrenaline rush.

There are 36 ways to tell this story. And all of them are disgusting.