Frequently Asked Questions
photo courtesy of Camylla Battani
How do you say your last name?
My last name has three syllables: Mil-us-ich, and sometimes, breaking them up helps to make it easier to say.
Did you always know you wanted to be an author?
No, it wasn't until a few years after I began working as an itinerant teacher for the visually impaired that I wrote my first story, Penelope the Patchwork Pig. I loved creating Penelope's world and story. I've been writing ever since.
Where do you get your ideas?
I get many ideas from my students and when my children were little from them.
Do you have any hobbies?
I love reading, practicing yoga, and jigsaw puzzles.
What is your favorite book?
It's hard to pick out just one, but A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite middle-grade reads, and A Bad Case of Stripes is one of my picture book favorites.