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1、Whenmyfirstchildren’sbookwaspublishedin2001,ireturnedtomyoldelementaryschooltotalktothestudentsaboutbeinganauthorandanillustrator,andwheniwassettingupmyslideprojectorinthecafetorium,ilookedacrosstheroom,andthereshewas:myoldlunchlady.shewasstillthereattheschoolandshewasbusilypr
2、eparinglunchesfortheday.soiapproachedhertosayhello,andisaid,”hi,jeannie!howareyou?”andshelookedatmeandicouldtellthatsherecognizedme,butshecouldn’tquiteplaceme,andshelookedatmeandshesaid,”stephenkrosoczka?”andiwasamazedthatsheknewthatiwasakrosoczka,butstephenismyunclewhois20yea
3、rsolderthaniam,andshehadbeenhislunchladywhenhewasakid.andshestartingtellingmeabouthergrandkids,andthatblewmymind.mylunchladyhadgrandkids,andthereforekids,andthereforeleftschoolattheendoftheday?ithoughtshelivedinthecafeteria,withtheservingspoons.ihadneverthoughtaboutanyofthatbe
4、fore.well,thatchanceencounterinspiredmyimaginationandicreatedthelunchladygraphicnovelseries,aseriesofcomicsaboutalunchlady.whousedherfishsticknunchuckstofightoffevilcyborgsubstitutes,aschoolbusmonsterandmutantmathletes,andtheendofeverybook,theygetthebadguywiththeirhairnet,andt
5、heyproclaimed,”justiisceserved!”anitd’bseenofchildren,andtheysentmethemostamazinglettersandcardsandamazingbecausetheserieswassowelcomedintothethereadinglivesofchildren,andtheysentmethemostamazinglettersandcardsandartwork.andiwouldnoticeasiwouldvisitschools,thelunchstaffwouldbe
6、involvedintheprogramminginverymeaningfulway.andcoasttocoast,allofthelunchladiestoldmethesamething:thankyouformakingasuperheroinourlikeness.”becausethelunchladyhasnotbeentreatedverykindlyinpopularcultureovertime.butitmeantthemosttojeannie.whenthebookswerefirstpublished,iinvited
7、hertothebooklaunchparty,andinfrontofeveryonethere,everyoneshehadfedovertheyears,igaveherapieceofartworkandsomebooks.andtwoyearsafterthisphotowastaken,shepassedaway,andiattendedherwake,andnothingcouldhavepreparedmeforwhatisawthere.becausenexttohercasketwasthispaintingandherhusb
8、andtoldmethatitmeantsomuchtoherthatihadacknowledgedherhardwor
