![]() ![]() ![]() As he was spinning his yarn, it began to grow and grow and take on a life of its own. It seems that one night he was making up a bedtime story for his daughter, Heidi. But as Smith himself described it, his foray into writing books began entirely by accident, and he credits his daughter with getting him started. He embarked on his writing career in 1970 after leaving the advertising business. It would take 30 years for his dream to become a reality. Little did he know that he would grow up to become an award-winning author whose books have sold millions of copies and are making a difference to millions of children. It turned out to be a life-defining event, because after that experience he decided not only that he loved reading, but also, luckily for us and for his millions of fans, that he wanted to become a writer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Robert Kimmel Smith was 8 years old when he read his first book-a book that moved him enough to make him cry. ![]()
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