A Conversation with Lisa Graff
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A Conversation with Lisa Graff

A2ElementaryMay 6, 20264 min

Before she wrote children's books, Lisa Graff worked as a nanny. What lessons from that experience did she bring to her work on the page? Lisa talks to host Kitty Felde.

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When I started nannying in New York, that was the first time I'd ever experienced a play date.

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They had lessons every day, they had after-school activities, they had far more homework than I ever had.

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Last week we talked briefly to Lisa Graff, who wrote the book absolutely almost. Before she was a writer, Lisa worked as a nanny for a while. So Lisa, was there anything you learned as a nanny that you bring with you when you write books for kids these days? When I started nannying in New York, that was the first time I'd ever experienced a play date.

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Or, you know, the kids that I nannyed for were very, very scheduled. They had lessons every day, they had after-school activities, they had far more homework than I ever had. and when they played it was scheduled play. And I think part of that was, you know,

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that times had changed since I was a kid and part of it was that it was in New York City and so you can't just play on the street or, you know, go ride your bike in the middle of the street

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