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I don't think I ever read any of his books but I had the pleasure of seeing him speak at the LA Times Festival of Books many years ago. My son liked his books so we joined the huge crowd waiting to see him. The film of Jurassic Park was pretty recent so the audience was full of kids who wanted to talk about dinosaurs. He was patient and encouraging and I was really impressed by how many kids were excited about reading because of his books (this was pre-Harry Potter).