![]() ![]() ![]() What's been the hardest part of seeing the film come to life? The idea is not based on anyone or anything real - it came to me in a flash one day, asking to be written. Heidi's family, like a lot of families, is not the traditional mother, father, kids and a dog kind of family. You write that you create stories from what you know. Kids love that aspect of the book - I guess they feel the same way about candy as I do - but the jugyfruits didn't make it into the movie. In the book, the best way to calm Mama down when she got upset was to give her a jugyfruit. Is there anything from the book you wish made it to the screen? ![]() They are both such lovely, creative people and they treated my work with TLC and a lot of respect. I worked closely with Garry Williams, the screenwriter and Stephen Gyllenhaal, our director. I was absolutely thrilled that all these years later someone decided to turn it into a movie. What has been the process of seeing your book turn into a screenplay? I also teach writing to adults and children. My name is Sarah Weeks and I've been writing books for young readers for the past 30 years. ![]()
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