New Delhi, July 2 -- Eiko Kadono, the author behind Japan's most famous - and almost certainly most beloved - literary witch, has a little trouble going up the stairs these days.

At 91, she's still writing every day and hasn't stopped loving the color pink, dressing up or believing in the magic of books.

"Kiki's Delivery Service," which was first published in 1985 and turned into a 1989 animation film by Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli, is among 200 books she has written.

"I never tire of writing," she told The Associated Press at her home in the picturesque seaside town of Kamakura, south of Tokyo.

With a little pink gate, the house is filled with books, pink chairs and her collection of animal figures.

"I'm probably a child at heart...