The whole idea of being mesmerized and not in control of your own actions is fascinating and a little spooky. I remember hearing about someone
I don’t know if what kids really want is a hamster. What they want is a dog. So the hamster ends up being a substitute:
The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It’s also about the desire to reside in a world where
I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.
I’ve always thought of the book as a visual art form, and it should represent a single artistic idea, which it does if you write
As the years went by I became a writer and illustrator, although exclusively of fantasies.
Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it’s quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great.
It did occur to me that certainly African-Americans are not underserved in picture books, but those books are almost all about specifically black experiences.
The crudest thing I’ve done as a teacher was to require students to write a national anthem for their country and sing it themselves.
I’m not surprised that my books appeal to adults.
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