Maxioms by Chris Allsburg
Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact read more
Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity.
Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it read more
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.
The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going read more
The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding the story seemed less like a creative effort than an act of recollection. I felt, like the story's narrator, that I was remembering something, not making it up.
The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people read more
The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding.
