Chris Allsburg

The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a read more

The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best.

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.

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to read more

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 magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older.

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.