Maxioms by Chris Allsburg
I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is read more
I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is challenging and beguiling to sense something inside, put it on paper (or carve it in stone), and then step back and see how much has got lost in the process.
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 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.
