Author: Chris Van Allsburg

Quotes

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 think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.

- Chris Van Allsburg

A good picture book should have events that are visually arresting - the pictures should call attention to what is happening in the story.

A good picture book should have events that are visually arresting - the pictures should call attention to what is happening in the story.

- Chris Van Allsburg

I don't like to travel. Yet all my books seem to involve a journey.

I don't like to travel. Yet all my books seem to involve a journey.

- Chris Van Allsburg

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.

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.

- Chris Van Allsburg

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.

- Chris Van Allsburg

'The Polar Express' began with the idea of a train standing alone in the woods. I asked myself, 'What if a boy gets on that train? Where does he go?'

'The Polar Express' began with the idea of a train standing alone in the woods. I asked myself, 'What if a boy gets on that train? Where does he go?'

- Chris Van Allsburg

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.

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.

- Chris Van Allsburg

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