American - Author | June 18, 1949 -
I've heard stories about authors filled with this kind of Lotto-winner hubris. I'm a Dutch boy from the Midwest. We don't have hubris.
Chris Van Allsburg
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Growing up in the 1950s, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, boys were supposed to be athletic.
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My stories are often a little mysterious.
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It seems to me that not only the writing in most children's books condescends to kids, but so does the art. I don't want to do that.
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I love the idea of a tiny window between the back stoop and the pantry, where the milkman would pass through the cheese. But of course, there is no milkman anymore. So somebody coming by the house and seeing the window would say, 'Oh, that must be original, because that's where the milkman passed the cheese through to the pantry.'
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I sculpted for four or five years. Mostly for my own amusement, I decided to do a picture book, and that was kind of a turning point.
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As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can happen.
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Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.
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I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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