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Anthony Browne

British Writer

Born: Sep 11, 1946

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Worrying can be a kind of caring, and as such is a healthy part of a balanced emotional life. Anthony Browne

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Pictures are as evocative to me as smells. Anthony Browne

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Picture books are being marginalised. I get the feeling children are being pushed away from picture books earlier and earlier and being told to look at 'proper' books, which means books without pictures. Anthony Browne

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One day, I found my dad's dressing-gown in an old suitcase, and it transported me back to when I was five and thought he was a god or a superhero who could do anything. After that, I wrote my first positive book about fathers, about my dad. Anthony Browne

Writers are articulate. Artists find it more difficult. Anthony Browne

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I never want to make a child worried or afraid, and I don't think I do. My pictures are born from the belief that children are far more capable and aware of social complexities than we give them credit for. Anthony Browne

M dad was a boxer, so he had this fierce, physical presence. Anthony Browne

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I didn't have picture books - there weren't many around when I was a child. Anthony Browne

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Stories come to me and I don't know where they come from, but afterwards I can look back and say, 'Oh yes, that's got a little bit of me, or a little bit of my own son in it'. That's where ideas come from. Anthony Browne

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I grew up with an older brother who was always stronger and faster and better than me at everything, but I was close enough in age to try and compete, so we had a competitive childhood. Anthony Browne

I don't like narrowing my readers down - there's not a particular age or gender or nationality. I suppose I'm aiming at the child I was. Anthony Browne

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Maurice Sendak is the daddy of them all when it comes to picture books - the words, the rhythm, the psychology, the design. Anthony Browne

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Most people lose their natural creativity at about five or six - but not me. Anthony Browne

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My dad never decided what he wanted to do; at times he fought in the army, was a teacher, a boxer, a light engineer, and a then a publican. My mum was a traditional housewife and mother. They showed my brother and I unconditional love. Anthony Browne

Although I have two good Anglepoise lights, I much prefer to work by daylight. Anthony Browne

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I'm impressed by the way some illustrators develop their images on computers, but it's too late for me to start, and I'm still in love with paper and paint and pencils. Anthony Browne

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What excites me about picture books is the gap between pictures and words. Sometimes the pictures can tell a slightly different story or tell more about the story, about how someone is thinking or feeling. Anthony Browne

I played rugby from the age of 10 until my late twenties; an unlikely player - small, quiet, long-haired and 'wiry.' Anthony Browne

Age Late Rugby Unlikely Small Until Quiet Twenties Played Player

One of my main decisions when accepting the job of Children's Laureate was that I must continue working on picture books. If I don't write and illustrate for some time, then I begin to question who I am. Anthony Browne

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