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Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg
American Author
Born: Jun 18, 1949
Book Books Me People Think You
Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar
I'm not a perfectionist. I'm just very observant. Chris Van Allsburg
Observant Perfectionist Very Just
I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head. Chris Van Allsburg
Inside Write Rattling Head Around Still Left
I believe that there will be many things that happen to me in my life that I will not be able to explain. Some of those might be magic. I'm not sure. Chris Van Allsburg
Life Me Will My Life Believe Those Able Some Magic Sure Happen Explain Might Many Things
I was about 28-29 when I wrote my first story, and that was called 'The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.' Chris Van Allsburg
Garden First About Wrote Story
Brainstorming, for me, takes place in my bed at night between the time I turn out my lights and I finally fall asleep. It is not a very violent storm, but what's happening is I am just thinking about different ideas and maybe things I've seen that day that I think might make a good story. Chris Van Allsburg
Time Good Day Me Seen Fall Think Thinking Finally Out About Good Story Takes Between Lights Ideas Make Bed Am Very Maybe Just Different Happening Storm Story Place Different Ideas Might Turn Asleep Things Night Violent
Authors of books are not given very much control over the films that are made from their books. Chris Van Allsburg
Made Control Films Books Given Over Very Authors Much
It was the case for a number of years that I was doing a book a year, but that was back when I was part-time teaching - and since 1991, I've been a parent, so that cuts into the time! Chris Van Allsburg
Time Book Year Back Case Parent Part-Time Since Doing Been Years Cuts Teaching Number
There's definitely a value in being literate. Chris Van Allsburg
Value Definitely Being Literate
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
Kind About Boy Heard Hubris Authors Dutch Stories Midwest Filled
They don't send people from large corporations to hire people to make sculptures. Chris Van Allsburg
People Corporations Make Hire Send Sculptures Large
Growing up in the 1950s, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, boys were supposed to be athletic. Chris Van Allsburg
Athletic Supposed Boy Were Up Michigan Grand Growing Growing Up
I've always thought of the book as a visual art form, and it should represent a single artistic idea, which it does if you write your own material. Chris Van Allsburg
Art You Book Thought Single Own Visual Write Idea Does Always Material Art Form Represent Artistic Form Which Should Your
I like the gizmos that transport people. Chris Van Allsburg
People Gizmos Like Transport
When somebody says, 'This must be a children's book,' basically they're saying, 'You must be a child.' And so my answer is, 'Well, yes, I guess I am a child.' But I don't think of myself that way. Chris Van Allsburg
Saying Myself You Book Somebody Think Guess Way Says Must Well Answer Am Yes Child Children Basically
I think parents generally know what's best for their children. But I suppose it's possible to be overprotective. Chris Van Allsburg
Best Parents Think Possible Generally Suppose Know Children
I don't like to get scared - it's not one of the emotions I enjoy. So I have to assume that if there are scary things in my books, they aren't very scary. Chris Van Allsburg
Emotions Enjoy Assume Books Scared Scary Like Very Get Things
I'm sensitive to the things I see. Chris Van Allsburg
See Sensitive Things
It's not in the interest of the artist to think of his market. Chris Van Allsburg
Think Market His Artist Interest
What kids are exposed to on television is more frightening and horrifying than what they see in my books. Chris Van Allsburg
Books Television Kids See Horrifying More Than Frightening Exposed
At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if - what then' approach to writing and illustration. Chris Van Allsburg
Myself You Writing Mind First Illustration Approach Guess See Pictures Call Questions What If Story Might Then Asking Asking Questions Creating
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
Good Book Events Picture Good Picture Attention Picture Book Pictures Call Arresting Happening Story Should
I don't know if what kids really want is a hamster. What they want is a dog. So the hamster ends up being a substitute: 'Well, would you accept this?' Chris Van Allsburg
You Dog Kids Would Know Well Accept Up Being Ends Substitute Want Really
Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now. Chris Van Allsburg
Change Out See Pretty Following Well Any Formula Far Worked Reason Now Muse
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. Chris Van Allsburg
Christmas Culture Old Our Percentage Only Fact Mythic True True Believers Most Years Truly Eight Pity Santa Figure Large Population Large Percentage Believed Believers
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
Best Sky Feeling Gone Think Bookshelf Ways Some Tender Toward Spot Jane Them
The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me. Chris Van Allsburg
Me Extraordinary Idea Context Happening Ordinary Fascinating
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