I've always felt that I was a bit of an outsider to the British children's-book illustration scene, because I don't work in line and wash. Anthony Browne bitebookbritish Change image and share on social
Writers are articulate. Artists find it more difficult. Anthony Browne articulateartistdifficult Change image and share on social
The first thing I put down on paper is a storyboard, like a film director. Anthony Browne directorfilmpaper Change image and share on social
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 backbiteidea share on social
Many adults that I have met in my time believed that picture books are 'babyish'. I hope I have changed minds on this, as I set out to do. Anthony Browne adultbabyishbelieve Change image and share on social
Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader's imagination, adding so much to the excitement of reading a book. Anthony Browne addagebook share on social
Stories come to me in mysterious ways, more like dreams than reasoned creations. Anthony Browne creationdreammysterious Change image and share on social
I see 'Hansel and Gretel' as a breakthrough book for me, and one of the reasons is because I started to apply meaning to the hidden details. Anthony Browne applybookbreakthrough Change image and share on social
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 bookchildearly share on social
As adults, we've seen so much before that we often turn the pages of a picture book without really looking. Young children tend to look more carefully. Anthony Browne adultbookcarefully Change image and share on social
