Chris Van Allsburg

Peter Rabbit's not a rabbit. Peter Rabbit is a proxy for the child who reads the book, and they imagine themselves in the rabbit's position.

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.

I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

If I ever had to be on an amusement park ride, I probably wouldn't get on one; I'm not a very adventurous person!

The judge decided in this case that both the state and the defense would have the opportunity to respond to certain kinds of press. This is one such instance.