I think, for the most part, our culture embraces that artists are born, not made. Chris Van Allsburg artistbearculture Change image and share on social
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 backbookcase Change image and share on social
What kids are exposed to on television is more frightening and horrifying than what they see in my books. Chris Van Allsburg bookexposefrighten Change image and share on social
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. Chris Van Allsburg cardboardcreateexcit Change image and share on social
I like the gizmos that transport people. Chris Van Allsburg gizmopeopletransport Change image and share on social
I think it's difficult to forget things that are unresolved. Chris Van Allsburg difficultforgetthing Change image and share on social
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. Chris Van Allsburg artbookchild Change image and share on social
Authors of books are not given very much control over the films that are made from their books. Chris Van Allsburg authorbookcontrol Change image and share on social
It did occur to me that certainly African-Americans are not underserved in picture books, but those books are almost all about specifically black experiences. Chris Van Allsburg africanamericanblack Change image and share on social
The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older. Chris Van Allsburg believechilddesire share on social
