I loved playing with the mix of fantastical inventions and real ones. I hope kids will start logbooks to record their own creations. Marissa Moss creationfantasticalhope Change image and share on social
My memories of being nine or ten years old are especially vivid, since this is the time when you have a real sense of who you are - before the self-conscious preteen years start. Marissa Moss consciousmemorypreteen Change image and share on social
With the big publishers, they publish 50 books and promote five. Marissa Moss bigbookpromote Change image and share on social
Once I opened a book, I felt compelled to finish it. I was drawn into a world, and I had to know what would happen, how it would end. Marissa Moss bookcompeldraw Change image and share on social
History is exciting because it's true. Marissa Moss excithistorytrue Change image and share on social
Not only is writing more important than ever, but visual literacy is vital. We don't teach enough design, art, visual things. We have to recognize what we're seeing. It matters if you send someone a cluttered design. It matters more than ever. Marissa Moss artclutterdesign share on social
More than conventional picture books, the notebook format allows me to leap from words to images, and this free-flowing back-and-forth inspires my best work. It reflects the way I think - sometimes visually, sometimes verbally - with the pictures not there just to illustrate the text but to replace it, to tell their own story. Marissa Moss backbookconventional share on social
When I'm working on historical books, I'm much more organized. I usually read about 100 books to get the depth of knowledge I need. Marissa Moss bookdepthhistorical Change image and share on social
Amelia shows that it's not what happens in life that counts, but rather how you frame it, how you talk about it. Marissa Moss ameliacountframe Change image and share on social