I'm always a bit disappointed when I've finished working on a book. — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
As the years went by I became a writer and illustrator, although exclusively of fantasies. — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
The theory of isolation of certain tasks in certain hemispheres of the brain suggests I shouldn't even be able to speak, never… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
“Book lovers love books!" her mother announced. "There's romance about the books- even having them seems to have a kind of excitement."… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
I was about 28-29 when I wrote my first story, and that was called 'The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.' — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
When somebody says, 'This must be a children's book,' basically they're saying, 'You must be a child.' And so my answer is,… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
Some people may contend that there is no image more charming that a child holding a puppy or kitten. But for me… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
My ideas are not meant to suggest dreams or reality, but a surreal quality. — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
'The Polar Express' began with the idea of a train standing alone in the woods. I asked myself, 'What if a boy gets on… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
“Book lovers love books!" her mother announced. "There's romance about the books- even having them seems to have a kind of excitement." from Mr.… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now. — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
People have asked me a lot, 'What comes first? The pictures or the story? The story or the picture?' It's hard to describe because… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
Some people may contend that there is no image more charming that a child holding a puppy or kitten. But for me that's a… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
In the same way that a mundane object can have a personality somehow, I try to suggest that a mundane setting can have some… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
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… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
Brainstorming, for me, takes place in my bed at night between the time I turn out my lights and I finally fall asleep. It… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
The inclination to believe in the fantastic may strike some as a failure in logic, or gullibility, but it’s really a gift. A world… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
The whole idea of being mesmerized and not in control of your own actions is fascinating and a little spooky. I remember hearing about… — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share
