“He checked out his surrounding. More books. A drinking fountain. A poster showing a guy slam-dunking a basketball with one hand and holding a book in the other, urging kids to READ! Weird, thought Steve. How can he even see… — Mac Barnett Copy Share
I'd much rather have a book that a few people love intensely than a book that a lot of people like okay. — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
“I live well! I may have been swallowed, but I have no intention of being eaten.” — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
“A clue! From M!" "Who's M?" "Maybe M is for Mackintosh! Maybe Grabes ans Mackintosh are in cahoots!" "Or maybe M is for Mom.… — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
I think the trick of writing a good picture book manuscript is to leave that space for illustration. An illustrated novel can do the… — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
Every Librarian is a highly trained agent. An expert in intelligence, counterintelligence, Boolean searching, and hand-to-hand combat. — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
Not only is a good prank harmless, but, like a good story, it reveals an essential truth that would otherwise be hidden. — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
Too often we tell kids pleasant stories devoid of truth, and stories without truth are not good stories. Our audience deserves more from us. — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
We put authors on such a pedestal, and it's a moment that humanizes the whole thing, and lends an absurdity to what otherwise is… — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
Pranking is a great way to indicate the underlying absurdities of the world. — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
“He checked out his surrounding. More books. A drinking fountain. A poster showing a guy slam-dunking a basketball with one hand and holding a book in the other, urging kids to READ! Weird, thought Steve. How can he even see the hoop? ... You see, Steven, Librarians are the most elite, best trained secret force in the United States of… — Mac Barnett Copy Share
