Pranking is a great way to indicate the underlying absurdities of the world. — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
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… — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
