Book Quote by Anthony Browne

Maurice Sendak never - I remember he said something that was very striking because it's something I never thought about. I always loved his…

— Spike Jonze

When Maurice touched a keyboard, it was like something from a movie, magical. He would always give you something from a movie, and you'd…

— Robin Gibb

Maurice Kenny stands at the forefront of his generation. Few writers of any ethnicity are destined to be remembered in the mainstream of literary…

— Wendy Rose

I grew up with probably three different authors having a seminal influence on my childhood, Dr. Seuss being one and Maurice Sendak being another.

— Chris Meledandri

I was lucky enough to know Maurice Sendak, and talked to him about doing the movie. For a while, I was really apprehensive of…

— Spike Jonze

Picture books are an emotional medium. They need to make us feel something.

— Marla Frazee

And that's why any of my picture books exist: They all seem to be built backwards from a simple, emotionally optimistic story beat.

— Berkeley Breathed

The artist has to look at life as he did when he was a child. If he loses that faculty, he cannot express himself…

— Henri Matisse

Joseph Gotto, yeah. Just all-around one of the more inspiring artists - not because of any sort of specific content direction, but rather the…

— Kehinde Wiley

If I give a book as a gift, it is invariably a children's book with beautiful artwork and a simple text. I adore the…

— Kim Harrison

Jacqueline Woodson's books are such a gift to parents and children for their poignant subtlety and lyricism and their willingness to let a reader…

— Tracy K. Smith

Dad was an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which he did in his spare time - very inspiring and dramatic.

— Bat for Lashes