Advertising Quote by Graeme Base

For most of my career I illustrated books for other people.

— Brian Selznick

I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they'd be easier.

— Mark Haddon

But when I was a little kid, I was always writing stories and illustrating little books that I would create.

— Patricia Cornwell

I used the second year of my MFA program to write a young adult novel and began pursuing picture books as well. I loved…

— Rebecca Serle

I've illustrated many children's books and I feel awfully lucky to be able to do something I love so much, and yes, to be…

— Sophie Blackall

When I'm not working on a children's book, I'm painting abstract paintings. That's probably the most joyous thing for me as an artist. But…

— Mary GrandPre

I have been illustrating Tolkien's books ever since I first read them, long before illustration became my profession.

— John Howe

I came into book publishing without any particular impulse to be in book publishing.

— Michael Korda

I always grew up with the idea that in order to be a successful writer, I should have a book published.

— Leandra Medine

We had absolutely no experience in writing kids books and its a very competitive market. But we buy and read a lot of children's…

— Tom Fletcher

I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children's…

— Al Yankovic

I object to publishers: the one service they have done me is to teach me to do without them. They combine commercial rascality with…

— George Bernard Shaw