Go out and find a copy of 'The Shrinking Of Treehorn' and its sequel, 'Treehorn's Treasure.' Written by Florence Parry Heide and illustrated by the great Edward Gorey, master of the gothic and the macabre, these books are small masterpieces.
From Chris Riddell
The 'Chronicles of Narnia' have been favourites of mine since my childhood when I misread 'Aslan' as 'Alsatian' and was struck by the genius of naming a lion after a dog!
No politician would ever comment on a cartoon unless it was to show what a great sense of humour they have, that they can laugh at themselves.
Lose your inhibitions about drawing and just do it.
I want to show how much fun you can have drawing... parents and children can draw together as a wonderful shared activity.
I want to bring drawing back to the basics, make it about the pleasure that it can afford and remove the notion that it's some kind of precious or difficult activity. It's another way of telling a story.
Anyone can look through my sketchbooks as long as they don't have a background in psychiatric medicine.
The writing process isn't something I'm in love with. I'm an illustrator who writes.
My sketchbook is not sacrosanct, and my children would draw on one page while I drew on the other. It was something we shared.
Wherever there are words, let there be pictures.
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