Anthony Browne quotes

My dad never decided what he wanted to do; at times he fought in the army, was a teacher, a boxer, a light engineer, and a then a publican. My mum was a traditional housewife and mother. They showed my brother and I unconditional love. (Anthony Browne)
The first things I remember drawing were battles - big sheets of paper covered in terrible scenes of carnage - though when you looked closely there were little jokes and speech bubbles and odd things going on in the background. View quote
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Picture books are being marginalised. I get the feeling children are being pushed away from picture books earlier and earlier and being told to look at proper books, which means books without pictures. View quote
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A lot of my characters are underdogs or sad or lonely, but I had a comfortable, golden sort of childhood. View quote
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As a boy, I devoured comics but never saw what we now describe as a picture book. View quote
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Maurice Sendak is the daddy of them all when it comes to picture books - the words, the rhythm, the psychology, the design. View quote
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Worrying can be a kind of caring, and as such is a healthy part of a balanced emotional life. View quote
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I grew up with an older brother who was always stronger and faster and better than me at everything, but I was close enough in age to try and compete, so we had a competitive childhood. View quote
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As adults, we've seen so much before that we often turn the pages of a picture book without really looking. Young children tend to look more carefully. View quote
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