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Anthony Browne Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

I see ‘Hansel and Gretel’ as a breakthrough book for me, and one of the reasons is because I started to apply meaning to the hidden details Picture Quote #1

As a child, I’d always liked cowboys and Indians stories where there were two layers - gruesome in the foreground but funny in the background Picture Quote #1

Most people lose their natural creativity at about five or six - but not me Picture Quote #1

From 17 to 21, I was obsessed by sport and art. In art, I loved the pre-Raphaelites and Rembrandt first. Then I discovered Salvador Dali, and it was like finding something I already knew Picture Quote #1

As a father, I understand the importance of the bond that develops through reading picture books with your child Picture Quote #1

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Something happens to our creativity as we go through the education process; most of us lose touch with it Picture Quote #1

One day, I found my dad’s dressing-gown in an old suitcase, and it transported me back to when I was five and thought he was a God or a superhero who could do anything. After that, I wrote my first positive book about fathers, about my dad Picture Quote #1

Stories come to me in mysterious ways, more like dreams than reasoned creations Picture Quote #1

I’m impressed by the way some illustrators develop their images on computers, but it’s too late for me to start, and I’m still in love with paper and paint and pencils Picture Quote #1

The illustrations in picture books are the first paintings most children see, and because of that, they are incredibly important. What we see and share at that age stays with us for life Picture Quote #1

Inspiring passion in children for books, and the world of imagination and creativity fuelled by them, is a fundamental reason for why the Children’s Laureate post exists Picture Quote #1

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I never want to make a child worried or afraid, and I don’t think I do. My pictures are born from the belief that children are far more capable and aware of social complexities than we give them credit for Picture Quote #1

Many adults that I have met in my time believed that picture books are ‘babyish’. I hope I have changed minds on this, as I set out to do Picture Quote #1

Never forget that children are at the heart of everything we do. Respect them, listen to them, talk to them as equals, and care about them Picture Quote #1

I had just been promoted to the first rugby team. It was a perfect, wonderful coming of age. My brother was already in the team, and my father had come to watch us. We went home, and my father died in front of me. Horribly, in about half an hour. He had a heart attack Picture Quote #1

Most of the day I work standing up, as I once read somewhere that it’s the best position for the back Picture Quote #1

Force me to choose my best book, and I always come back to ‘Gorilla.’ It was the first time I felt I understood what picture books could do Picture Quote #1

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I find it incredible and outrageous that public and school libraries are being forced to close - we’ll all pay the price in the long term Picture Quote #1

Worrying can be a kind of caring, and as such is a healthy part of a balanced emotional life Picture Quote #1

After art college, I got a job as a medical illustrator, and I was pretty good. I had to imagine what was going on in the operations because the photographs just showed a mess Picture Quote #1

I played rugby from the age of 10 until my late twenties; an unlikely player - small, quiet, long-haired and ‘wiry.’ Picture Quote #1

One of my main decisions when accepting the job of Children’s Laureate was that I must continue working on picture books. If I don’t write and illustrate for some time, then I begin to question who I am Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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You can never have ‘equality’ between two things that are not equal by definition. And so, for example, you can have equality among ‘people’, but not between ‘men’ and ‘women’ Picture Quote #1

Something happens to our creativity as we go through the education process; most of us lose touch with it Picture Quote #1

The first thing I put down on paper is a storyboard, like a film director Picture Quote #1

I hope to encourage more children to discover and love reading, but I want to focus particularly on the appreciation of picture books…. Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader’s imagination, adding so much to the excitement of reading a book Picture Quote #1

As a boy, I devoured comics but never saw what we now describe as a picture book Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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. (Anthony Browne Quotes) I see ‘Hansel and Gretel’ as a breakthrough book for me, and one of the reasons is because I started to apply meaning to the hidden details. (Anthony Browne Quotes) As a child, I’d always liked cowboys and Indians stories where there were two layers - gruesome in the foreground but funny in the background. (Anthony Browne Quotes) Most people lose their natural creativity at about five or six - but not me (Anthony Browne Quotes) From 17 to 21, I was obsessed by sport and art. In art, I loved the pre-Raphaelites and Rembrandt first. Then I discovered Salvador Dali, and it was like finding something I already knew. (Anthony Browne Quotes) As a father, I understand the importance of the bond that develops through reading picture books with your child. (Anthony Browne Quotes) Something happens to our creativity as we go through the education process; most of us lose touch with it. (Anthony Browne Quotes) One day, I found my dad’s dressing-gown in an old suitcase, and it transported me back to when I was five and thought he was a God or a superhero who could do anything. After that, I wrote my first positive book about fathers, about my dad. (Anthony Browne Quotes) Stories come to me in mysterious ways, more like dreams than reasoned creations (Anthony Browne Quotes) I’m impressed by the way some illustrators develop their images on computers, but it’s too late for me to start, and I’m still in love with paper and paint and pencils. (Anthony Browne Quotes) The illustrations in picture books are the first paintings most children see, and because of that, they are incredibly important. What we see and share at that age stays with us for life. (Anthony Browne Quotes) Inspiring passion in children for books, and the world of imagination and creativity fuelled by them, is a fundamental reason for why the Children’s Laureate post exists. (Anthony Browne Quotes) I never want to make a child worried or afraid, and I don’t think I do. My pictures are born from the belief that children are far more capable and aware of social complexities than we give them credit for. (Anthony Browne Quotes) Many adults that I have met in my time believed that picture books are ‘babyish’. I hope I have changed minds on this, as I set out to do. (Anthony Browne Quotes) Never forget that children are at the heart of everything we do. Respect them, listen to them, talk to them as equals, and care about them. (Anthony Browne Quotes) I had just been promoted to the first rugby team. It was a perfect, wonderful coming of age. My brother was already in the team, and my father had come to watch us. We went home, and my father died in front of me. Horribly, in about half an hour. He had a heart attack. (Anthony Browne Quotes) Most of the day I work standing up, as I once read somewhere that it’s the best position for the back. (Anthony Browne Quotes) Force me to choose my best book, and I always come back to ‘Gorilla.’ It was the first time I felt I understood what picture books could do. (Anthony Browne Quotes) I find it incredible and outrageous that public and school libraries are being forced to close - we’ll all pay the price in the long term. (Anthony Browne Quotes) Worrying can be a kind of caring, and as such is a healthy part of a balanced emotional life (Anthony Browne Quotes) After art college, I got a job as a medical illustrator, and I was pretty good. I had to imagine what was going on in the operations because the photographs just showed a mess. (Anthony Browne Quotes) I played rugby from the age of 10 until my late twenties; an unlikely player - small, quiet, long-haired and ‘wiry.’ (Anthony Browne Quotes) One of my main decisions when accepting the job of Children’s Laureate was that I must continue working on picture books. If I don’t write and illustrate for some time, then I begin to question who I am (Anthony Browne Quotes) 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 (Anthony Browne Quotes) You can never have ‘equality’ between two things that are not equal by definition. And so, for example, you can have equality among ‘people’, but not between ‘men’ and ‘women’ (Anthony Browne Quotes) Something happens to our creativity as we go through the education process; most of us lose touch with it (Anthony Browne Quotes) The first thing I put down on paper is a storyboard, like a film director (Anthony Browne Quotes) I hope to encourage more children to discover and love reading, but I want to focus particularly on the appreciation of picture books…. Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader’s imagination, adding so much to the excitement of reading a book (Anthony Browne Quotes) As a boy, I devoured comics but never saw what we now describe as a picture book (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 Quotes)

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