I think picture books should stretch children. I think they should be full of wonderful, amazing words.

I read everything aloud, novels as well as picture books. I believe the eye and ear are different listeners. So as writers, we have to please both.

When you realize my best selling books are 'Owl Moon,' the 'How Do Dinosaur' books, and 'Devil's Arithmetic,' how can the public make sense of that! I have fans who think I only write picture books or only write SF and fantasy. I have fanatics of my poetry and are stunned to find out I write prose, too!

I think words come between the spectator and the picture.

I think having children is the most amazing thing.

I think any actor should be aware of where they're starting to stretch into what's not truthful.