Chris Van Allsburg : (5)

" My ideas are not meant to suggest dreams or reality, but a surreal quality. " - Chris Van Allsburg

" I write for what’s left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head. " - Chris Van Allsburg

" I think parents generally know what’s best for their children. But I suppose it’s possible to be overprotective. " - Chris Van Allsburg

" What kids are exposed to on television is more frightening and horrifying than what they see in my books. " - Chris Van Allsburg

" The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it’s for the best. " - Chris Van Allsburg