"Picture books should be shared books, which can be looked at again and again by parents and child. I like to think that I'm writing for the adult that the child will be, and the child that the adult still is."(Read an interview with the author of Elmer here.)
Quote of the Day: Ann Whitford Paul
"My adult students always want to know first of all how to get an agent and I tell them that their first question should be: How do I write a fantastic, one-of-a-kind picture book?"Read more of an insightful interview at Teaching Authors.