There was no language barrier when it came to kids, and when it came to play.
Connie Sellecca
I think everything belongs in a certain place, for kids who feel they don't belong anywhere. A museum is an institution like a library where... →
Brian Selznick
I guess I see a part of myself in everyone I write about. I tend to write about kids who are obsessed with something, and even though I have never... →
Parents shouldn't assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly. Kids don't. We do.
Maurice Sendak
Kids don't know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren't star chasers and they don't suck up. It's why I like... →
I'm not Hans Christian Anderson. Nobody's gonna make a statue in the park with a lot of scrambling kids climbing up me. I won't have it... →
I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you what... →
I don't have kids at all and I thank God that I never did.
Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know.
Kids are so shrewd.