I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.

Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love.

I think when I'm drawing, I'm seeing what's happening on the page almost as if it were unfolding like a movie in my head.

Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for.

I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace.

It's fun to see how other artists adapt my work.

I love being an illustrator because I get to read really great stories, work with amazing people, travel and see places I never would've seen. And I get to draw all the time.