I loved being a child. If I do have a talent, it's not so much being an artist, but it's being able to remember back to that time.

I loved being a child. If I do have a talent, it's not so much being an artist, but it's being able to remember back to that time.

I like to pretend that each book is my first one and last one, because it takes a tremendous amount of energy to do a book.

My parents would tell us to go outside and play or to do creative stuff, but television was very limited. So we used our own creativity to entertain ourselves. We were out in the woods a lot making huts and playing horses.

People may think that because I have illustrated and written all these books it must be easy for me, but it's not really easy for me. The drawing part is easy - I love doing it. But continuing to move forward is hard.

I've found places that are just as beautiful as New England, but this is my home.

When I go to another country, I try to be a big sponge and look at what the houses may look like and what colors predominate. I do not do research as much as just get ideas and ask people about things.