Kevin Cornell and I have worked together a bunch.

I'd much rather have a book that a few people love intensely than a book that a lot of people like okay.

Danger is the snack food of a true sleuth.

Pranking exposes the truth that underneath this appearance of order is joy, laughter, and disorder.

It's a sort of patronizing idea that literature for children has to feature role models of exemplary behavior. I think not only is that bogus, but it leads to really boring books.

Too often we tell kids pleasant stories devoid of truth, and stories without truth are not good stories. Our audience deserves more from us.

I think the trick of writing a good picture book manuscript is to leave that space for illustration. An illustrated novel can do the same thing.