I don't think I'm essentially interested in children's books. I'm interested in writing, and in pictures. I'm interested in people and in children because they are people.

In the great green room, there was a telephone And a red balloon And a picture of a cat jumping over the moon.

When the groundhog casts his shadow And the small birds sing And the pussywillows happen And the sun shines warm And when the peepers peep Then it is Spring

We speak naturally but spend all our lives trying to write naturally.

Everything that anyone would ever look for is usually where they find it.

I like dogs Big dogs Little dogs Fat dogs Doggy dogs Old dogs Puppy dogs I like dogs A dog that is barking over the hill A dog that is dreaming very still A dog that is running wherever he will I like dogs.

A good picture book can almost be whistled. ... All have their own melodies behind the storytelling.