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“Board books, from what I’ve seen, have all sorts of tricks they can do.”
“In picture books, you’re less sure of what the reading experience is going to eventually be.”
“My kids, reared on This Is Not My Hat and the Shapes series, loved it, even though they’re now 9 and 11.”
“Jon Klassen: If the publisher did have an oh NO moment, they kept it well-hidden.”
“* Janet Manley: This book’s format is just so satisfying.”
“JM: “Nobody”—Margaret Wise Brown-informed?”
“I think having kids just really reaffirmed the validity of that time for me.”
“What did the honor mean to you, and what do the Swedes know about good literature?”
“A reader of the book would feel a little like a ghost in there themselves.”
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“JM: Did you have any rules for yourself when writing or illustrating this one?”
“JM: I can’t think of a more delightful phone call than the one you received by surprise one morning with the entire jury of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award committee on the other end.”
“Was the publisher like oh NO he wants die cut and doors in the pages?”
“The character/voice in this book is very free floating.”
“It has things in it.”
“JK: Another touchstone for this book, and a lot of the board book work I’ve been doing recently, is guided meditation.”
“JM: You and buddy/collaborator Mac Barnett have talked about the importance of being able to “access your childhood” when writing or illustration for kids.”
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“I wasn’t sure, and still am not quite sure, how ambitious something like this is.”