Chris Van Allsburg Good Quotations

Brainstorming, for me, takes place in my bed at night between the time I turn out my lights and I finally fall asleep. It is not a very violent storm, but what's happening is I am just thinking about different ideas and maybe things I've seen that day that I think might make a good story.

A good picture book should have events that are visually arresting - the pictures should call attention to what is happening in the story.