Anthony Browne
Writer
1946-09-11
Anthony Browne is a British writer and illustrator of childrens books, known for works such as Gorilla. He served as UK Childrens Laureate from 2009 to 2011.
Books by Anthony Browne
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Quotes by Anthony Browne
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The illustrations in picture books are the first paintings most children see, and because of that, they are incredibly important. What we see and share at that age stays with us for life.
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The first thing I put down on paper is a storyboard, like a film director.
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Gorillas remind me of my father. He was a very big, physically strong man but also very sensitive.
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One day, I found my dad's dressing-gown in an old suitcase, and it transported me back to when I was five and thought he was a god or a superhero who could do anything. After that, I wrote my first positive book about fathers, about my dad.
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I grew up in Yorkshire, and once or twice a year, we'd travel over the Pennines to see my cousins in Cheshire.
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