Anthony Browne Quotes

United Kingdom, Writer
September 11, 1946

Anthony Edward Tudor Browne is a British writer and illustrator of children's books, primarily picture books, with fifty titles to his name. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2000, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 2009 to 2011 he was Children's Laureate.

Also known as Illustrator

When I talk to children, I show them a typical drawing I made when I was six and point out to them that when I was their age, I didn't draw any better than any of them.

Anthony Browne
- Children
- Age
- Drawing
Gorillas remind me of my father. He was a very big, physically strong man but also very sensitive.

Anthony Browne
- Father
- Strong

I use a little brush only for really small details. Over the years, I've started to use a much larger brush.

Anthony Browne
- Small
From 17 to 21, I was obsessed by sport and art. In art, I loved the pre-Raphaelites and Rembrandt first. Then I discovered Salvador Dali, and it was like finding something I already knew.

Anthony Browne
- Art