As a kid, I drew cartoon characters and comic book heroes. Spiderman and the X-Men were my favorites..

I'm an artist by trade and an author by necessity..

For me, each book is kind of like a silent film. If you were to remove the words and just look at the pictures, you should be able to tell what the s….

I think it's important to have confidence, but then it's also important to try to try something new, to leave your comfort zone to try to grow. That'….

Much of the message that I try to put across to students is that they have to figure out what they really like to do and find a way to do that as an ….

When I look at American history and I look at what history means to me, I look at it as if it were a string of stories. And if it's told well enough ….

What's important about the artists we learn about in art history and see in all the art books is that they have somehow pushed the boundaries of what….

My uncle, who's an art teacher, took me under his wing and gave me a really strong foundation in art. I spent summers with him, and he taught me how ….

My purpose is to create a mirror for the reader to see themselves, to create a light for people to see themselves in the characters, pictures, and st….

Be present in your work because kids live in the moment, so as soon as you're not in the present, you're not being authentic..