I do tend to use watercolors – I love the splatter sort of thing you can do with watercolors. Mini Grey Read Quote
I always kind of think I don’t have a style, just whatever seems to be appropriate for the story. Mini Grey Read Quote
I love picture books – with picture books, you can use words and pictures as a double act, even tell two different versions of a story at the same time. Mini Grey Read Quote
I used to have two brown-coloured cats, who were brother and sister, called Bonzo and Bonzetta. Mini Grey Read Quote
Writing is a journey of discovery because until you start, you never know what will happen, and you can be surprised by what you do – expect the unexpected! Mini Grey Read Quote
The first book I ever bought for myself was ‘One Fish Two Fish’ by Dr. Seuss. My favourite page shows two children carrying an enormous glass jar up some stairs in the dark. In the jar is a tusked beflippered creature floating in brine. Mini Grey Read Quote
The great thing about making picture books is that you can make absolutely anything you want happen. It’s a bit like making a film, but you don’t need lots of money for actors and costumes – you just need pens, paper, and your imagination. Mini Grey Read Quote
Because even very young people are expert readers of pictures, you can convey very complex and subtle messages through pictures that you’d need loads of words to explain. Making a picture book is also a bit like making your own film – and you can make anything you want happen, however impossible! Mini Grey Read Quote
I’d love to collaborate with a writer, but I’m such a control freak, it might be difficult. Mini Grey Read Quote
Anything new is a sort of adventure – as a child, I think I was quite bad at tackling new experiences, like unusual foods, and I hated new clothes or having my hair cut. Mini Grey Read Quote
