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I find it incredible and outrageous that public and school libraries are being forced to close - we'll all pay the price in the long term.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Being Close Find Forced Incredible Libraries Long Long Term Outrageous Pay Price Public School Term

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Inspiring passion in children for books, and the world of imagination and creativity fuelled by them, is a fundamental reason for why the Children's Laureate post exists.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Books Children Creativity Exists Fundamental Imagination Inspiring Laureate Passion Post Reason Them Why World

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I played rugby from the age of 10 until my late twenties; an unlikely player - small, quiet, long-haired and 'wiry.'

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Age Late Played Player Quiet Rugby Small Twenties Unlikely Until

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One of my main decisions when accepting the job of Children's Laureate was that I must continue working on picture books. If I don't write and illustrate for some time, then I begin to question who I am.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Accepting Am Begin Books Children Continue Decisions Illustrate Job Laureate Main Must Picture Question Some Then Time Who Working Write I Am

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As a father, I understand the importance of the bond that develops through reading picture books with your child.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Bond Books Child Develops Father Importance Picture Reading Through Understand Your Your Child

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Children will come out and listen to a writer whose books they like. They don't need a government agency or a medal that says 'laureate' to continue that.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Agency Books Children Come Continue Government Laureate Like Listen Medal Need Out Says Whose Will Writer

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Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader's imagination, adding so much to the excitement of reading a book.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Adding Age Any Behind Best Between Book Books Everybody Excitement Filled Gap Grow Imagination Leave Left Much Older Picture Pictures Reader Reading Words

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As a boy, I devoured comics but never saw what we now describe as a picture book.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Book Boy Comics Describe Devoured Never Now Picture Picture Book Saw

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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.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Cousins Grew Once Over See Travel Twice Up Year Yorkshire

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Writer

Born: September 11th, 1946

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