Brian Selznick

We spoke to the author of Big Tree.

What inspired this book? Big Tree is a story about nature from nature’s point of view. I asked myself questions like: “What is it like to be a seed?” Did you love nature growing up? Yes, I grew up in New Jersey. In the woods by my house, I loved how the sound of the world changed when I walked among the trees. I could hear insects, and I was never entirely sure if dinosaurs weren’t hiding somewhere. What do you do in your free time? I love seeing plays and musicals, going for walks in nature, and doing yoga too. What’s the best advice you have received? Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, told me to only make the books I most want to make. I…

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