Dick Bruna Professions : Author Born : August 23, 1927 Died : February 16, 2017 Browse All Authors Top 16 quotes by Dick Bruna When I make a book, I make it for the child and not for the parent - no jokes in it for the parents! Dick Bruna parent book children Each book first begins with a little idea. Dick Bruna education book ideas I did about 2000 covers altogether, for all sorts of books - from Shakespeare to James Bond - and I always had the idea that I must give 100%, no matter who the author was. Dick Bruna giving book ideas But we discovered that, although I liked publishing, the commercial side meant nothing at all to me. Dick Bruna publishing two-sides sides Now, I had been drawing all this time - especially in France of course - so, when I came back, my father gave me the chance to do a cover for one of the books he published. Dick Bruna drawing father book I want a nice picture book with 12 pictures - I do my best with that format. Dick Bruna nice want book I thought it would be very nice to become Picasso or Rembrandt, or a van Gogh. Dick Bruna vans nice would-be I thought it was amazing to work with authors, to get a manuscript and try to make up a cover for it. Dick Bruna manuscripts trying My father realised that for me to become a publisher in his firm would have been the end of the firm! Dick Bruna firm ends father I come from a family of business people, but I had the idea I wanted to become an artist. Dick Bruna artist people ideas I have been drawing all my life. Dick Bruna drawing inspire life Then one day I thought it would be wonderful to make a whole book, to make my text and my drawings together, and that's how I started doing children's books. Dick Bruna drawing book children Before he went to sleep, I told him a little story about a rabbit we saw run around the beach house we rented. Dick Bruna story house sleep beach Miffy has changed quite a lot since the early books, although I never realised it at the time. Dick Bruna books never early time Right at the beginning, I didn't know if Miffy was a boy or girl. Dick Bruna boy beginning know girl But I don't sit down and think: this is meant for children. Dick Bruna sit down think children Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors
