On the death of his brothers, my dad lied about his age and joined the army in 1918. He was in the trenches long enough to be gassed and contract the early stages of tuberculosis from which he would eventually die just before my birth. Michael Foreman agearmybirth share on social
When I started writing and illustrating, I knew little of classic children's literature. My stories came from real life, from my concerns about what was happening in the world. Michael Foreman childclassicconcern Change image and share on social
I never read any fairy tales or classics until I was an adult; all we ever had was comics... No television, either. If we wanted entertainment, we hung around the fish shop. Michael Foreman adultclassiccomic Change image and share on social
Things have to be believable, not in a literal, photographic sense, but in an emotional sense - capturing the essence of the situation. Michael Foreman believablecaptureemotional Change image and share on social
I've done a bit of teaching, but I gave it up - I felt uneasy teaching illustration to people who hadn't yet learned to draw. Michael Foreman bitedrawfelt Change image and share on social
My book 'Ali Pasha' tells the true story of a young sailor Henry Friston, who, in the hell-fire of battle, forms an unusual friendship. Michael Foreman alibattlebook Change image and share on social
When coming in to land at Santiago, Chile, I saw the area between the city and the Andes mountains was smoking with rubbish dumps. While exploring the dumps, I made friends with people living and working there and saw how they survived through recycling the rubbish. Michael Foreman andesareachile share on social
Drawing was the only thing I was any good at in school, but I never dreamt I would, or even could, spend my life doing it. Michael Foreman drawdreamgood Change image and share on social
The seed of an idea laying dormant in an old sketchbook is fed the missing ingredient from a new experience. Trying to share some of these experiences, some of the wonders, is one of the reasons why I do books. Michael Foreman bookdormantexperience share on social
I didn't read children's books when I was a child. The only books in our house were ration books. Michael Foreman bookchildhouse Change image and share on social
