We are not there yet but we know we need it and we are getting there.

This is the premiere exhibit. There's going to be about 123 works of paintings and sculpture. We're the only museum in the country getting the full show.

When I first planned this event, I thought it would be a sleepy little winter program. But the fact that it's standing room only shows the need for these stories to be told.

Celebrity children's books don't sell based on whether they are good or not. They sell based on whether parents want to buy the celebrity's name or not.

It's bad rhyme and by and large, good books for kids are better than that.

I wanted to be the conduit for somebody else's experiences, filtered through me, and passed on to other people. Which is the job description, really.