Budding Storyteller Gifts

" 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation,' a treatment by Todd Mozelle, Grade Three."

"This is an excellent story, Doris, so far."

'Your book is for the age group from 7.6 years to 9.3 years, but what we're looking for is a book for the age-group from 5.11 years to 7.3 years.'

I should be a writer when I grow up...

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

"Abstract Expressionism is definitely right for me at this stage of my career."

'I love your playing....especially when you stop!'

Child drawing fish from life by putting his head in a pond.

'Can you tell me what I've written? I can't read!'

"I know its hard to believe right now, Lawrence, but some day you'll thank me for asking you to punctuate your sentences correctly."

Timmy has a great future in nano-technology.

'My 'What I Did Over The Weekend' report is about my hunting a 17,000 pound moose, deep inside Canada.Some or all of this report has been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.'

'With my parents out of the house, I can finally start my long awaited mural project.'

'We're pushing our do-it-yourself kit, today, sir - a ream of paper and a half-dozen pencils.'

'I have a feeling one day when he grows up he'll be an artist of some kind.'

"Someday you'll see my work in the employee break room at the Met."

"... And his piano teacher says that he definitely has Van Gough's ear for music."

Building a Shelter

'Do I have to be creative?'

Creative Baby.

Mum has a bad judgement day - Well OK, you can take it to your room as long as you play it quietly.

How to draw a martian!

'All good things must come to an end.'

'For God's sake give me some angst, how will I ever write a misery memoir?'

'Look. Billy Curry did a nude!'

No animals were harmed during the writing of this book report....

"There's the pressure from my public, naturally, as well as the pressure from my publisher, my agent, and all that. But the real pressure comes from that devil inside that makes me different from other men, that makes me a writer. But, of course, you know all about pressure, grinding out those papers at Sarah Lawrence."

"Isn't it obvious? I'm writing the great American graphic novel."

Jackson Pollock as a child

"I've finally finished my lockdown novel."

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.

"Your book stinks—we want to publish it."

"Is there a problem officer?"

"It's supposed to be a comedy, so I've had Steve, here, red-flag the funny parts."

'I'm not sure if he plays that loud because he has a good set of lungs or if it's a mean streak in him.'