Featured Essays

BEHIND-THE-BOOK: “The Spider & The Fly”

BEHIND-THE-BOOK: “The Spider & The Fly”
Originally posted on Tony's blog on October 1, 2024

Behind The ‘Monstrous Manual’

Behind The ‘Monstrous Manual’
Originally posted on Tony's blog on May 29, 2024

STUFF I DID IN THE ’80s

STUFF I DID IN THE ’80s
Tony guides you through the decade of MTV, parachute pants and the Rubik’s cube

(The Story of) The Story of Diva & Flea

(The Story of) The Story of Diva & Flea
Originally posted on Tony's blog on May 26, 2015

David A. Trampier (1954-2014)

David A. Trampier (1954-2014)
Originally posted on Tony's blog on March 28, 2014

Owlbears, Rust Monsters and Bulettes, Oh My!

Owlbears, Rust Monsters and Bulettes, Oh My!
Originally posted on Tony's blog on Dec 23, 2013

The Style of Scribner

The Style of Scribner
Originally posted on Tony's blog on September 8, 2013

BOOKS: The Vim & Vigor of Vogel

BOOKS: The Vim & Vigor of Vogel
Originally posted on Tony's blog on May 24, 2013

1982…1992…2012

1982…1992…2012
Originally posted on Tony's blog on December 19, 2012

A Woodland Wonderland

A Woodland Wonderland
Originally posted on Tony's blog on December 11, 2012

The Twelve Gooney Days of Christmas

The Twelve Gooney Days of Christmas
This holiday memory originally appeared in the School Library Journal, December, 2010.

1995: Bridging the Gap

1995: Bridging the Gap
Originally posted on Tony's blog on November 7, 2011

The Secrets of Spiderwick

The Secrets of Spiderwick
Originally Posted on Tony's blog Jun 21, 2009

The Story of Gzonk!

The Story of Gzonk!
Originally posted on Tony's blog November 20, 2008

We Don’t Make Fuzzy-Bunny Books

We Don’t Make Fuzzy-Bunny Books
Originally published as multi-part blog entry in 2008

1987

1987
Originally posted on Tony's blog September 23, 2007

Never Abandon Imagination Tony DiTerlizzi: Never abandon imagination.

Imagination is a world of possibility that exists within each of us. It is what makes us uniquely human. It is our creative fingerprint that touches and influences the world around us. Imagination is essential to art and science; to innovation and prosperity. It gives us hope, calls us to action and leads to change.

Whether it’s fairies, dragons, robots or aliens, all of my children’s book characters are siblings born of my imagination – an imagination strengthened through years of encouragement from family, teachers and friends. While so many others abandoned it during their transition from childhood to adulthood, I fiercely held onto mine, hoping for a day when I could share it to inspire the next generation of dreamers. Innovators. World changers.

Imagination empowers us to envision and create a reality of what could be. We must hold it dear, foster it and never abandon it.