I've always loved children's books - it's not that I didn't like them, I just didn't think I wanted to do that. But then I suddenly realized I did.

I think when I'm drawing, I'm seeing what's happening on the page almost as if it were unfolding like a movie in my head.

Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.

I think from an early age I was aware of how a camera can tell a story, how a movie camera can affect how the narrative is told.

Maybe we are all cabinets of wonders.

I love being an illustrator because I get to read really great stories, work with amazing people, travel and see places I never would've seen. And I get to draw all the time.

Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.