I don't think ordinary things are very interesting, so I try to imagine a world that is less ordinary.

I've always thought of the book as a visual art form, and it should represent a single artistic idea, which it does if you write your own material.

The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best.

There must be something to think about at the end.

At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if - what then' approach to writing and illustration.

I take my ideas from my experiences.

The inclination to believe in the fantastic may strike some as a failure in logic, or gullibility, but it’s really a gift. A world that might have Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster is clearly superior to one that definitely does not.