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 idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me

As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can happen.

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'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.

Certain peer pressures encourage little fingers to learn how to hold a football instead of a crayon. I confess to having yielded to these pressures.

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.