With most of my books, there are some parts that pop up right away, and other parts I have to wait for.

I think we're conditioned by watching movies.

A long time ago, I had an idea to make a book for preschoolers who had older siblings who were going to school.

It's really daunting when you have just spent a lot of time on something to think about tossing it out. But once you've started something better that's working right, then it's pretty easy to let the first one go.

I knew what infinity was. Being a previous art student, I knew about some art concepts.

In the bedroom time I have generated thoughts, and then in the studio I take those thoughts and try to shape them into something.

I remember when I was working on All Alone in the Universe, and Robin Roy was my editor. When I first sent it to her, she said kids this age don't want pictures in their books.