I do believe this to be the over-arching philosophy behind most of the books I've fallen in love with over the years. The more personal and heartfelt….

What I had to do was learn how to tell stories with my pictures. At first I didn't even know what that meant because I thought I was already doing it….

Picture books are an emotional medium. They need to make us feel something..

Every word, every character in a picture book must count..

When I personally feel like I belong to the world, it is because I am with people I love in places I love. So I decided that would be my solution. I ….