My questions did surprise some people. Others didn't bat an eye. That happens with all my books - I'll read them in a certain mood and think, "Gosh, …

- Laurie Keller

Mo Willems was so helpful. I had met him a number of times, and I knew from his books how funny he was, of course, but it was really neat to be able …

- Laurie Keller

I had to be careful. A mistake I made when I submitted ideas initially was that one of them was too much like Elephant and Piggie, thinking that was …

- Laurie Keller

I had to keep the text pretty spare compared to what I would typically do in a picture book. My picture books have a lot of little jokes and asides t…

- Laurie Keller