Sometimes inspiration comes out of the blue — the smile of a sheep or the gesture of a friend — and sometimes I sit down at my computer and image-search Google. I never really know where it will come from, which is part of what makes this job so interesting. In this section I’ll show some of the inspiration sources, photo reference material, and the art that resulted.

This internet pig found a home in Turkey Trouble, and my kitten was the inspiration for Three Pounds of Ferocious!

Sledding with my sons Will and Dan inspired SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!

While I was working on The Emperor’s Cool Clothes I found inspiration in clay.

My boys Will and Dan were happy to help me with my research while I was working on Looking For The Easy Life, by Walter Dean Myers.

Real people and places provided a little bit of authenticity to the fantasy world of Turkey Claus.

Much inspiration for the illustrations in Woolbur came from local sheep farms.

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Inspiration