Even with stick figure drawings, comics conveyed story and information very effectively. However, the comic book had the power to convey rich emotional nuances and details through its many panels, regardless of color and rendering. Used to the simple black and white illustrations of comics, I found the full color richness of picture books magical. that the world of picture books opened up for me through the school library. It wasn’t until our family moved to the U.S. JK: I was exposed to comic books before even picture books. LTPB: Coming from a background of comics, how did you approach the idea of a picture book? How did you consciously work to balance comic elements (multiple panels per page, dialogue bubbles, etc.) while making this feel like a book accessible to young children still learning how to read pictures? In the end, I think they all merged together into something else. You can see how my early concept of the book was still trying to balance out realistic depictions against the more stylized depictions of this strange world.
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