![]() ![]() He's so encouraging.and he's so good, which triggers my competitive reflexes to be better and to make more stuff. My husband, author/illustrator Tom Angleberger, is a huge source of inspiration. As to the writing, no one would hire me to illustrate their children’s books, so I realized I had to write my own books and make my own path. I had always loved drawing, but never really saw a career in it until I saw other kids making a go of it. I started to figure the art stuff out in college. The Little House books by Laura Ingalls WilderĬaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink When did you know you wanted to be an artist and writer? ![]() The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Meanest Squirrel I Ever Met by Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham Our Animal Friends of Maple Hill Farm by the Provensens My sense of humor veered toward the absurdist.and the naughty! What were some of your favorite childhood books? I wanted people to think of me as “that smart girl in our class” instead of as “that deaf girl in our class.” I loved making people laugh, especially my older siblings. I was driven to do well and pushed myself hard. Now I live in an old church just a half-an-hour away, but more in the mountains (and therefore, in the boonies!). ![]() ![]() I grew up in a little city called Salem, in the southwestern part of Virginia. Where did you grow up? Where do you live now? ![]()
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