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Peter Moore's avatar

My father was an avid reader of Dickens novels, and collected old editions of them. Phiz and George Cruikshank were my “pore over” guys as a kid, looking for the layered social commentary with the hilarious depictions of my favorite characters in mid-ridiculousness. Illustration and writing go together like…um…hand and pencil. Mutually reinforcing.

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Judith Solberg's avatar

So true! And Pogo was so text heavy that it had the same effect on me. Kids love to decipher and discover.

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Peter Moore's avatar

“We have met the enemy and he is us!”

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Louise Paulsen's avatar

"This is what’s best about good illustration: it makes words more memorable, deepening their resonance." Yes, and you do this also. Happy Day t you, Judith. Keep 'em coming.

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