Personal:

I wrote Playmates for a very young audience.

The language is simple and positive. The pictures use a lot of white space and frontal perspective so that they are clear and easily read.
I employed mostly bright colours. The main technique is coloured pencil with watercolour on rag paper.

My four year old grandson posed as Ben. I drew his actual toys and furniture... and a floppy teddy that could be placed in numerous positions to express emotions. I chose a Labrador puppy because it was robust and could enter easily into a tug of war. This story is particularly about feelings and is useful to start discussions with children.