It's beginning to sound like an existential crisis around here trying to keep the titles of my next two picture books straight. On the heels of YOU ARE NOT A CAT! due out this fall, comes IF I WERE A KANGAROO: A BEDTIME TALE by Mylisa Larsen. While I can't share the illustrations yet, I can say working on it was a great experience, and gave me the opportunity to collaborate with an Art Director that I've admired for a long time: Denise Cronin of Viking Children's Books. I hope the world likes it as much as I do. I tested my animal-drawing chops once again, since the book features—not just kangaroos, but gorillas, giraffes, a really weird-looking spider with eight eyes, and more. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until Spring of 2017 to get your hands on it, but here's a suggestion: it will make an excellent Mother's Day gift. :^)