One of the things I love about writing children's books is you never know what's going to happen during the creative process. When I wrote Sweet Dreams Ahead Time for Bed I asked Gil Guile, who hand-paints all her drawings to add my grandson's favorite stuffed animal, a dark green octopus, to this picture.When Gil delivered the final art the octopus was bright PINK. Oops! I knew that would upset my grandson, but Gil was nice enough to paint it all over again. Yay!
Sweet Dreams Ahead Time for Bed