Glasses and braids made drawing Pa Lia fun. I loved playing with her glasses as a way to help tell the story.
From the Image Vault : Pa Lia's First Day
A sketch for the cover of Pa Lia's First Day (Harcourt 1990). I can still remember the fun I had drawing the possibilities. A stack of possibilities. Pa Lia's First Day and Stinky Stern Forever have stayed in print and soon they will be e-books. Stay tuned.