I guess one of the hazards of being a children's book maker is having to always answer questions from people who you haven't seen in a long while. "Are you still doing that children's book thing?". To which I say Ah... why yes! As a matter of fact that's been my chosen profession for many decades now and I still do, yes thank you very much. The other dreaded question is "What have you published.... lately?" With the emphasis being on the 'lately'. That one can be a bit trickier.
My feeling is like isn't it enough that one has published more than 50 books - but you have to answer to the 'lately' question also?
Usually I just say 'Oh I'm working on some illustrations about a rabbit or a fox' - which applies to a large portion of my working life. But really I mostly squirm at the question. Maybe I need a license plate that says 'CHLDNSBKART' or something. Or a theme Tee shirt to the same effect. But alas, I have neither.
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