This New Jersey author/illustrator based her bunny characters, Max and Ruby, on her own two children, Victoria and Beezoo. Although she said these words over 30 years ago, they resonate today as computer generated AI "slop" invades the world of children's books: "The hand of the artist--a little stained with paint around the fingernails--must be seen. The voice of the writer--passionate and idiosyncratic--must be heard. And whether it is through adventure or humor or pathos, the story and pictures must always touch the heart." This is Rosemary Wells, quoted in Anita Silvey's Children's Books and Their Creators.
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