By
Cynthia Leitich Smithfor
CynsationsCongratulations on the release of The Opposite Zoo (Alfred A. Knopf, 2016). What was the initial spark for this picture book?Thank you! I am so excited about this book.
Even though the concept of opposites has been on my wish list for a long time, I did not know where to begin. I started writing down my favorite things to draw, which are animals. Then I thought about a place where we can see many animals at once. So I ended up with a zoo.
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Published on March 31, 2016 07:23