Goodreads asked Kari Rust:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Kari Rust The idea for Tricky came from an old photo of a man and dog I found at a sort of antique shop in my neighborhood. I think inspiration also came a little bit from Matilda, which I was reading to my kids around that time, as well as classic characters like the Grinch and Scrooge. Those guys always had a big impact on me! One more inspiration would have been the dogs my family had. There were some that really did play tricks on us. I like dogs a lot.

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