Mrs. Lane Is A Pain!

 This funny little book hit the bookstores this week. It was a gas to work on. Dan writes 'em and I draw 'em.

It's time for the annual Ella Mentry Talent Show!  And this year they're bringing in a professional talent coach (that would be Mrs. Lane) to do it right.  What surprise guest might show up? Will Andrea sing selections from "Annie" for the hundred millionth time?  Do armpit farts qualify as a talent?  Who will win the grand prize (pork sausages)?

These are the hard hitting questions that are answered in the last book in the My Weirder School series. Next up:  My Weirdest School #1- Mr. Cooper Is Super!

My Weird School Halloween

Because it's mid August, it's hard to imagine a month of pumpkins, ghosts and goblins. But it's easy to imagine candy. Candy, the one thing that makes us all brothers so we can join hands for the common good - which is to eat more candy. Last week, HarperCollins released a 3 book set of Halloween themed My Weird School books. My favorite of the trio is the holiday special - It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!

Italian summer

The family and I recently spent a little time in Italy. Here's a sketch based on our meandering ways. We loved the architecture! (...and food, and people, and music, and...)