There’s also another graphic novel and a picture book on the horizon, but I can’t say much about those two yet. Sometime after that, there will be a Young Adult novel called The Princess in the Piazza.

Well, in 2018 we will see a box set of the Zita trilogy. What upcoming works can we look forward to in the next year? He really put form to something deeply important. Those are some favorite words from a favorite author right there. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” Mighty Jack seems to emulate that quote, by taking inspiration from “Jack and the Beanstalk.” What do you think about Chesterton’s words? Children already know that dragons exist. Chesterton said, “Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Ideally a character might not even have to talk. It reminds me to really push my drawing so that readers can see how that character feels. The other great thing about a character who doesn’t talk is that it reminds me to focus on their gestures. Ben hatke is the author and illustrator of the new york times bestselling zita the spacegirl trilogy the picture books julia s house for lost creatures and. She’s not neurotypical, but I think there’s a lot going on below the surface with her. Her love for the garden (and her brother and Lilly) is a fierce love. She also plays a huge role in driving the story. She only talks when it’s really important. Maddy as a character has mild agency, though she starts the story by asking Jack to purchase the seeds and then planting the last packet.

The girls got into it too, roaming the paths and the wild places and bringing me back little samples. So I took a long walk with my camera and got pictures of all the strangest plants I could find. We were in a tiny village in the mountains where everyone had a garden. When I finally started drawing the garden scenes, with all the weird plants, I was staying in Italy with my family. I wish I still had my folder of plant references. Are there any plants that you would consider your favorite, to draw or grow?

Mighty jack by ben hatke