Although Pinkwater used to illustrate his own books, his wife, Jill, has now taken over that task. Married for 34 years, Pinkwater jokes “it’s been hell. But she’s such a great artist and such a great cook, and she’s so beautiful, and she’s got red hair that I overlook her faults.” Jill’s polar bears from the Irving and Muktuk series and the Larry series are Pinkwater’s favorite characters because Jill draws them so wonderfully. “She draws the way I would draw if I could really draw. The best thing is when she lets me make
suggestions!” [Read the rest of my profile with Daniel Pinkwater.]