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A Friend Suggested That I Get A Job At A Children's Book Store So I Could Meet Kids And Read Books, And That Turned Out To Be The Single Best Bit Of Advice I've Ever Gotten.

My House Had Suddenly Turned Into A Hospital Ward.

Time Can Play All Sorts Of Tricks On You. In The Blink Of An Eye, Babies Appear In Carriages, Coffins Disappear Into The Ground, Wars Are Won And Lost, And Children Transform, Like Butterflies, Into Adults.

I Love Being An Illustrator Because I Get To Read Really Great Stories, Work With Amazing People, Travel And See Places I Never Would've Seen. And I Get To Draw All The Time.

Even If All The Clocks In The Station Break Down, Thought Hugo, Time Won't Stop. Not Even If You Really Want It To. Like Now.