Page 27, The Conference

Today I sketched and inked page 27. Tomorrow I’ll paint it. In this picture Tommy Toucan, the kids’ jungle guide, is throwing up his hands in despair because he’s decided that it’s too dangerous to trust the ferryman, who happens to be a very carnivorous crocodile, even though he claims to be a vegan. It looks like they won’t be able to cross the crocodile infested river. Betty is disappointed in Tommy, and Buddy is afraid he’ll never get to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. What a dilemma! All the same, I’m sure that everything will work out. After all, this is a children’s picture book.