John Hendrix was in Lawrence, Kansas for the weekend! So, of course, I had to go and watch him defend his decision to make a book about John Brown for children. The naysayers were quieted, he assigned me 1,000 drawings for next week, and he signed my book!

Here’s a sneak peak at some of the seductive typography. Imagine my surprise when I found this spread. A depiction of my exodus from Kansas, with stunning accuracy.