In that story idea the little narwhal found all sorts of new creatures and ends up finding a brand new home and pod amongst these new creatures. The first story idea I explored was that of a little narwhal getting separated from its narwhal pod during a storm and finding itself in new waters. But finding out what that book would look like was at times like trying to chase that elusive whale, Moby Dick. I felt certain pretty much from the get-go that I HAD to make a book featuring a narwhal. I began to draw aquatic creatures even more then I drew monsters, aliens, and robots (and I draw oodles of monsters, aliens, and robots). That first drawing was soon followed by more narwhal drawings and often those narwhals were accompanied by other sea life such as whales, crabs, and. Such a remarkable creature had to have a personality to match. Right from that moment Narwhal’s character had started to form in my mind. That such a creature exists seemed fantastic beyond belief. I had one of those moments when I saw those pictures for the first time where I found myself in complete awe of the world we live in (I love those moments). I have to confess I didn’t really know about narwhals before that book. I had recently gotten the book POLAR OBSESSION by Paul Nicklen which has some really striking and captivating photos of narwhals. It was the very first time I had ever drawn a narwhal.
I suppose the idea for the book started with the drawing you can see on the left. I first came up with them in 2012 (four years before the first book was published). CLANTOONS) and I’m the author and illustrator of the NARWHAL & JELLY BOOKS.īoth Narwhal and Jelly have been swimming about in my brain for quite awhile.
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