Here is a picture of a raccoon looking at me through a skylight.
This raccoon was on my roof.
Kids (and adults) always ask where I get the ideas for my stories.
Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon (illustrated by the inimitable Chris Van Dusen) is about a raccoon on a roof.
It is also a story about fear.
And it is a story about finding the confidence to be your true self in this world.
Where do I get my ideas?
From the raccoons on my roof, and from the fear (and hope) in my heart.

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