Sad endings.

Hi, the latest threads are too mushy for me. I make deep picture books and I was in despair about the latest one when I read the lose-lose post. Then I thought go draw, why put up with this? I am just about finished with the sketches for the book and next I will go to the zoo and see if I can get some good reference pics of monkeys and tigers. Maybe they'll have a fig tree too? I make the compositional sketches first, then I get the models. The sketches look good to go, but you know the competition out there these days.

I guess this is a "name your favorite" post. So, name your favorite PB with a sad ending...is there one? May have to go back a little?

Thanks Kitty and Toothpaste. The list is short eh? I guess a PB without a big payoff at the end is about the journey rather than the destination. I am in the middle of making a composition dummy. I draw well, so it looks like a sketch dummy, but wait until they get a load out of me I went to Lincoln Park zoo today. I got some good pics but I need a zoom lens. Luckily there are two zoos in my town. Later.

Thanks for the titles. My favorite PB with a sad ending? I can't think of one other than the Giving Tree. I dig the minimalist illustrations.

I thought about the idea of a PB with a sad ending and following my idea to the end. I was thinking particularly about an idea by a published writer that the end is the most important part of the book. I think that really follows the happy ending PB.

I think my story is more like the saying that life is a journey and not a destination. The beginning of my book is so appealing to children. The tragic loss at the end is melancholy. I guess my book is reverse-structured, happy beginning and sad ending. Oh well, time to finish it and get on with the rest.