Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop!
Written by Michael Ian Black • Simon & Schuster, 2015.
What happens when a rooster refuses to belt out the same old tune? Well, the sun refuses to come up, of course.
Making 4 a.m. fun
Since most of this story takes place at night, it was a real challenge to keep it colorful. Nighttime landscapes are quite boring, since color is pretty much a daytime thing. So I cheated, using blues and purples to create a pre-dawn mood. Having the boy carry a lantern was not my idea — that seemingly obvious yet brilliant solution came from the publisher.
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