Joanne is the award-winning illustrator of such books as Another Day as Emily and The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli and Peace, Baby! by Linda Ashman. She lives in Amsterdam with her family.Now we are done with all the formality, let's get to the good stuff. I have been on my own since I was 12. I grew up in Los Angeles. I've had all kinds of adventures, good, bad and the crazy and it has played a very big part in my making art since I was a very young kid. I love traveling and being in new places. Luckily I have a family who loves it just as much as I do. I am terrible at cooking but I love to eat and luckily my husband is a great cook. Taking pictures of street art is a big hobby of mine. My favorite mediums are pen and pencil. I don't like using sketch books because it makes me feel confined to a space. Which also means, my house is full of loose sketches everywhere. My children are my proudest and precious creation. Usually I don't talk this much because I'm an introvert but I think it's okay to share just a little bit of myself with the moms, dads and kids out there.