We both were drawn to Little Cloud and Gloop, but both were missing something – then Ben had the idea to combine the two! Little Cloud just clicked into Gloop’s world, and the story for Ploof came together very quickly.īen: I was instantly taken with Little Cloud! Little Cloud brightened my day in the same way as Gloop. One of my stories called “Big Cloud, Little Cloud” was about a day in the life of Little Cloud, an earnest and curious character trying to figure things out. what sort of book would Andy and I make if we worked together? After the meeting, I asked Andy if he’d have any interest in collaborating on a book.Īndy: You know, after that meeting, I was thinking of collaborating too… but I was too nervous to ask Ben! Thank goodness he got the ball rolling! We started our collaboration by sharing a bunch of our stories that we had started separately over the years and weren’t quite sure how to finish. Andy had all these fun suggestions for the story and art that never would have occurred to me.

I brought Gloop to a critique group that Andy and I are both a part of to get feedback. If it made me happy, then maybe it would bring some joy to others as well? The result was an interactive book concept called Gloop. It was a difficult winter for me, but this friendly little amorphous pal made it a bit brighter. Travis: What was the inspiration for Ploof?īen: During the winter of 2019-2020 I started drawing a silly cute-ish blob creature.

Ben Clanton and Andy Chou Musser have teamed up for a picture book about a cloud named Ploof, and today we will take a first look at the cover.īut first, I had a few questions for Ben and Andy.

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