In most cases, children's authors do not choose illustrators who transform their stories. And a blind date can lead to a bad marriage. Sometimes the marriage is pure harmony.
Characters become co-creations of two people.
Lewis Carroll paid John Tenniel to illustrate Alice's Adventures in Wonderland when he self-published the book. The harmony in some teams fills a concert hall. For example, when Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney get together, their books are always winners. These new gems come from single creators or ultra-successful teams. From her mind and pen have come wonderful books like The Mitten and Annie and the Wild Animals .