One lovely publisher asked me to draw some guinea pigs for them. How could I say "No". I love guinea pigs! Especially funny and naughty ones! They are little fluffy pink-nosed balls of fur and joy! Although I like rats even more! I think they are cleverer.... My next book will be about a rat. Lots of people say that it is a bad idea to write about a rat, and picture book about a rat is a big fiasco from the start, because nobody like rats... I think this is just not fair!!! What a cruel discrimination! So, I am going to prove everyone wrong! But back to our guinea pigs! Of course they are a safer bet than rats, so here is what I drew: Do you think that a picture book about a rat is a bad idea???