"For instance, one time when my first son, Walter, was five years old, I found him lying on the couch, looking pale as a ghost and clutching a Bible to his chest. But most of my ideas come from my family and the things they do and say. Some ideas seem to pop out of thin air - while I'm in the shower or walking the dog. The number one question seems to be, 'Where do you getyour ideas?' It's also the hardest question to answer because every idea is different. Kids keep me on my toes and they ask a lot of questions. "Perhaps the biggest surprise of my career as an author is that I'm now going back to elementary school! Visiting young readers in classrooms and libraries is something I love. I was attracted to their colorful pages and the way the words and pictures played with each other, much like the captioned cartoons I had drawn when I was young. As a kindergarten teacher, she collected picture books. "The inspiration to begin writing and illustrating for children came from my wife, Carol. When not working on his books, Tedd's interests include tennis, sketching, reading, coin collecting, and the computer. He has now published more than 30 books as author and illustrator. His second son, William, now stars in No More Water in the Tub!, a sequel to his first book. Their first son, Walter, inspired his breakthrough picture book, No Jumping on the Bed!. Carol, a Kindergarten teacher, drew Tedd's attention to children's books.
He and his wife, Carol, started their family in Tallahassee where Tedd worked as a commercial illustrator. There, Tedd's first art lessons in an abandoned dentist's office over the Happy Hour pool hall eventually led to a fine arts degree from the University of Florida. His father's work then required that they move to Gainesville, Florida. His family lived on a farm in Pennsylvania for several years then returned to Elmira until Tedd was ten years old. Born in Elmira, New York, Tedd grew up in a family of six with three brothers.
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