This little character named “Sparky” emerged while taking Greg Pizzoli’s Children’s Portfolio class at the University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, PA. The class was a lot of fun and Greg challenged each student from their individual place in the journey to publication. He provided constructive and truthful feedback, and answered many questions from the class about children’s publishing. It was a great five weeks, during which a dragon was born, and some summer promo post cards. Of course, it was a pleasure to meet Greg and benefit from his valuable insight. I hope that this little dragon ignites a fire of a story. (after his nap, of course!)