So do all animals react that way to you? I know you said rats steer clear. " "Most do. They see a human, but they smell someting else. It confuses them. Canines are the worst, though. " He paused. "No, cats are the worst. I really don't like cats. " I laughed.
In a successful picture book, you always want the voice of the text to match the voice of the art; so that it seems as if the same person writing is the one illustrating and vice versa.