Alexandra Day
Alexandra Day (also known as Sandra Darling) and her husband, Harold Darling, established Green Tiger Press in 1970. In 1983, Harold and Sandra were visiting Zurich, Switzerland when they came across a volume of old German picture sheets. One of these pictures featured a poodle playing with a baby who was supposed to be taking a nap. This image provided the inspiration for the popular Good Dog, Carl picture book series. The Darlings' dog, a Rottweiler named Toby, was the first model for the...See more
Alexandra Day (also known as Sandra Darling) and her husband, Harold Darling, established Green Tiger Press in 1970. In 1983, Harold and Sandra were visiting Zurich, Switzerland when they came across a volume of old German picture sheets. One of these pictures featured a poodle playing with a baby who was supposed to be taking a nap. This image provided the inspiration for the popular Good Dog, Carl picture book series. The Darlings' dog, a Rottweiler named Toby, was the first model for the titular character. Since then, three other Darling Rottweilers have posed as Carl for many sequels. The Darlings now live in Seattle, Washington, where they have a ten-thousand-book library that is primarily filled with illustrated children's books. See less
