Mustachio delves into the mythological conflict that exists between noise and music.

Mustachio's rough-hewn, work-in-progress, and author-illustrator story is composed of words and pictures . . . yet in terms of its genre, might be recognized as either a graphic novel or as a picture book. Elevating it from a simple children's story to one that aspires to serious literature would be its designed capacity to entertain the child within us all.

Mustachio's journey onto bookshelves around the world will likely begin with adults reading it to children. Lyrically written and watercolor illustrated, Mustachio is still evolving, changing subtly and periodically as a result of my working with literary editors to clarify the protagonist's motives related to the noise he doesn’t like and his solutions for turning it into something he can live with, which is the story’s primary message… That kids can regulate themselves by seeing something that’s bothering them in a new way.

I wrote Mustachio’s first draft as a screenplay that was titled ’The City Noises’. With a little help from my friends, this screenplay quickly found its way to DreamWorks, who upon reviewing the story advised that I present it to the public first in the form of a book, and, if it did well, to let them know. Between then and now, various literary editors have helped me to embrace the elusive wisdom that stands behind a well-told story.

During my youth, My father and I engaged in spirited discussions from time to time about what approach I might take towards my succeeding in a professional capacity. For example, my father (who at the time was a prominent engineer and production manager), firmly questioned my then-budding resolve to attend the Chicago Art Institute. Mustachio, in its whimsical fashion, is about the very early stages of this universal conflict that most families confront when their children make a start of deciding what approach they might take to becoming healthy, wealthy and wise.