 “I’m not really inspired by other children’s book authors and illustrators,” Yaccarino was quoted in saying, "as much as people from other fields.I’d much rather meet the director Henry Selick, singer-songwriter Brian Wilson, or the Dalai Lama.”

Yaccarino has written and illustrated dozens of books for children, most notably "Every Friday", "The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau", "Unlovable" and the autobiographical, ""All the Way To America