examples...
K is for Kate who was struck by an Axe
V is for Victor squashed under a train
W is for Winnie embedded in ice
WOW...that is some dark stuff there for a kid

I remember reading a book as a child that he illustrated. I don’t remember anything about the story, but the illustrations freaked me the heck out - and kinda-sorta haunt me still. (something about a clock-face)
His mother is Helen Dunham Garvey from Chicago. Maybe he’s related to Obama. Wouldn’t surprise me.