got it signed by her in 2019 at a sacramento convention. was lowkey the worst day of my life, i wore a taiga cosplay and was on the verge of tears but cassandra was really nice and was like "oh my goddd are you taiga? how adorable!!" worth it!
i remember there was a few lines about waking up and going outside and seeing the neighbor drum on their trash can lid. also, a line about trumpets playing and loving waking up to it. i got it as a gift when i was maybe 8 years old so it would be around 2008 era. i think the prominent colors were red and yellow. it also had a huge map in the back of new orleans. it could also be new york because i seem to remember mentioning a bodega but im a californian so not sure how far those spread LOL
it was in a jazzy art style like this https://bradleysternmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/romare-bearden-jammin-at-the-savoy.jpg really stylized and funky. TIA!
