Mismatched Armor
The MacDougall children loved stories of knights and castles, so their father began illustrating stories of the aristocrat cousins of the country bumpkin ghosts of earlier stories. In the stories, the castle ghosts had trouble keeping things tidy - much like the MacDougall children themselves - so as a result the armor was generally scattered all over the castle. "With a gauntlet here and a helmet there, it looked exactly like our house," said Meg MacDougall. "It's a miracle that we didn't go out dressed like the ghosts, too!"
Cooper MacDougall
Cooper MacDougall is a writer and illustrator best known for his "Spooky Ghost" series of children's books. His work has garnered several awards, including the Meekersville Municipal Prize for Publishing and the Maltese Medal for Children's Literature (for which he had to interrupt his vacation to receive his award - his wife was completely furious).