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My newest creation - based on Punchkinhead!
I put together a wobblehead based on the book I wrote and edited with illustrations from 30 amazing Japanese artists. The book benefits the Holden's Hope charity for little Holden Underwood who suffers from Leukemia.
Click here for the pdf: http://patokon.com/patobits/wobblehead04.pdf

More info here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Holdens-Hope/152387661445173
I wrote about it here as well: http://patokon.blogspot.com/2010/11/punchkinhead-never-give-up-boy.html

The book is available on createspace and amazon.

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