Fans of the 1988 movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" loved a lot of things about the movie. The story of a world where "toons" and humans could exist intrigued fans and movie critics alike, leading to four Academy Awards, and to date, grossing almost $1 billion.

But few fans realized the movie was based on a book, and even fewer local residents knew that Roger and Jessica and Baby Herman were born just down the road in Earlville.

Toontown was created by Gary K. Wolf, who spent his childhood in Earlville. Wolf credits much of his creativity to his early school days.