Ms. Walsh states that when she lived in New York City, her picture book heroes, like the people around her, were all workaholics. The Mr. Lunch series begins with this line, "Mr. Lunch was very good at chasing birds, in fact he was a professional." Mr. Lunch is a hard working dog who runs a bird-chasing office. Monkey Business is about the monkey that was sent into space before humans were sure that the rocket ships were safe. This picture book catches up with the monkey when he is a middle-aged industrial mogul.

When Vivian Walsh moved to San Francisco her books took on the theme of a diverse community; of everyone getting along despite their differences. In the book Gluey this ethic extends to a bunny and a snail; the fastest and the slowest animals in the meadow who become housemates. In June and August a snake and elephant spend the day together, they don't have anything in common except a fondness of star gazing, and by the end of the book, each other.

Walsh has collaborated with the illustrator J. Otto Seibold. The two have teamed up on books such as Penguin Dreams, which was considered a New York Times "Best Illustrated Book". She now runs an extremely successful summer program for young emerging authors that guides their talent and helps them create thoughtful, beautiful books. She has been inspiring children with her stories and wonderful summer camp her entire life.