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I am grateful to my brother, my six sisters, my own children, my grandchildren, and all those children in libraries and classrooms to whom I have had the pleasure of reading aloud down through the years. Thank you for letting me share the magic world of story.

And thank you to those who helped me turn a childhood tale into TERRANCE McPHEE and the TOY EATING TREE, a book I can now share with others.  Scott, you are an extremely talented artist and have been an absolute joy to work with. As Tristan said, you truly made the characters come to life with color, action, and fun. Brennan, you were the first to draw from and learn the lessons in Terrance McPhee. You never stopped telling the story and asking when I would share it with others. You are my cheerleader, and you never gave up. Tristan, little did I know this story had taken root in your imagination, and the characters had become so real. As soon as you shared your sketches with me, I knew they would grace the pages of this book.

I have the most incredible team in Peg Emmons, my web-designer, Tara Lewis, my marketing consultant, Nelson Agustin, my book producer, and Zionna Yarbrough, my data analyst. You were determined to not only bring this book to print, but that it should have the wind beneath its wings to fly. I appreciate all that you have done and thank you all.

I am grateful for the patience and interest shown by family and friends who may have tired of my endless TMP talk, but who encouraged me still. And a belated thanks to my mom and dad for taking all us kids to the library on Saturdays.