The world of Ever After was built on the shoulders of generations of authors, mythmakers, and narrators. Thanks to the most recent in that distinguished line of storytellers: the hexcellent team at Mattel, including Julia Phelps, Nicole Corse, Lara Dalian, Emily Kelly, Christine Kim, Robert Rudman, Ira Singerman, Audu Paden, and Venetia Davie. Pixie kisses and ogre handshakes to scrumdiddlyumptious Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, including Erin Stein, Andrew Smith, Melanie Chang, Victoria Stapleton, Christine Ma, Christina Quintero, Tim Hall, Mara Lander, Jenn Corcoran, and Renée Gelman. Cups of charm blossom tea for Barry Goldblatt, Deb Shapiro, and Tricia Ready. Dean Hale is a legendary hero in his own right whose apparent destiny is to collaborate with me in all our creations, from books to children. Thanks, honey.