ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Wow, this has been one of the best projects I’ve ever worked on, and I couldn’t have done it without a remarkably creative team. Julie Scheina began this project with me, then gracefully passed the crown to Pam Garfinkel, who has been an amazing editor—thoughtful, respectful, and supportive. Christine Ma is the best copy editor in the world. And to the rest of the Little, Brown team, Victoria Stapleton, Alvina Ling, Sasha Illingworth, Marisa Finkelstein, Kristina Aven, Jenny Choy, Emilie Polster, Adrian Palacios, Renée Gelman, Rebecca Westall, Kristin Dulaney, Dave Epstein, Shawn Foster, Andrew Smith, and Megan Tingley, thank you.

Dan Santat never let this series down. His illustrations were always a joy to behold, and I’m so grateful to him. Michael Bourret, you know all the reasons why I’m crazy about you.

And to Bob, Walker, and Isabelle, you are the fairy dust in my world. You three inspire me to do my best and to keep stepping through that portal into Imaginary Worlds. And then to come back home again. I love you.