Grateful appreciation goes to Martin and Judy Shepard of the Permanent Press for giving Littlejohn a chance; to Marcia Meisinger and the rest of the staff of the Book Nook for spreading the word; to Max Gartenberg for being a great agent; to Robert Merritt for good advice; to Karl and Penny Van Neste for the computer; to Bill Pahnelas for helping me get acquainted with it; to Sally Biel, Freeman V. Turley and Leslie T. Farrar for their support; to Deane Winegar for the photos; and to Diane Reverand, Jackie Deval, Beth Pearson, Alex Kuczynski and everyone else at Villard Books for helping make a dream come true. And, as always, to Karen.