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All illustrations on KeithBooks.com are reproduced from The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children

Drawn by fine artist and children’s book illustrator Yoko Tanaka Copyright 2009

Acknowledgments

Many people helped me write The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children. Acknowledgments are due kindhearted Edward Necarsulmer IV; Christy Ottaviano, for ingeniously guiding me to realize my vision; awesome author Kristin Kladstrup for early prescient advice and help. Readers and advisers included Stacie Heintze; Shaun C.; Ruth, Ben, Louis, Walter, and Sara Teitelbaum; Nancy, Julian, and Nellie; Heather and Jeffrey Lang; Joannie Duris; Jane Hertenstein; Lynne Flanagan; Concord Crit Group; Newton Crit Group; Chicago Crit Group. Help came from Carrel Muller Gueringer; SCBWI LA (God bless New Orleans); Esther Hershenhorn; Esme Codell; everyone there in SCBWI IL; SCBWI New England; the many awesome librarians in Somerville, Cambridge, Newton, Boston, New Orleans (esp. Napoleon), Chicago (esp. Bezazian, Uptown, Sulzer, Harold Washington), Vienna (esp. Erdbergstr., Rabenhof, Hauptb.); Karl, Kit, Harris, & Miss Katie. Of course, Carla, Jeff, Benny, Simcha, Seth, Kathy, Ethan, & Jacob McGowan; Paul McGowan, rest in peace; Judee Rosenbaum; Johanna Striar; & for encouragement, getting me started, and keeping me going, Kim Sobel. Kelly Joyce has read every word I’ve ever written, given advice, editing, guidance, and support.