The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To Earl, my other half—for his husbandly love, encouragement, and help in a hundred ways.

To my research assistant, Shirley Bradley—for her expertise and enthusiasm.

To Becky Faircloth, my office assistant—who’s always there when I need her.

To my editor, Natalee Rosenstein—for her faith inThe Cat Who …from the very beginning.

To my literary agent, Blanche C. Gregory, Inc.—for a lifetime of agreeable partnership.

To the real-life Kokos and Yum Yums—for their fifty years of inspiration.