"Thank You" to The Child's World for their encouragement and support, and by allowing us to use the art work from the artists who gave my books life and vibrancy.

"Thank you" to Linda Hohag , Helen Endres and others who illustrated The Magic Castle Books, Linda Hohag also illustrated My Number Books Series, My First Steps To Reading Treasury and The Toymaker's Tales.

"Thank you" to Colin King who illustrated the new edition of My Sound Box Books and My First Steps to Reading Series, and to Chris McEwan, who illustrated the new edition of The Word Bird Series.

"Thank you" to Scholastic for their wonderful help by connecting this web site to their on line store link for parents and children.

Special thanks to my husband, Dr. James A. Moncure and my Daughter-in-law Beth Michael Moncure, my Grandchildren Lauren and Michael and my Son Jim, for their encouragement and support as I took my first steps into this new world of the Internet.

Finally, "many thanks" also to Ashleigh Brown and the team who computerized this material for the web site.

Jane Belk Moncure