Also she encouraged me to send her lots of stuff on wolves. We were in good touch. When Howling Hill came out, Jean and I invited Jill and Tim to join us on a San Juan River trip in southeast Utah. It was a great way to celebrate the two books we had done together. I'd love to.
Young children are a wonderful audience.
I once had the chance to read Howling Hill to a whole auditorium full of first and second graders. When I got to the part at the end when Hanni finally howls, all those kids started howling, spontaneously. I got major goosebumps. They do quite a lot. A good picture book works for people of all ages, and older kids are especially interested in Beardream and Howling Hill because they tie in to my novels.