Animal Acrostics is Professor Hummon s first children s book. In describing some of the reasons for his interest in this genre, he said, Probably the most important factor was having children and loving to read to them. He remembers the time spent with his sons, Matt and Ben, as a very special part of the day. I liked that activity, he said, and from this, I rediscovered children s books and who was writing them. Hummon became interested in writing for children a decade ago.
Some people play golf.
Some people watch television. I like to write poetry and stories for children. It s probably best described as a serious hobby. In conjunction with this, he also became interested in storytelling and volunteered at several libraries to tell the stories he had written. In formulating his idea for the book, Hummon decided to work with acrostics.