Photo1: Besides myself: beside me is actress/teacher Lily Knight, who is my niece (she is holding a bouquet of roses from the garden of Jane Withers)

In front of me is Addison, Lily's nephew

Center: is former child star Jane Withers.  Jane has become a friend but is also a collector of books and has had an extraordinary career - first in Bright Eyes with Shirley Temple. She went on to become a child star of her own at the same studio, 20th Century Fox and made over 40 films.  For an astonishing 21 years, she appeared as "Josephine" the plumber in TV commercials.

Next to Jane is: Heidi with husband David Shannon, artist and writer of "No David" and "David Goes to School" (Pub: Scholastic)

Next to David is: Laura Joffee Numeroff, author of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" (Pub: Harper Collins) - Laura is a huge Eloise fan and contributed to "The Book That Changed My Life" (hers was Eloise) (Pub: Gotham Books)