The first books I remember loving are "Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson and "Animal Fair" by Alice and Martin Provensen. I also loved "Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson and "What Do You Say, Dear?" by Sesyle Joslin and Maurice Sendak. Later on I loved "Homer Price and the Donut Machine", "Alice in Wonderland", "Grimm's Fairy Tales", and one about bread dough that keeps rising and rising. I wish I could remember the name of it.I've lived in 40 different houses in 20 different towns - in big towns and small towns, in mountains and valleys, beside the ocean and across the ocean, and now I live with my husband and dog on an acre in Albuquerque where there are 4 apple trees, 3 peach trees, 2 pear trees, 1 fig tree, and a lot of cacti. We also spend time in a tiny cabin on a tiny island in a big lake in northern Minnesota. We've named the island Good Dog Island in honor of all the good dogs we've known.Find out more at jillmcelmurry.com