What is my favorite book, animal, food, color, place to visit? I often get asked these questions when I do school visits.Of the books I have written, it is really difficult to pick just one, but among my favorites is The Terrible Hodag and the Animal Catchers. The Hodag is a creature with the head of an ox, feet of a bear, back of a dinosaur and tail of an alligator. It roams the north woods where lumberjacks cut down trees. I first learned about the Hodag when I was a child and went to camp in northern Wisconsin. My story is an original tall tale.
I love learning about animals because each one is different. However, if I have to pick one as a favorite, it would be cats. I have always had a pet cat. I especially liked writing about members of the cat family in my books about lions, cheetahs, and bobcats.
My favorite food is bread. I like sweet breads, whole grain breads, quick breads like muffins and pancakes, bread sticks, flat breads, and just about any way that flour can be made into bread. I like to eat bread and I like to make it too.
My favorite color is green.
Picking a favorite place to visit is really hard. I have traveled all over the world and have been to every continent except Antarctica. Every place is fascinating. But, one of the places I have visit numerous times is Australia, so I think that would go on the top of my list.
What are your favorites?
