Special Thank yous:
To Jesse, who introduced me to John Deere Sour Beer and gave his permission to write this story. When the book was released, he had a daughter approximately the same age he was when he gave colors tractor names.
To my wife, Dorothy, who came up with the new title.
To my son, Rob, who came up with the last line of the book, as well as one other in the Kool-Aid section.
To Caelan, who patiently allowed me to photograph him with his tractors.
To Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, who gave me permission to photograph their tractors prior to sales day. Without their permission, I would not have been able to get photos of the rarer Ford and Caterpillar tractors.
To Chad Thompson whose colorful illustrations make the book joyful and who allowed some of the illustrations to be used on the website.
To FriesenPress whose employees made the publication of this book an exciting and happy experience.