Merle Mann: My wife, Tami, and I live on a llama farm. We also have seven children: Josh, Meghan, Robert, Kristi, Jon, Jerimiah, and Troy. They came to us through the foster care system and have all been adopted as our children. I have wanted to write children's books for over forty years. I would try to start a book, and it would always fail. Finally, I decided to write stories about my children, because I believe they have stories that need to be told and shared. I'm excited to share these stories with you in the Troy the Llama series!