Daniel J. Mahoney has been writing and drawing stories about animals since he was a kid. When he's not creating books for young readers, he can be found riding his bike, chasing waterfalls with his hiking club, and zapping people with X-rays at the hospital where he works. He is the author and illustrator of We Don't Eat Our Neighbors and My Cat Is a Secret Agent. He grew up in Albany, New York, and currently resides on a cozy street in the country with his amazing daughter, Shay. He wishes he had a cat that was a spy growing up, but his childhood cat, Candy, napped too much to ever complete a mission.