TROY CUMMINGS is the creator of the New York Times bestseller Can I Be Your Dog? and its companion picture books I Found a Kitty! and Is This Your Class Pet? Troy has written and illustrated many children's books, including The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out! (Big-Time!), Little Red Gliding Hood (written by Tara Lazar), Those Are Not My Underpants! (written by Melissa Martin), and the chapter book series The Notebook of Doom. He lives in Greencastle, Indiana, with his messy kids and neat cats.