Maria Gianferrari is a picture book reader/writer, tea-drinker, dog-lover, and birdwatcher. Maria writes books that honor our bonds with creatures both domestic and wild and that celebrate the natural world around us, including Ice Cycle: Poems about the Life of Ice illustrated by Jieting Chen, Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness illustrated by Pete Oswald, Bobcat Prowling illustrated by Bagram Ibatouilline, and Be a Tree! illustrated by Felicita Sala. She lives with her family in Massachusetts in a house encircled by trees. To learn more about Maria, visit her website: MariaGianferrari.com.

"Officer Katz is a creature catcher and inventor extraordinaire, guarding his beloved Kitty City. But one sneaky dog has always managed to get away: The Great Houndini. When Houndini's traveling show, The Great Escape, hurtles into Kitty City, Officer Katz is determined to trap him on his turf before he hangs up his officer's hat for good. It's all paws on deck as Katz chases Houndini up, down, and around the town, with the help of loyal Deputy Catbird and his clever Katz-traptions. In this ultimate cat-versus-dog tale of two tails, who will finally prevail in Kitty City?"--Front jacket flap.