Adam Rubin is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of ten critically-acclaimed picture books including the Those Darn Squirrels trilogy, Dragons Love Tacos, Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, Robo-Sauce and El Chupacabras (recently short-listed for the 2018 Texas Blue Bonnet award). Rubin spent ten years working as a creative director in the advertising industry before leaving his day job to write full-time. In between writing projects, he designs and collects optical illusions, puzzles and games. His favorite color is blue, his favorite food is fried chicken, and his favorite animal is the otter. Adam currently lives in Barcelona, Spain.