To Jordan Brown, thank you for hitting the middle grade beat with me once again! I am eternally grateful for the support from Debbie Kovacs, Randy Testa, Noel Barlow, and everyone at Walden Pond Press. Thank you to Caroline Sun, Jenna Lisanti, Katie Fitch, Bethany Reis, and everyone at HarperCollins; it is an honor to partner up with such a talented team! Thank you to Rebecca Sherman, Eddie Gamarra, and Deb Shapiro, for making up my squad.
Thank you to my real-world cop friends Corey McGrath and Chris Zengo, who continue to keep their communities safe and field all of my questions. For the 1998 Yellow Platypus at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, my first instance of drawing a monotreme.
Thank you to Joey Weiser and Michele Chidester for their help in shading the art in this book! And a shout to Austin Gifford and Sylvia Peterson for keeping things running in my studio.
Most importantly, thank you to my girls—Gina, Zoe, and Lucy—for their constant and unparalleled support and patience. And yes, for Ralph, too. I’m sorry this book series isn’t called Pug Police Squad.