Davide Cali has published more than 160 books, including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School . . . , The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer . . . , I Hate My Cats (A Love Story), Grown-ups Never Do That, When an Elephant Falls in Love, and I Didn't Do My Homework Because . . . , which has been translated into 21 languages. He lives in France and Italy.