David A. Adler was born in New York City. He attended Queen's College in New York City and later, earned an MBA in Marketing from New York University. He writes both fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of Cam Jansen mysteries and the Andy Russell titles. His titles has earned him numerous awards including a Sydney Taylor Book Award for his title "The Number on My Grandfather's Arm," "A Picture Book of Jewish Holidays" was named a Notable Book of 1981 by the American Library Association and "Our Golda" was named a Carter G. Woodson Award Honor Book.
“I was inspired to write ‘There’s No Mouse In My New House’ after moving to my townhouse in Maryland. While sitting on the floor arranging photos in an album, I observed a small shadow exiting the from the room. It was too small to be anything other than a mouse. Soon, those dreadful creatures that I feared became the subject of this book. Perhaps writing stories about them is therapeutic because I have a sequel in the works.” –Jean Smith Andrews