Thad Krasnesky is the author ofI Always, ALWAYS Get My Way and That Cat Can't Stay, both illustrated by David Parkins. Thad is a writer of children's stories trapped in the body of an Army major. He servedthree tours of duty in Iraq, and is now an instructor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. He enjoys volunteering with children and running marathons, and lives in West Point, NY with his wife and two daughters.