Mark A ShoffnerMark is an artist and author who lives in the strange town of San Francisco with his wife, daughter and cat. His books for children have been called magical, and effortlessly bizarre, featuring characters that are both unusually quirky and totally auhentic.Coming in 2022: The Witches of Glen Park, the second book in the DarkHouse Series. Following on the story of Miriam: The Witch of Glen Park, eleven year-old Ruth Levin begins her training as a witch, a family tradition. Add genetically enhanced spiders, an unruly new friend and a visit from her long-absent father and you've got a page-turner for readers ages 7 and up. The Witches of Glen Park is illustrated by the author.Mark's first picture book, Call Me Haruki, came out in 2012 and was featured on several Best of Amazon lists. The adventure-filled sequel, Haruki and the Laughing Cats, followed in 2013. In 2016, a new cat blew onto the scene. SNEEZUMS: The Sneeziest Cat in San Francisco keeps ages 3-7 laughing and sneezing along, with vivid photo-collage illustrations by the author. The Spanish edition, Estornudos: El Gato de San Francisco brings the story to Spanish-speaking students. Read More Read Less