Brian Yanish is a professional illustrator and author. He has worked for Jim Henson Productions in Los Angeles, trained as a special effects moldmaker, written and performed comedy, designed educational software, and sold his own line of T-shirts. His first book, ScrapKins Junk Re-Thunk, was published by Holt/Ottaviano in 2016 and he has a picture book, Pirate Chicken- All Hens on Deck! was published by Sourcebooks in 2019. He currently lives in Rochester, NY. Find out more at www.brianyanish.com
Yanish kicks off this new graphic-novel series aimed at chapter-book readers with an enjoyable mix of goofiness and metafiction. -- Kirkus Wackadoo humor... Accessible and energetic.... Shove Shark and Bot into the bottomless pit that is the elementary schooler's appetite for funny graphic novel chapter books. -- School Library Journal Shark and Bot go from Awkward to Awesome in just 48 pages! -- Tom Angleberger, Author of The Origami Yoda Series