Mark Tatulli

Mark Tatulli is the author of the illustrated middle grade books The Big Break and Short & Skinny as well as the Desmond Pucket and eXpets series. He also wrote and illustrated two picture books: Daydreaming and They Came. He is also an internationally syndicated cartoonist, best known for his popular comic strips Heart of the City and Lio, which appear in 400 newspapers all over the world. In addition to his cartooning experience, Tatulli is also an accomplished filmmaker and animator and is the recipient of three Emmy awards for his prior work in television. Mark lives in a Spielbergian development in New Jersey with his wife Donna and several nefarious cats.