Dan Gutman
Dan Gutman was born in a log cabin in Illinois and used to write by candlelight with a piece of chalk on a shovel. Oh, wait. That was Abraham Lincoln. Actually, Dan has written 200 books for beginning readers (“Rappy the Raptor”), young readers (“My Weird School”), and advanced readers (“The Genius Files”, “The Picasso Curse”). Dan lives in New York City. You can visit his web site ([www.dangutman.com](https://www.dangutman.com)) and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky.
Mrs. Towne Is a Clown!
This is the 112th book in the My Weird School series. It comes out 2 days after the festival, so you should be able to get it. Mrs. Towne is a teacher who is an actual clown.