Author & Illustrator

Jim Benton

Biography

Jim Benton is the New York Times bestselling writer of the Dear Dumb Diary series and a cartoonist whose unique brand of humor has been seen on toys, television, T-shirts, greeting cards, and even underwear. Franny K. Stein is the first character he’s created especially for young children. A husband and father of two, he lives in Michigan, where he works in a studio that really and truly does have creepy stuff in it.

Nobody's Perfect. I'm As Close As It Gets.
The Frandidate
Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid
The Fran with Four Brains
Frantastic Voyage
Recipe for Disaster
Mood Science
Dear Dumb Diary, Year Two

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Book Stats

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Authored
27
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All Jim Benton Books

YearTitlePages
Nobody's Perfect. I'm As Close As It Gets.160
The Frandidate128
Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid112
The Fran with Four Brains112
Frantastic Voyage112
Recipe for Disaster128
Mood Science160
Dear Dumb Diary, Year Two144
You Can Bet on That160
Bad Hair Day112
Clyde104
Robot Kitties16
Live Each Day to the Dumbest144
School. Hasn't This Gone on Long Enough?160
The Fran That Time Forgot112
Where Did All the Dinos Go?18
The End (Almost)40
Never Underestimate Your Dumbness150
Dear Dumb Diary, Year Two144
The Invisible Fran112
Dear Dumb Diary, The Problem with Here Is That It's Where I'm From128
Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers160
Me160
The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free160
Dear Dumb Diary, Deluxe224
Love Is Everywhere18
Never Do Anything, Ever144
Jop and Blip Wanna Know #1: Can You Hear a Penguin Fart on Mars?: And Other Excellent Questions96
Dear Dumb Diary,128
Am I the Princess or the Frog?160
It's Not My Fault I Know Everything131
That's What Friends Aren't For144
Lunch Walks Among Us102
Dear Dumb Diary, My Pants Are Haunted!144
Let's Pretend This Never Happened112
High Five!128
You're Making Me Six128
Me, Three!128
It's Me, Two128
Four Me?128
It's Me.128

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