Jim Benton has written at least 67 books. Their most popular book is My pants are haunted with 3 saves with an average rating of 3⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Young Adult, Fantasy, and Science fiction.
Benton began his career in a custom design t-shirt shop where he started designing his own characters. At the same time, Jim did illustrations and artwork for magazines and newspapers. People magazine named him "the most visible cartoonist in America" .
Benton also created greeting cards and worked in the magazine and publishing industry. In 1998, his SpyDogs characters became an animated series, The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, that aired on Fox Kids. Licensing his own creations brought them widespread attention on products, such as It's Happy Bunny, The Misters, Just Jimmy and more.
Benton currently lives in Michigan, where he operates out of his own studio.
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Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Jim Benton.
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Catwad is a 1-book series first released in 2019 with contributions by Jim Benton.
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It's Happy Bunny is a 1-book series first released in 2005 with contributions by Jim Benton.
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3 primary booksAuthored 67% of series
Dear Dumb Diary is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Jim Benton.
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Mon Journal Full Nul is a 1-book series first released in 2013 .