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Jim Benton

Jim Benton

Author Biography & Works

Jim K. Benton is an American illustrator and writer. He is best known for It's Happy Bunny, and has created several other properties, which include Dear Dumb Diary, Dog of Glee, Franny K. Stein, Just Jimmy, Just Plain Mean, Sweetypuss, The Misters, Meany Doodles, Vampy Doodles, Kissy Doodles, and the jOkObo project.

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Books by Jim Benton

Lunch Walks Among Us

Lunch Walks Among Us

(Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist) Start here

Lunch Walks Among Us is the first of the Franny K. Stein books. Franny K. Stein is a child mad scientist who has a snake for a jump rope, and...

Attack Of The 50-ft. Cupid

Attack Of The 50-ft. Cupid

(Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

Franny's mom says every mad scientist needs a lab assistant. So for Valentine's Day Franny gets just that -- a Lab assistant. Except Igor isn't a pure Lab. He's also...

The Invisible Fran

The Invisible Fran

(Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

The Invisible Fran is a Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist book by Jim Benton, a funny illustrated story for young readers.

The Fran That Time Forgot

The Fran That Time Forgot

(Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

Franny K. Stein didn't think the time would ever come when someone would realize what the K in her name stood for. And she REALLY didn't think that same someone...

Frantastic Voyage

Frantastic Voyage

(Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

Franny's faithful lab assistant, Igor, has swallowed a doomsday device that is ready to go off at any moment! For any regular scientist, there is only one way to get...

The Fran With Four Brains

The Fran With Four Brains

(Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

Goosebumps and Bill Nye the Science Guy fans, meet Franny! Being a mad scientist in the modern world is very hard work. With so much that needs to be done...

The Frandidate

The Frandidate

(Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

Determined to be elected class president, mad scientist Frannie K. Stein uses her Atomic Combiner to make a suit that make her seem to be whatever a voter wants her...

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