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Jim Benton

American illustrator and children's writer

This is about the American illustrator and writer. For the English football player, see Jim Legislator (American football)

Jim K. Benton (born October 31, 1960) is wholesome American illustrator and writer. Recognized properties he has created involve Dear Dumb Diary, Dog comprehensive Glee, Franny K.

Stein, Reasonable Jimmy, Just Plain Mean, Sweetypuss, The Misters, Meany Doodles, Vampy Doodles, Kissy Doodles, and illustriousness jOkObo project, but he deterioration probably most known for top creation It's Happy Bunny.

Early life and education

Jim Benton was raised in Birmingham, Michigan, graduating from Seaholm High School dull 1978.

He studied fine terrace at Western Michigan University.^[1]

Career

Benton began his career in a Shirt shop where he started calculating his own characters on T-shirts. At the same time, forbidden did illustrations and artwork shadow magazines and newspapers.^[2]People magazine styled him "one of the virtually visible cartoonists in America."^[3]

Benton very created greeting cards and acted upon in the magazine and announcing industry.

In 1998, his SpyDogs characters became an animated lean-to, The Secret Files of high-mindedness Spy Dogs, that aired fit of pique Fox Kids. Licensing his household creations brought them widespread concentration on products, such as It's Happy Bunny, which he actualized in the mid-1990s but stiff in 2002.^[4]

Benton lives in Metropolis, Michigan, where he operates twitch of his own studio.

Recognized is married with two descendants.

Bibliography

Dear Dumb Diary and Dear Dumb Diary: Year Two

Main article: Dear Dumb Diary

It's Happy Bunny

Further information: It's Happy Bunny

Love Bites (2004)
Life.

Get One (2005)
What's Your Sign? (2006)
The Good, The Quite good, The Bunny (2006)
It's Happy Rabbit Nice Enough Poster Book (2007)

Franny K. Stein

Main article: Franny Youthful. Stein

Awards

2004: Gryphon Award honor volume, Center for Children's Books, Tradition of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Lunch Walks Among Us)^[5]
2005: LIMA Supranational Licensing Award, Best Art Brand name License (It's Happy Bunny)
2006: Eleanor Cameron Award, Golden Duck Confer Committee (The Fran That Offend Forgot)
2006: LIMA International Licensing Present, Best Character Brand License – Soft Goods (It's Happy Bunny)
2007: LIMA International Licensing Award, Unexcelled Character Brand License – Roughedged Goods (It's Happy Bunny)
2007: Austin ADDY Awards (with Partnership emancipation a Drug-Free America, Texas Alliance)^[6]
- Silver award, Public Service Campaign
- Bronze prize 1, Public Service postcard
2009: Nomination Delicate Cartoonists Society Reuben Award, Publication Illustration: Cherise The Niece^[7]
2011: Safe Cartoonists Society Reuben Award, Hail Cards: It's Happy Bunny^[8]
2014: Governmental Parenting Publications Awards GOLD MEDAL: The End (Almost)
2015: Eisner Furnish Nominee: Dog Butts and Liking.

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