Something strange is happening at Mackerel Middle School. So please, please, please don’t tell her.

While parents are sure to see their kids beg for more Dumb Diary books.’ The Barnes & Noble Reviewīestselling author Jamie Kelly has been keeping diaries for years…Īnd each one just gets funnier! But she has no idea that anyone is reading them. Young audiences will eat up Jamie’s diary descriptions… Jim Benton delivers a wonderfully silly series that combines his knack for knowing what kids love to read with fun illustrations.

‘This book’s witty and satiric sense of humor is sure to resonate with kids and make these books a must have.’ BIG BLUE DOT Trend Update ‘What’s new, what’s cool: ‘Dear Dumb Diary.’ You’ll laugh out loud at what this girl has to say.’ Knight Ridder Tribune

PRAISE FOR JIM BENTON AND DEAR DUMB DIARY: Jamie has just one word for this kind of horror: Now, three of Jamie’s most dreaded nightmares are about to be combined into one unbearable event:ģ A lifetime of being related to Angeline, a.k.a. The wedding Dear Dumb Diary readers have been anxiously anticipating is about to become a reality: Jamie’s aunt and Angeline’s uncle joined together until death do they part or until the divorce Jamie has been feverishly wishing for since they started dating finally happens. She also wonders when the poison will take effect and if he is a boy… Jamie Kelly doesn’t know who Jim Benton is and wonders why he is even being mentioned in connection with her diary. They do not have a dog, and they especially do not have a vengeful beagle. Jim Benton lives in Michigan with his spectacular wife and kids. He’s created a kids TV series, designed clothing, and written books. You may already know his properties It’s Happy Bunny!, or Just Jimmy, and you are about to get to know Dear Dumb Diary. He is the creator of many licensed properties, some for big kids, some for little kids, and some for grown ups that, frankly, are probably behaving like little kids. He has managed to make a living out of being funny anyway. Can you believe the pain he’s in? His suffering? The crushing heartache he endures every time he sees me? Gosh, it just makes me so happy!’ ABOUT JIM BENTON: JIM BENTON is not a middle school girl, but do not hold that against him. ‘Dear Dumb Diary, I got another poem today from You Know Who! ‘She is the fairest blossom, true, She blooms in any weather. And crazy doesn’t even begin to cover it. Middle school may be grim, but it’s no fairy tale. Someone too gross to be named is crushing on Jamie.

Lunch Walks Among Us by Jim Benton