Jim Benton

Franny K. Stein isn't a fan of glamour. She doesn't style her hair and the thought of makeup makes her want to gag. But sometimes Franny wonders if her mom wishes she were different. What if she can turn the beauty products her mom loves into something more exciting? Hear what happens....

Franny K. Stein isn't a good baker. But when she sees that the fundraisers for the art and music departments at her school aren't making enough money, she decides to take matters into her own hands....

Victor Shmud has been many things: knuckle doctor, a hunter of ghost bears, a tattoo artist, the guy at the restaurant who puts the sugar in those little envelopes, a computer scientist....

There's nothing Jake likes more than some good trash-picking, so when his neighbors move out and leave a promising-looking pile of household refuse on the curb, he goes right for it....