the 50-Ft. Cupid (2004) The Invisible Fran (2004) The Fran That Time Forgot (2005) Frantastic Voyage (2005) The Fran With Four Brains (2006) The Frandidate (2008) Bad Hair Day (2019) Recipe for Disaster (2020) Mood Science (2021) Awards 2004: Gryphon Award honor book, Center for Children's Books, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Lunch Walks Among Us) 2005: LIMA International Licensing Award, Best Art Brand License (It's Happy Bunny) 2006: Eleanor Cameron Award, Golden Duck Award Committee (The Fran That Time Forgot) 2006: LIMA International Licensing Award, Best Character Brand License – Soft Goods (It's Happy Bunny) 2007: LIMA International Licensing Award, Best Character Brand License – Hard Goods (It's Happy Bunny) 2007: Austin ADDY Awards (with Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Texas Alliance) Silver award, Public Service Campaign Bronze award, Public Service postcard 2009: Nomination National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award, Book Illustration: Cherise The Niece 2011: National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award, Greeting Cards: It's Happy Bunny 2014: National Parenting Publications Awards GOLD MEDAL: The End (Almost) 2015: Eisner Award Nominee: Dog Butts and Love. And Stuff Like That. And Cats. References . External links J.K. Benton Design Studios Blackjack Inc. J.K. Benton Gallery Benton's Books 1960 births Living people American children's writers American illustrators Writers from Michigan Western Michigan University alumni People from Birmingham, Michigan People from Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan