Episode 252 - Jim Benton

Jim Benton joins us on the podcast this week.Jim is a renown illustrator and children's book writer. He created "IT'S HAPPY BUNNY" which has generated three-quarters of a billion dollars in product sales. He has written over 40 books including these series: "DEAR DUMB DiARY,", "Franny K. Stein" and "CATWAD".Jim is also an accomplished cartoonist and has several cartoon compilations. The New Yorker has published one of his cartoons, so on top of everything else, he's also a New Yorker cartoonist!You can learn more about Jim at his website (and also order his books and other fun stuff!):https://www.jimbenton.comYou can also check out his cartoons on his instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/jimbentonshots/On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:Winning captions for New Yorker contest #988 (Shark Tells.)Finalists for contest #990 (Squawk Crossing.)Current New Yorker contest #992 (Lab Trial Marriage.)We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:https://www.curatedcartoons.comThe home for all things to do with cartoon caption contests:https://humororama.lolSend us questions or comments to:  [email protected]