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James Burks

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The United States

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http://www.jamesburks.com

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Genre

Children's Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Entertainment

Influences

Classic Disney Animation, Tim Burton, Charles M. Schulz, Percy Leo Cro ...more

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October 2010

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I've worked as an artist in the animation industry for companies like Disney, Warner Brothers, and Nickelodeon. Projects I've worked on include the Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis, Treasure Planet, Home on the Range, Space Jam, the Iron Giant and the television shows, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Ni-hao Kai-lan, the Dinosaur Train and most recently on Cartoon Network's PowerPuff Girls.

I also write and illustrate my own books including the Graphix graphic novel series Bird and Squirrel, and Agent 9. ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 15,586 ratings · 1,623 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bird & Squirrel on the Run (Bird & Squirrel, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 4,227 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bird & Squirrel On Ice (Bird & Squirrel, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 1,764 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gabby and Gator 3.98 avg rating — 1,308 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bird & Squirrel on the Edge! (Bird & Squirrel, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 1,190 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bird & Squirrel On Fire (Bird & Squirrel, #4) 4.46 avg rating — 991 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bird & Squirrel All Tangled Up (Bird & Squirrel, #5) 4.41 avg rating — 764 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bird & Squirrel All or Nothing (Bird & Squirrel #6) 4.48 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bird & Squirrel All Together (Bird & Squirrel #7) 4.56 avg rating — 385 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beep and Bah 3.85 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flood-A-Geddon! (Agent 9, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by James Burks

Bird & Squirrel (7 books)
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