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Jim Toomey

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Born

in Alexandra, VA, The United States

Website

http://jimtoomey.com

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Travel, Humor and Comedy

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Bill Bryson, David Sedaris, John Irving

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Jim Toomey is an internationally published humor writer and syndicated cartoonist best known as the creator of the popular comic strip Sherman’s Lagoon, published daily in over 150 newspapers including The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Tribune. Jim has produced 28 Sherman’s Lagoon books, published by Andrews McMeel, and most recently a travel memoir, entitled Family Afloat, about his two years sailing the world’s oceans with his wife and family.

Sherman's Lagoon combines two of his lifelong interests: art and the sea. In addition to drawing his comic strip, Jim is active in ocean conservation and serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Jim has given talks at ...more

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	Sherman's Lagoon: Ate That, What's Next? (Sherman's Lagoon, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1997 — 3 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
	Poodle: The Other White Meat (Sherman's Lagoon, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 1999 — 3 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
	Sherman's Lagoon, 1991 to 2001: Greatest Hits and Near Misses (Sherman's Lagoon Treasury, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2002 — 2 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
	In Shark Years I'm Dead (Sherman's Lagoon Treasury, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2006 — 2 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
	Catch of the Day (Sherman's Lagoon, #8) 4.37 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2004	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
	The Shark Diaries (Sherman's Lagoon, #7) 4.36 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2003 — 2 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
	Greetings from Sherman's Lagoon (Sherman's Lagoon, #5) 4.34 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2002	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
	An Illustrated Guide to Shark Etiquette (Sherman's Lagoon, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2000 — 3 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
	Yarns and Shanties (And Other Nautical Baloney) (Sherman's Lagoon, #12) 4.48 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2007	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
	A Day at the Beach (Sherman's Lagoon, #9) 4.36 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2005	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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Annapolis Book Festival

Join me at the Annapolis Book Festival in Annapolis, MD, this Saturday, April 29. I'll be doing an author's panel talking about my travel memoir, Family Afloat, at 1pm. Hope to see you there!

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When: Saturday April 29, 2023 @ 1pm
Where: The Key School, Annapolis MD - Science & Library Center (Library)

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Published on April 26, 2023 08:54 • Tags: family-afloat, jim-toomey

Series by Jim Toomey

Sherman's Lagoon (29 books)
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Jim Toomey (Goodreads Author)

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Sherman's Lagoon Treasury (2 books)
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Jim Toomey (Goodreads Author)

4.41 avg rating — 216 ratings

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Moby Dick: or, the White Whale

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