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Jess Smart Smiley

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October 17

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Children's, Comics, Humor and Comedy

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Jess Smart Smiley is a joke.

Seriously. He makes rad pictures with his bare hands and loves creating stories for children of all ages.

Jess lives in Utah and has helped thousands of children, teens, and adults around the world to create their first comics.

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Average rating: 3.45 · 510 ratings · 134 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Vampire Tale (Upside Down, #1) 3.19 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	What Happens Next?: Talent Show Troubles 3.63 avg rating — 65 ratings — 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
	A Hat Full of Spells (Upside Down, #2) 2.96 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2015	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
	What Happens Next?: Science Fair Frenzy 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — 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
	Spooky Sleepover: Volume 1 by Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Dave Scheidt 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014	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
	Let's Make Comics!: An Activity Book to Create, Write, and Draw Your Own Cartoons 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	What Happens Next?: Newsroom Nonsense 3.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	10 Little Monsters Visit New York City (Volume 5) 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	12 Little Elves Visit Texas (Volume 1) by Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (Adapter), Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015	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
	12 Little Elves Visit Washington (Volume 2) by Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (Adapter), Jess Smart Smiley (Goodreads Author) (Adapter) 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2016	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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Fact: One of the cruelest questions a person can ask a book lover is to name their favorite book.

Rather than compiling my definitive “Favorite Books Ever”, here are some of the books I love.

Follow the River by James Alexander Thom

The Puffin Book of Salt-Sea Verse compiled by Charles Causley

Mother of God by Paul Rosolie

The Ware tetralogy by Rudy Rucker

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Series by Jess Smart Smiley

Upside Down (2 books)
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3.15 avg rating — 266 ratings

10 Little Monsters (5 books)
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3.73 avg rating — 77 ratings

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What Happens Next?: Talent Show Troubles

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Jess Smiley and 1 other person liked Angypants's review of Let's Make Comics!: An Activity Book to Create, Write, and Draw Your Own Cartoons: "I wish I had made this book, but luckily I get to use this book and read it and experience its knowledge giving life force. Great for artists of all ages, and especially helpful to anyone who loves and wants to create comics. It has step by step exe" Read more of this review »
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Jess Smiley has read Human by Diego Agrimbau (Goodreads Author)	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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