Jim Benton is the New York Times bestselling writer of the Dear Dumb Diary series and a cartoonist whose unique brand of humor has been seen on toys, television, T-shirts, greeting cards, and even underwear. Franny K. Stein is the first character he's created especially for young children. A husband and father of two, he lives in Michigan, where he works in a studio that really and truly does have creepy stuff in it.

CONTENTS

1. Franny's House

2. Fleas and Thank You

3. Good Whelp Is Hard to Find

4. Life's Ruff

5. What Could Be Verse?

6. Franny's Valentine-Poem Generator

7. Drawing Conclusions

8. Cupid Is as Cupid Does

9. Pink. Cute. I'm Going to Be Sick.

10. Working Like a Dog

11. That's the Way the Ball Bounces

12. Hey Meister, Watch the Keister

13. The Holiday Is Upon Us

14. Love Hurts

15. Love Is a Battlefield

16. The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round

17. Mom Always Says to Wear Your Helmet (When You Become Gigantic and Skateboard on a School Bus)

18. Nope. Not Tacos.

19. It's Mad Science Time

20. Udder Madness

21. LGMS Seeks ULD (Little Girl Mad Scientist Seeks Ugly Little Dog)

22. It Mutts Be Love

23. And That's That

Franny's mom says every mad scientist needs a lab assistant. So for Valentine's Day Franny gets just that?a Lab assistant. Except Igor isn't a pure Lab. He's also part poodle, part Chihuahua, part beagle, part spaniel, part shepherd?and all thumbs.
Franny is fuming. She doesn't even need an assistant. What's she supposed to do with a good-for-nothing one like Igor?

And things get even worse when a giant, fifty-foot, arrow-shooting cupid starts causing trouble all over town. Franny knows it's up to her?and only her? to save the day. Or could she use a little help?