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Tim Bowers

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Tim Bowers (Ohio) began his art career as a studio artist before moving to Missouri, to work for Hallmark Cards. Tim’s first children’s book, THE TOY CIRCUS by Ohio author, Jan Wahl, was published in 1986. After five years with Hallmark, he and his family moved back to Ohio.

Since then, Bowers has illustrated over 50 children’s books including the New York Times bestsellers: DREAM BIG, LITTLE PIG! by Kristi Yamaguchi, DINOSAUR PET by Neil Sedaka and Marc Sedaka, and SORRY GROWN-UPS, YOU CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL! by Christina Geist. Other books include FOOTLOOSE by Kenny Loggins and new stories featuring the popular character, P.J. Funnybunny, written by author Marilyn Sadler.

His books have received numerous state awards including the prestigious ...more

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Working with P.J. Funnybunny

A new P.J. Funnybunny book was released this week. P.J. Funnybunny stories are written by my good friend, Marilyn Sadler. The book's characters were originally created by Roger Bollen. The P.J. Funnybunny books are adored by fans around the globe.

I first met Marilyn and Roger, in 1989. I was getting started as a children's book illustrator and they had been very successful in publishing

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	Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian, Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 3,832 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el (Goodreads Author), Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 1,550 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Dogku by Andrew Clements, Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 1,368 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Memoirs of a Hamster by Devin Scillian, Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 983 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Dream Big, Little Pig!: An Inspiring Figure Skating Book by Kristi Yamaguchi, Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 990 ratings — published 2011 — 21 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
	Cool Dog, School Dog by Deborah Heiligman, Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 867 ratings — published 2009 — 13 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 New Home 3.36 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Drawing: Face to Face with Tim Bowers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Average to Awesome: Transitioning From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Dream Big Little Pig (Signed Copy) (3rd Printing) by Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author), Kristi Yamaguchi, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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