around that. )
But I think I know what my Discovery Diorama
is going to be about.
It’s about what I’ve discovered about
dumbness:
1. It’s pure dumbness to give up a Taco
Rendezvous, and it’s dumb to take the
blame for something you didn’t do.
2. It’s dumbness to think that you
can invent a car or a plane or a
microscope.
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3. It’s dumbness that makes dogs and
people fall in love. Whether you’re
going to be crammed into a wedding
dress or through a hole in a fence, love
is a LOT of work.
4. It’s dumbness that makes people
collect things, give away puppies,
decorate gyms, give gifts, love their
stinky dogs, and dance like nobody is
watching.
5. And it’s dumbness that makes a person
keep a diary.
But sometimes the very best things that
people do are done out of dumbness. So the
smartest thing to do is to never underestimate your
dumbness.
Thanks for listening, Dumb Diary.
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About Jim Benton
Jim Benton is not a middle-school girl, but do
not hold that against him. He has managed to
make a living out of being funny, anyway.
He is the creator of many licensed properties,
some for big kids, some for little kids, and some
for grown-ups who, frankly, are probably behaving
like little kids.
You may already know his properties: It’s
Happy Bunny™ or Catwad™, and of course you
already know about Dear Dumb Diary.
He’s created a kids’ TV series, designed
clothing, and written books.
Jim Benton lives in Michigan with his spectac-
ular wife and kids. They do not have a dog, and
they especially do not have a vengeful beagle.
This is his first series for Scholastic.
Jamie Kelly has no idea that Jim Benton, or
you, or anybody is reading her diaries. So, please,
please, please don’t tell her.
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