Jim Averbeck is the author of the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book, IN A BLUE ROOM (Harcourt, 2008) and the author and illustrator of EXCEPT IF (Atheneum, 2011) OH NO, LITTLE DRAGON (Atheneum, 2012) and THE MARKET BOWL (Charlesbridge, 2012.)  He studied writing and illustrating for children at UC Berkeley. He was the Regional Advisor for the San Francisco chapter of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Books by Jim Averbeck

One Word From Sophia

Written by Jim Averbeck with illustrations by Yasmeen Ismail - Children's, Picture

A Hitch at the Fairmont

written by Jim Averbeck, illustrated by Nick Bertozzi - Mystery