Jim Toomey

32 books • 2 series

Jim Toomey was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. He launched Sherman's Lagoon in 1991 and was picked up by Creators Syndicate later that year. An engineer, a philosopher, a surfer, a scuba diver, and a sailor, Toomey lives in Annapolis, Maryland, with his wife and daughter.

He has been twice awarded the Environmental Hero Award, given by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration "for using art and humor to conserve and protect our marine heritage."

Online: slagoon.com
Nov 7, 2024
Cover of Crabbily Ever After

Crabbily Ever After (Sherman's Lagoon, #29)

Dec 7, 2023
Cover of Things Are Looking Up

Things Are Looking Up (Sherman's Lagoon, #28)

Dec 22, 2022
Cover of You Need This Book Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle

You Need This Book Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle (Sherman's Lagoon, #27)

Nov 25, 2021
Cover of Adventures in Aquaculture

Adventures in Aquaculture (Sherman's Lagoon, #26)

Oct 20, 2020
Cover of Evolution Is Hard Work!

Evolution Is Hard Work! (Sherman's Lagoon, #25)

Oct 8, 2019
Cover of If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em

Nov 1, 2018
Cover of The Adventures of Superfish and His Superfishal Friends

The Adventures of Superfish and His Superfishal Friends (Sherman's Lagoon, #23)

Mar 4, 2018
Cover of We Were Tourists

We Were Tourists

Oct 5, 2017
Cover of Onward and Downward

Onward and Downward (Sherman's Lagoon)

Oct 20, 2016
Cover of Happy as a Clam

Happy as a Clam (Sherman's Lagoon, #21)

Sep 22, 2015
Cover of Tales from the Deep: That Are Completely Fabricated

Tales from the Deep: That Are Completely Fabricated (Sherman's Lagoon, #20)

Oct 7, 2014
Cover of Lunch Wore a Speedo

Lunch Wore a Speedo

Oct 8, 2013
Cover of Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again (Sherman's Lagoon, #18)

Oct 2, 2012
Cover of Think Like a Shark

Think Like a Shark (Sherman's Lagoon Collections, #17)

Oct 4, 2011
Cover of Never Bite Anything That Bites Back

Never Bite Anything That Bites Back (Sherman's Lagoon, #16)

Aug 3, 2010
Cover of Discover Your Inner Hermit Crab

Discover Your Inner Hermit Crab (Sherman's Lagoon Collections, #15)

Sep 15, 2009
Cover of Confessions of a Swinging Single Sea Turtle

Confessions of a Swinging Single Sea Turtle (Sherman's Lagoon Collections, #14)

Sep 1, 2008
Cover of Sharks Just Wanna Have Fun

Sharks Just Wanna Have Fun (Sherman's Lagoon Collections, #13)

Aug 1, 2007
Cover of Yarns and Shanties and Other Nautical Baloney

Yarns and Shanties and Other Nautical Baloney

Aug 1, 2006
Cover of Planet of the Hairless Beach Apes

Planet of the Hairless Beach Apes (Sherman's Lagoon Collections, #11)

Apr 1, 2006
Cover of In Shark Years I'm Dead

In Shark Years I'm Dead

Aug 1, 2005
Cover of Surfer Safari

Surfer Safari (Sherman's Lagoon Collections, #10)

Apr 1, 2005
Cover of A Day at the Beach

A Day at the Beach (Sherman's Lagoon Collections, #9)

Sep 1, 2004
Cover of Catch of the Day

Catch of the Day