… Children’s book author and editor. Middle school cross country coach. Classroom visitor. Workshop presenter. Magazine publisher. Sportswriter. Light versifier. E-commerce and e-book writer. Teacher.

… Runner. Scuba diver. Sailor. Photographer. World traveler. Actor. Patron of the arts. Hometown Hero. And of course Voracious Reader.

… Husband. Father. Grandpa. Uncle.  Friend.

Jim Whiting and his books that are currently in print. The stack will rise even higher as additional titles are published.

Jim Whiting stands in the Pacific Ocean surf after running in the Hood to Coast Relay, a multi-stage event that starts on the slopes of Oregon’s Mt. Hood and ends nearly a day later on the sands of the beach town of Seaside.

Jim Whiting took time off during an author visit to Haines, Alaska to do some sailing

Jim Whiting shares some secrets of publishing at the SCBWI Western Washington Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference, as fellow author (as well as illustrator) Jesse Joshua Watson looks on