Jess Brallier
Encyclopedia
Jess M. Brallier is a publisher, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...

, and web publisher. Brallier has authored or co-authored 31 books, including Lawyers and Other Reptiles. He is currently Publisher and General Manager of Family Education Network (a part of Pearson
Pearson PLC
Pearson plc is a global media and education company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is both the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world, with consumer imprints including Penguin, Dorling Kindersley and Ladybird...

), an online publisher for: parents, teachers, and reference readers.

Professional Work

In 1992, Brallier founded the children’s publishing imprint, Planet Dexter (Penguin), which published a number of best-selling books and secured scores of book club, electronic, foreign, TV/video, exhibit, serial, and merchandising licenses.

Of the 30+ published books that Brallier authored, half are adult titles and half children’s books.

Brallier won book publishing's LMP Individual Achievement Award in recognition of his marketing campaign for three New York Times best sellers: Reinventing Government by David Osborne, Mama Makes Up Her Mind by Bailey White, and Touchpoints by T. Berry Brazelton.

Brallier is publisher of the most successful online book in history , Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a realistic fiction novel by Jeff Kinney. It is the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The book is about a middle-school child named Greg Heffley and his struggles in middle school. Greg also had problems with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson. The books focuses...

. He is the publisher of Poptropica
Poptropica
Poptropica is an online game, role-playing game made by Jeff Kinney targeted at children ages 6 to 15, where players can travel, play games, compete in head-to-head competition, and communicate safely with each other...

, the largest virtual world for young kids.

Personal life

A native of Ligonier, Pennsylvania, Brallier is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...

 (B.A.) and Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

(M.S.). He resides in Massachusetts, with his wife and children.

Books

Tess's Tree (illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds)

Presidential With and Wisdom: Maxims, Mottoes, Sound Bites, Speeches, Asides, and Memorable Quotes from America’s Presidents with Sally Chabert

Celebrate America with Sally Chabert

Lawyers and Other Reptiles

Lawyers and Other Reptiles II: The Appeal

Y2Kids: Your Guide to the Millennium

Medical Wit and Wisdom: The Best Medical Quotations from Hippocrates to Groucho Marx with Sally Chabert

The Hot Dog Cookbook: The Wiener Work the World Awaited

The Pessimist’s Journal of Very, Very Bad Days with Richard McDonough

The Pessimist’s Journal of Very, Very Bad Days of the 1980s with Richard McDonough

This Book Really Sucks!

“Whaddaya Doin’ in There?!” A Bathroom Reader for Kids

Play Ball!

Money Madness

The Cocktail Hour with Sally Chabert

Write Your Own Living Will with Bradley E. Smith

Bouncing Science

Hairy Science

Shadowy Science

Thumbs Up Science

Who Was Albert Einstein?

Calculator Mania

Shake, Rattle, and Roll! Cool Things to Do with Dice

Going, Going, Gone: This Book Disappears!

Magnetic Pattern Blocks

External links

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