The following is a complete list of my published books.
It does not, however, include books I have only contributed to or adapted
from other sources (such as Marc Brown's Arthur chapter books
or the Winnie the Pooh easy readers). To find out more about
them, visit Adapted Books.

Note:  Underlined blue titles indicate books currently in print
that are linked to further information.  Other books may be available
either from libraries or used book sources.

 

FICTION

Board and Novelty Books

Jungle Gym, Simon and Schuster, 2008
What Do You See? Simon and Schuster, 2009
Bunny Money, Simon and Schuster, 2011

Picture Books

The Lion Upstairs, Atheneum, 1983
A Good Knight's Sleep, Shaw's Candlewick Press, 1996
My Teacher's Secret Life, Simon and Schuster, 1996
How Santa Got His Job, Simon and Schuster, 1998
The Youngest Fairy Godmother Ever, Simon and Schuster, 2000
How Santa Lost His Job, Simon and Schuster, 2001
My Dad Can Do Anything, Random House, 2004
Milo, the Really Big Bunny, Simon and Schuster, 2006
Hanukkah at Valley Forge, Dutton, 2007
Too Many Leprechauns, Simon and Schuster, 2007
Big Bad Wolves at School, Simon and Schuster, 2007
Spark the Firefighter, Dutton, 2008
Chaucer's First Winter, Simon and Schuster, 2009
Noah's Bark, Carolrhoda, 2010
Mother's Day Surprise, Marshall Cavendish, 2010
Play Ball, Jackie!  Millbrook Press (Lerner), 2011
The Great Moon Hoax, Carolrhoda, 2011

Easy Readers

Lionel at Large, Dial, 1996
Lionel in the Fall, Dial, 1987
Lionel in the Spring, Dial, 1990
Lionel and Louise, Dial, 1992
Fraidy Cats, Scholastic, 1993
Lionel in the Winter, Dial, 1994
The Three Blind Mice Mystery, Delacorte, 1995
Lionel and His Friends, Dial, 1996
We Just Moved, Scholastic, 1998
Lionel in the Summer, Dial, 1998
My Loose Tooth, Random House, 1999
Lionel at School, Dial, 2000
What a Mess! Random House, 2001
Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig, Simon and Schuster, 2002
Ben Franklin and His First Kite, Simon and Schuster, 2002
Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed, Simon and Schuster, 2002
George Washington's First Victory, Simon and Schuster, 2005
Lionel's Birthday, Dial, 2003
Bubble Trouble, Aladdin, 2004
Paul Bunyan, Lerner, 2006
Pecos Bill, Lerner, 2006
Calamity Jane, Lerner, 2006
Mike Fink, Lerner, 2006
John Henry, Lerner, 2006
Casey Jones, Lerner, 2006
Anansi and the Box of Stories, Lerner, 2006
Snack Attack, Aladdin, 2008
Trucks, Aladdin, 2009
Bokuden and the Bully, Lerner, 2009
The Lion and the Hare, Lerner, 2009
How Coyote Stole the Summer, Lerner, 2009

Poetry

There Once Was a Very Odd School, Dutton, 2004.

Short Stories

Woodland Crossings, Atheneum, 1978 
Castles in the Air, Atheneum, 1979
The Missing Mother Goose, Doubleday, 1991

First Chapter Books

Children of the Earth and Sky, Scholastic, 1991
Children of the Wind and Water,  Scholastic, 1994
The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps,  Delacorte, 1994
The Printer's Apprentice,  Delacorte, 1995
Louise Takes Charge, Dial, 1988
Louise Goes Wild, Dial, 1999
Louise, Soccer Star?, Dial, 2000
The Moon Robber, HarperCollins, 2001
The Winter King, HarperCollins, 2002

Chapter Books

A Big Day For Scepters, Atheneum, 1977
The Dragon Circle, Atheneum, 1977 
The Perils of Putney, Atheneum, 1978
A Troll in Passing, Atheneum, 1980
The Witching Hour, Atheneum, 1981
The Wilder Plot, Atheneum, 1982
The Wilder Summer, Atheneum, 1983
A Ghostly Business, Atheneum, 1985

 

NONFICTION

Picture Books

American Heritage First Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin, 1980
Dinosaurs, Beware! Little, Brown, 1982
Perfect Pigs, Little, Brown, 1983
Big Time Bears, Little, Brown, 1989
All About Snow and Ice, Scholastic 1988
All About Magnets, Scholastic, 1992
The Pizza Book, Scholastic, 1992
Breaking into Print, Little, Brown, 1996
Shooting for the Moon:  The Amazing Life and Times of Annie Oakley, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, HarperCollins, 2002
Dangerous Crossing, Dutton, 2005
Sisters of Scituate Light, Dutton, 2008
A Man for All Seasons:  The Life of George Washington Carver, HarperCollins, 2008

Easy Readers

Christopher Columbus, Random House, 1991
Bones, Random House, 1999
Egypt, Scholastic, 2001

Chapter Books

Maiden Voyage: The Story of the Statue of Liberty, Atheneum, 1984
Scoop After Scoop: A History of Ice Cream, Atheneum, 1986
Who Really Discovered America? Scholastic, 1987
Witch Hunt: It Happened in Salem Village, Random House, 1989
Striking It Rich: The Story of the California Gold Rush, Simon and Schuster, 1996
Taking Flight:  The Story of the Wright Brothers, Simon and Schuster, 2000
Pearl Harbor,  Simon and Schuster, 2001
Vampires, Lerner, 2006
Werewolves, Lerner, 2006
Frankenstein, Lerner, 2006
The Mummy, Lerner, 2006
Bigfoot, Lerner, 2006
Dragons, Lerner, 2006
Ghosts, Lerner, 2006
The Bogeyman, Lerner, 2006
Creatures of the Deep, Lerner, 2006
Watchers in the Woods, Lerner, 2006
Zombies, Lerner, 2006
Comic Book Century: The History of American Comic Books, Lerner, 2006

Biographies

Conquerer and Hero: The Search for Alexander, Little Brown, 1981
George Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King, Scholastic, 1991
Four Against the Odds:  The Fight to Save the Environment, Scholastic, 1992
Davy Crockett:  A Life on the Frontier, Aladdin, 2004
Nellie Bly: A Name to Be Reckoned With, Simon and Schuster, 2003
Benjamin Franklin, Dorling Kindersley, 2007
Barack Obama, Dorling Kindersley, 2010
Clara Barton, Dorling Kindersley, 2011

For Teachers and Parents

Write Away: One Author's Favorite Activities for Turning Ordinary Writers 
into Extraordinary Writers, Scholastic, 1998
50 Great Reproducble Writing Workouts, Scholastic, 1999