The following is a complete list of my published trade books. My original titles are listed first, followed by books I have adapted from other sources.
FICTION
Board and Novelty Books
I Like to Share! Abrams Appleseed, 2021
Open Wide!, Scholastic, 2014
I Am So Brave!, Abrams Appleseed, 2014
I Know a Lot!, Abrams Appleseed, 2013
I Can Do It Myself!, Abrams Appleseed, 2012
Now I Am Big!, Abrams Appleseed, 2012
Bunny Money, Simon and Schuster, 2011
What Do You See? Simon and Schuster, 2009
Jungle Gym, Simon and Schuster, 2008
Picture Books
Dinosaurs in Disguise, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016
The Last Christmas Tree, Dial, 2014
Pins and Needles Share a Dream, Grosset & Dunlap, 2014
Pins and Needles, Grosset & Dunlap, 2014
The Great Moon Hoax, Carolrhoda, 2011
Play Ball, Jackie! Millbrook Press (Lerner), 2011
Mother's Day Surprise, Marshall Cavendish, 2010
Noah's Bark, Carolrhoda, 2010
Chaucer's First Winter, Simon and Schuster, 2009
Spark the Firefighter, Dutton, 2008
Big Bad Wolves at School, Simon and Schuster, 2007
Too Many Leprechauns, Simon and Schuster, 2007
Hanukkah at Valley Forge, Dutton, 2007, Apples and Honey Press, 2021
Milo, the Really Big Bunny, Simon and Schuster, 2006
My Dad Can Do Anything, Random House, 2004
How Santa Lost His Job, Simon and Schuster, 2001
The Youngest Fairy Godmother Ever, Simon and Schuster, 2000
How Santa Got His Job, Simon and Schuster, 1998
A Good Knight's Sleep, Shaw's Candlewick Press, 1996
My Teacher's Secret Life, Simon and Schuster, 1996
The Lion Upstairs, Atheneum, 1983
Leveled Readers
How Coyote Stole the Summer, Lerner, 2009
The Lion and the Hare, Lerner, 2009
Bokuden and the Bully, Lerner, 2009
Trucks, Aladdin, 2009
Snack Attack, Aladdin, 2008
Anansi and the Box of Stories, Lerner, 2006
Casey Jones, Lerner, 2006
John Henry, Lerner, 2006
Mike Fink, Lerner, 2006
Calamity Jane, Lerner, 2006
Pecos Bill, Lerner, 2006
Paul Bunyan, Lerner, 2006
George Washington's First Victory, Simon and Schuster, 2005
Bubble Trouble, Aladdin, 2004
Lionel's Birthday, Dial, 2003
Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed, Simon and Schuster, 2002
Ben Franklin and His First Kite, Simon and Schuster, 2002
Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig, Simon and Schuster, 2002
What a Mess! Random House, 2001
Lionel at School, Dial, 2000
My Loose Tooth, Random House, 1999
Lionel in the Summer, Dial, 1998
We Just Moved, Scholastic, 1998
Lionel and His Friends, Dial, 1996
The Three Blind Mice Mystery, Delacorte, 1995
Lionel in the Winter, Dial, 1994
Fraidy Cats, Scholastic, 1993
Lionel and Louise, Dial, 1992
Lionel in the Spring, Dial, 1990
Lionel in the Fall, Dial, 1987
Lionel at Large, Dial, 1986
Poetry
There Once Was a Very Odd School, Dutton, 2004
Short Stories
Children of the Wind and Water, Scholastic, 1994
Children of the Earth and Sky, Scholastic, 1991
The Missing Mother Goose, Doubleday, 1991
Castles in the Air, Atheneum, 1979
Woodland Crossings, Atheneum, 1978
First Chapter Books
The Winter King (with Dean Morrissey), HarperCollins, 2002
The Moon Robber (with Dean Morrissey) , HarperCollins, 2001
Louise, Soccer Star?, Dial, 2000
Louise Goes Wild, Dial, 1999
Louise Takes Charge, Dial, 1988
The Printer's Apprentice, Delacorte, 1995
The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps, Delacorte, 1994
Chapter Books
A Ghostly Business, Atheneum, 1985
The Wilder Summer, Atheneum, 1983
The Wilder Plot, Atheneum, 1982
The Witching Hour, Atheneum, 1981
A Troll in Passing, Atheneum, 1980
The Perils of Putney, Atheneum, 1978
The Dragon Circle, Atheneum, 1977
A Big Day For Scepters, Atheneum, 1977
NONFICTION
Picture Books
A Man for All Seasons: The Life of George Washington Carver, HarperCollins, 2008
Sisters of Scituate Light, Dutton, 2008
Dangerous Crossing, Dutton, 2005
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, HarperCollins, 2002
Shooting for the Moon: The Amazing Life and Times of Annie Oakley,
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001
Breaking into Print, Little, Brown, 1996
Sharks Never Sleep, Shaw's Candlewick Press, 1996
The Pizza Book, Scholastic, 1992
All About Magnets, Scholastic, 1992
All About Snow and Ice, Scholastic 1988
Big Time Bears, Little, Brown, 1989
Perfect Pigs, Little, Brown, 1983
Dinosaurs, Beware! Little, Brown, 1982
Leveled Readers
The Sweet Story of Hot Chocolate, Simon and Schuster, 2014
The Deep Dish on Pizza, Simon and Schuster, 2014
Egypt, Scholastic, 2001
Bones, Random House, 1999
Christopher Columbus, Random House, 1991
Chapter Books
Declaration of Independence, Marshall Cavendish, 2011
Constitution, Marshall Cavendish, 2011
Bill of Rights, Marshall Cavendish, 2011
Emancipation Proclamation, Marshall Cavendish, 2011
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
Pearl Harbor, Simon and Schuster, 2001
Taking Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers, Simon and Schuster, 2000
Striking It Rich: The Story of the California Gold Rush, Simon and
Schuster, 1996
Witch Hunt: It Happened in Salem Village, Random House, 1989
Who Really Discovered America? Scholastic, 1987
Scoop After Scoop: A History of Ice Cream, Atheneum, 1986
Maiden Voyage: The Story of the Statue of Liberty, Atheneum, 1985
Biographies
Leonardo da Vinci, Dorling Kindersley, 2020
Nelson Mandela, Dorling Kindersley, 2019
Anne Frank, Dorling Kindersley, 2019
Clara Barton, Dorling Kindersley, 2011
Barack Obama, Dorling Kindersley, 2010
Benjamin Franklin, Dorling Kindersley, 2007
Davy Crockett: A Life on the Frontier, Aladdin, 2004
Nellie Bly: A Name to Be Reckoned With, Simon and Schuster, 2003
Four Against the Odds: The Fight to Save the Environment,
Scholastic, 1992
George Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King, Scholastic, 1991
Conqueror and Hero: The Search for Alexander, Little Brown, 1981
Reference Books
The Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Creatures, Dorling Kindersley, 2020
American Heritage First Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin, 1980
For Teachers and Parents
50 Great Reproducible Writing Workouts, Scholastic, 1999
Write Away: One Author's Favorite Activities for Turning Ordinary Writers
into Extraordinary Writers, Scholastic, 1998
ADAPTED BOOKS
Winnie-the-Pooh Easy-to-Reads, by A. A. Milne, With decorations by Ernest H. Shepherd
Dutton/Puffin
Six chapters from the original Pooh books adapted into six individual easy readers.
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Illustrated by Dean Morrissey
HarperCollins
Adapted from the classic tale in a shorter, fully illustrated, format.
Arthur Chapter Books, Illustrated by Marc Brown
Little, Brown
Thirty-three short chapter books adapted from episodes of the "Arthur" television show.
Arthur's Really Helpful Bedtime Stories, Illustrated by Marc Brown, Random House
Ten bedtime stories adapted from classic tales by the Brothers Grimm,
Hans Christian Andersen, and Aesop among others.
Arthur Good Sports, Illustrated by Marc Brown, Little, Brown
Six short original chapter books with sports themes featuring Arthur, his family, and his friends, written in collaboration with Marc Brown.