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1965
Sound, by Lisa Miller (VERY FIRST BOOK)
Wheels, by Lisa Miller
The Tiger and the Rabbit, and Other Tales, retold by Pura Belpre
1966
The Wonderful Dragon of Timlin (FIRST WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BOOK)
1967
Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers, by Joan M. Lexau
Tricky Peik and Other Picture Tales, selected by Jeanne B. Hardendorff
1968
The Cabinet of the President of the United States, by James A. Eichner
Fight the Night
Joe and the Snow
Poetry for Chuckles and Grins, by Leland Blair Jacobs
Sound Science, by Melvin L. Alexenberg
1969
Hercules, the Gentle Giant, by Nina Schneider
Light and Sight, by Melvin L. Alexenberg
The Morning Glory, by Robert Bly
Parker Pig, Esquire
The Rocking-Chair Ghost, by Mary C. Jane
Take This Hammer, by Sam and Beryl Epstein
1970
The Folklore of Love and Courtship, selected by Duncan Emrich
The Folklore of Weddings and Marriage, selected by Duncan Emrich
How to Be a Puppeteer, by Eleanor Boylan
The Journey of the Kiss
The Monsters' Ball
Rutherford T. Finds 21 B, by Barbara Rinkoff
Who Needs Holes? by Sam and Beryl Epstein
1971
John Fisher's Magic Book, by John Fisher
Hot as an Ice Cube, by Philip Balestrino
Monsters of the Middle Ages, by William Wise
Pick It Up, by Sam and Beryl Epstein
1972
Authorized Autumn Charts of the Upper Red Canoe River Country, by Peter Zachary Cohen
The Franklin Watts Concise Guide to Baby-Sitting, by Rubie Saunders
Mario's Mystery Machine, by Sibyl Hancock
What Is Fear? An Introduction to Feelings, by Jean Rosenbaum, MD, and Lutie McAuliffe
The Wind and the Sun
1973
Andy, That's My Name
Charlie Needs a Cloak
Danny and His Thumb, by Kathryn F. Ernst
Hold Everything, by Sam and Beryl Epstein
Let's Find Out About Communications, by Valerie Pitt
Look in the Mirror, by Sam and Beryl Epstein
The Unicorn and the Moon
1974
David's Windows, by Alice Low
The Star-Spangled Banana and Other Revolutionary Riddles, compiled by Charles Keller and Richard Baker
Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup
1975
The Cloud Book
Let's Find Out About Houses, by Martha and Charles Shapp
Michael Bird-Boy
Old Man Whickutt's Donkey, by Mary Calhoun
Strega Nona
This Is the Ambulance Leaving the Zoo, by Norma Farber
1976
Good Morning to You, Valentine, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
I Love You, Mouse, by John Graham
If He's My Brother, by Barbara Williams
The Mixed-Up Mystery Smell, by Eleanor Coerr
Things to Make and Do for Valentine's Day
The Tyrannosaurus Game, by Steven Kroll
The Whatchamacallit Book, by Bernice Kohn Hunt
When Everyone Was Fast Asleep
1977
Beat the Drum, Independence Day Has Come, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
Four Stories for Four Seasons
The Ghost with the Halloween Hiccups, by Stephen Mooser
The Giants' Farm, by Jane Yolen
Helga's Dowry
Odd Jobs, by Tony Johnston
Once Upon a Dinkelsbuhl, by Patricia Lee Gauch
The Quicksand Book
Santa's Crash-Bang Christmas, by Steven Kroll
Simple Pictures Are Best, by Nancy Willard
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, by Norma Farber, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
Solomon Grundy, Born on Oneday, by Malcolm E. Weiss
The Surprise Party, by Annabelle Prager
1978
Bill and Pete
The Christmas Pageant, text from the stories of Matthew and Luke
The Clown of God
Criss-Cross Applesauce, by Tomie dePaola, pictures by B. A. King and his children
Fat Magic, by Steven Kroll
Four Scary Stories, by Tony Johnston
Jamie's Tiger, by Jan Wahl
Marc, the Magnificent, by Sue Alexander
Oh, Such Foolishness! by William Cole
Pancakes for Breakfast
The Popcorn Book
1979
Big Anthony and the Magic Ring
The Cat on the Dovrefell, translated from the Norse by Sir George Webbe Dasent
Easter Buds Are Springing, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Flicks
Ghost Poems, by Daisy Wallace
The Giants Go Camping, by Jane Yolen
The Kids' Cat Book
My Daddy's Mustache, by Naomi Panush Salus
Oliver Button Is a Sissy
Songs of the Fog Maiden
The Triumphs of Fuzzy Fogtop, by Anne Rose
1980
The Family Christmas Tree Book
The Knight and the Dragon
The Lady of Guadalupe
The Legend of Old Befana
The Little Friar Who Flew, retold by Patricia Lee Gauch
Moon, Stars, Frogs and Friends, by Patricia MacLachlan
The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Moore
The Prince of the Dolomites
The Walking Coat, by Pauline Watson
The Wuggie Norple Story, Daniel P. Pinkwater
1981
The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog
, by Malcolm Hall
Fin M'Coul, the Giant of Knockmany Hill
The Friendly Beasts
Funnyman's First Case, by Stephen Mooser
The Hunter and the Animals
Now One Foot, Now the Other
Robin Goodfellow and the Giant Dwarf, by Michael Jennings
The Spooky Halloween Party, by Annabelle Prager
1982
Francis, the Poor Man of Assisi
Giorgio's Village: A Pop-Up Book
The Good Giants and the Bad Pukwudgies, by Jean Fritz
Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III, by Ann McGovern
Odd Jobs and Friends, by Tony Johnston
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons
1983
The Carsick Zebra and Other Animal Riddles, by David A. Adler
The Legend of the Bluebonnet
Marianna May and Nursey
Noah and the Ark
Sing, Pierrot, Sing: A Picture Book in Mime
The Story of the Three Wise Kings
Tattie's River Journey, by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
The Vanishing Pumpkin, by Tony Johnston
1984
David and Goliath
The First Christmas: A Pop-Up Book
Funnyman and the Penny Dodo, by Stephen Mooser
Mary Had a Little Lamb, by Sarah Josepha Hale
Miracle on 34th Street, by Valentine Davies
The Mysterious Giant of Barletta
Tomie dePaola's Country Farm
Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose Story Streamers
1985
The Quilt Story, by Tony Johnston
Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose
1986
The Flying Trunk and Other Stories From Andersen, English version by Naomi Lewis, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
For Every Child a Star, by Thomas Yeomans
Katie and Kat at the Beach
Katie, Kit and Cousin Tom
Katie's Good Idea
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
Once Upon a Time
Pajamas for Kit
Queen Esther
Teeny Tiny, retold by Jill Bennett
Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales
1987
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile
An Early American Christmas
Maggie and the Monster, by Elizabeth Winthrop
The Miracles of Jesus
The Mountains of Quilt, by Nancy Willard
The Parables of Jesus
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution, by Jean Fritz
Tomie dePaola's Book of Christmas Carols
What the Mailman Brought, by Carolyn Craven
Who's a Friend of the Water-Spurting Whale, by Sanna Anderson Baker
1988
Baby's First Christmas
Cookie's Week, by Cindy Ward
The G.O.S.H. ABC Book, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Pages of Music, by Tony Johnston
Petook: An Easter Story, by Caryll Houselander
Tomie dePaola's Book of Poems
1989
The Art Lesson
Haircuts for the Woolseys
My First Chanukah
Tony's Bread: An Italian Folktale
Too Many Hopkins
1990
The Badger and the Magic Fan, by Tony Johnston
Little Grunt and the Big Egg
My First Easter
My First Passover
Tomie dePaola's Book of Bible Stories
1991
Bonjour, Mr. Satie
For Our Children, song lyrics by various artists, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
Hark! A Christmas Sampler, by Jane Yolen
My First Halloween
To Ride a Butterfly, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
1992
The Great Adventure of Christopher Columbus, by Jean Fritz
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
Jingle, the Christmas Clown
My First Thanksgiving
Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland
1993
The Big Book for Our Planet, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
The Legend of the Persian Carpet, retold by Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Claire Ewart
Strega Nona Meets Her Match
Tom
1994
Christopher, the Holy Giant
I Love You, Sun; I Love You, Moon, by Karen Pandell
The Legend of the Poinsettia
The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote, by Tony Johnston
1995
Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Alice Nizzy Nazzy: The Witch of Santa Fe, by Tony Johnston
Celebrations Italian Style, by Mary Ann Esposito
Country Angel Christmas
1996
The Baby Sister
The Bubble Factory
Get Dressed, Santa!
Strega Nona, Her Story
1997
Benny's Big Bubble, by Jane O'Connor
Days of the Blackbird
The Eagle and the Rainbow: Timeless Tales From Mexico, retold by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal
Mice Squeak, We Speak, by Arnold L. Shapiro
Tomie's Little Mother Goose
1998
Big Anthony, His Story
Bill and Pete to the Rescue
The Emperor's New Clothes, retold by celebrities, illustrated by Tomie dePaola, and others
(same text as in original edition, new illustrations)
1999
26 Fairmount Avenue
Erandi's Braids, by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal
The Night of Las Posadas
2000
Here We All Are
Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka
OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola, and others
Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
The Three Friends and the Apples
The Three Friends and the Leaves
The Three Friends and the Pumpkins
The Three Friends Go to School
2001
Boss for a Day
Hide-and-Seek All Week
The Holy Twins, by Kathleen Norris
Meet the Barkers
On My Way
2002
Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story
A New Barker in the House
T-Rex Is Missing
What a Year
2003
Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself, by Margaret Frith
Marcos Colors
Marcos Counts
Things Will Never Be the Same
Trouble in the Barkers' Class
2004
Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?
Pascual and the Kitchen Angels
2005
Angels, Angels Everywhere
Stagestruck
2006
Christmas Remembered
I'm Still Scared
2007
Artist to Artist, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
Knock! Knock! written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
Tomie dePaola's Big Book of Favorite Legends
Why?
2008
Brava, Strega Nona! A Heartwarming Pop-Up Book, paper engineering by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart
I Love You, Mouse, by John Graham (same line drawings as in original edition, but new full-color illustrations)
2009
For the Duration
The Song of Francis
Strega Nona's Harvest
2010
My Mother Is So Smart
2011
Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise
Strega Nona's Gift
2012
The Birds of Bethlehem
2013
Strega Nona Does It Again
2014
Jack
Little Poems for Tiny Ears, by Lin Oliver
2015
Look and Be Grateful
The Magical World of Strega Nona
Strega Nona Play Set
2016
When Andy Met Sandy
The Moon's Almost Here
2017
I Will Talk to You, Little One, by Phyllis E. Grann (an edition published exclusively for specific charitable purposes - a trade edition will be published in 2019)
Steppin' Out: Jaunty Rhymes for Playful Times, by Lin Oliver
Strega Nona and Her Tomatoes
Strega Nona and the Twins
2018
In a Small Kingdom, by Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Doug Salati
Quiet
2019
Wings, by Cheryl B. Klein
