Works by
Jean Marzollo
(Writer)

Books Written Solo

• 9 Months, 1 Day, 1 Year (1975) 
  For Parents

• Amy Goes Fishing (1980)

• Halfway Down Paddy Lane (1981) -- ALA Best Book for Young Adults 1983
  Young adult novel

• Do You Love me, Harvey Burns? (1983)
  Young adult novel

• Soccer Sam (1987)
  For beginning readers

• Getting Your Period (1989) -- National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1989
  Grades 4-8

• Your Maternity Leave: How to Leave Work -- Have a Baby, and Go Back to Work Without Getting Lost, Trapped, or Sandbagged along the Way (1989)

• Helping Hands Handbook: How Kids Can Help People, Plants and Animals (1992)
  Grades 4-8

• Fathers& Babies: How Babies Grow and What They Need From You, From Birth to 18 Months (1993)
  For parents 

• Fathers & Toddlers:  How toddlers Grow and What They Need From You, From 18 months to 3 Years (1994)
  For parents

• Daniel in the Lions' Den (2004) – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Koret Jewish Book Award Finalist

• Miriam and Her Brother Moses (2004) -- Sydney Taylor Notable Book

• Ten Little Eggs (2004) – Named Best Counting Book by BabyZone.com

• David and Goliath (2004) – A Sydney Taylor Notable Book and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award

• Jonah and the Whale (and the Worm) (2004) – A Sydney Taylor Notable Book  

• Little Bear, You're a Star! (2005) – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award

• Ruth and Naomi (2004)

• Let's Go, Pegasus! (July 2006)

• Pandora's Box (2006) – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award

39 Kids on the Block Series

1. The Green Ghost of Appleville (1989

2. The Best Present Ever (1989)

3. Roses Are Pink and You Stink(1990)

4. The Best Friends Club (1990)

5. Chicken Pox Strikes Again (1990)

6. My Sister the Blabbermouth (1990)

Shanna's First Reader Series (Level 1)

• Shanna's Princess Show (2001) with Shane W. Evans, Illustrator
  Picture book

• Shanna's Doctor Show (2001) with Shane W. Evans, Illustrator
  Picture book

• Shanna's Teacher Show (2002) with Shane W. Evans, Illustrator
  Picture book

• Shanna's Ballerina Show (2002) with Shane W. Evans, Illustrator

• Shanna's Party Surprise (2004)

• Shanna's Animal Riddles (2004) – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2004

• Shanna's Hip, Hop, Hooray! (2004)

• Shanna's Bear Hunt (2004)

• Shanna's Pizza Parlor (2004)

• Shanna's Lost Shoe (2004)

Children's Books Sorted by Illustrator

Ann Schweninger, Illustrator

• The Teddy Bear Book (1989) 
  Picture book

Ashley Wolff, Illustrator

• Home Sweet Home (1997)  – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 1998
  Picture book

Blanche Sims, Illustrator

• Cannonball Chris (1987)
  For beginning readers, Grades 1-2

• Red Ribbon Rosie (1988)
  Chapter book, Grades 2-3

• The Pizza Pie Slugger (1989)
  Chapter book, Grades 2-3

• Slam Dunk Saturday (1994)
  Chapter book, Grades 2-3

Carol Devine Carson, Illustrator

• The Rebus Treasury (1986)
  Picture book

David McPhail, Illustrator

• Ten Cats Have Hats (1994)
  Picture book

David S. Rose, Illustrator

• Jed's Junior Space Patrol (1982) -- ALA Children’s Book of International Interest 1984
  For beginning readers, Ages 1-3

Diane Stanley, Illustrator

• Robin of Bray (1982)
  For beginning readers, Ages 1-3

Hans Wilhelm, Illustrator

• Halloween Cats (1992)
  Picture book

• I'm Tyrannosaurus!: A Book of Dinosaur Rhymes (1993)
  Picture book

• Valentine Cats (1996)
  Picture book

• Christmas Cats (1997)
  Picture book

• Thanksgiving Cats (1999)
  Picture book

Irene Trivas, Illustrator

• Supertot (1977)
  For parents

• Birthday Parties for Children (1983)
  For parents

• The New Kindergarten (1987)
  For parents

• My First Book of Biographies: Great Men and Women Every Child Should Know (1994)
  Non-fiction, Grades 2-5

• Soccer Cousins (1997)
  Chapter book, Grades 2-3

Jacqueline Rogers, Illustrator

• Snow Angel - picture book (1995)

• Once Upon a Springtime - for beginning readers K-2 (1997)

Jerry Pinkney/J. Brian Pinkney, Illustrator

• Pretend You're a Cat (1990) -- Parenting Magazine Certificate of Excellence 1990
  Picture book

• Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr. (1993)
  Picture book

Judith Moffatt, Illustrator

• I'm A Seed  (1996)
  For beginning readers K-1

• I Am Water (1996)
  For beginning readers K-1

• Am Fire (1996)
  For beginning readers K-1

• I'm A Caterpillar (1997) – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 1998
  For beginning readers K-1

• I Am an Apple (1997)
  For beginning readers K-1

• I Am A Leaf (1998)
  For beginning readers K-1

• I Am Snow (1998)
  For beginning readers K-1

• I Am a Rock (1998)
  For beginning readers K-1

• I Am Planet Earth (2001) – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2003
  For beginning readers K-1

Laura Regan, Illustrator

• Sun Song (1995)
  Board book

• Mama Mama (1999) – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2001
  Board book

• Papa Papa (2000)
  Board book

• Mama Mama/Papa Papa Flip Board Book (2003)
  Animal babies sing a song of love to their parents in this unique flip board book. Read the gentle Mama Mama, then turn the book over to share the reassuring words of Papa Papa. A comforting board book to be read two ways, perfect for all children and the parents who love them.

Mari Takabayashi, Illustrator

• Do You Know New? (1998)
  Board book

Nancy Sheehan, Photographer

• How Kids Grow (1998)
  Picture book

• Baby's Alphabet (2002)
  Picture book for babies and toddlers

Shelley Thornton, Illustrator

• Papa Bear's Party (1982)
  Punch-and-play storybook

• Baxter's Bad Day (1983)
  Punch-and-play storybook

• Doll House Adventure (1984)
  PPunch-and-play storybook

• The Three Little Kittens - picture book  (1985)
  Picture book

• Ciderella (1985)
  Punch-and-play storybook

• A Doll-House Christmas (1985)
  Punch-and-play storybook

Steve Bjorkman, Illustrator

• In 1492 (1991)
  Picture book about Christopher Columbus

• In 1776 (1994)

Steven Kellog, Illustrator

• Uproar on Holler Cat Hill (1980)
  Picture book

Susan Jeffers, Illustrator

• Close Your Eyes (1978) -- ALA Notable Book 1978, Junior Literary Guild Selection 1978
  Picture book

Susan Meddaugh, Illustrator

• The Silver Bear (1987)
  Picture book

Suse MacDonald, Illustrator

• I Love You: A Rebus Poem (2000)
  Picture book

• I See A Star: A Christmas Rebus Story (2002)  – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2003
  Picture book

I Spy Series

I Spy (With photos by Walter Wick)
Each book in this bestselling series features a collection of favorite I Spy riddles that send readers searching for hidden objects in 13 photographs with a mystery theme.

• I Spy Christmas (1992)

• I Spy: A Book of Picture Roddes (1992) -- California Children’s Media Award, Honorable Mention
  Thirteen amazing photographs filled with fun objects to search and find! Contents includes "Blocks," "Toys in the Attic," "Odds & Ends," "At the Beach," and more! There are more than one million copies of I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles in print!

• I Spy Mystery (1993)

• I Spy Fun House (1993)
  This bestselling book features riddles that send readers searching through 13 photographs with a fun house theme.

• I Spy Fantasy (1994)
  Thirteen amazing photographs filled with fun objects to search-and-find! Contents includes "City Blocks," "Into the Woods," "Clouds," "Yikes!," "Blast Off!," and more! There are more than one million copies of I Spy Fantasy in print!

• I Spy School Days (1995) -- New York Public Library Best Books of 1995 
  School's open for I Spy fans, with a fun learning activity on every page. Readers will find a blackboard scene with brainteasers to solve, a classification puzzle to ponder, a nature scene to explore, and much, much more!

• I Spy Spooky Night (1997)
  From its rickety gate to its cobwebbed attic, this haunted house contains 13 spooky environments. Readers will marvel at Walter Wick's beautifully executed photographs as they travel through each enchanting scene and solve the rhyming riddles, reading the story along the way. Over two million "I Spy" books have been sold to date.

• I Spy Treasure Hunt (1999)
  Twelve amazing photographs filled with fun objects to search-and-find! Contents includes "The Treasure Chest Store," "The Map," "View from the Fort," "Looking Through Binoculars," Treasure at Last!," and more! More than 1,000,000 copies of I Spy Treasure Hunt have been sold in hardcover!

• I Spy Nature (2006)

I Spy Challenges (With photos by Walter Wick)
These bestselling books feature a collection of favorite I Spy riddles that send readers searching 12 photographs for hidden objects.

• I Spy Super Challenger (1997) – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 1998

• I Spy Gold Challenger (1998)

• I Spy Extreme Challenger! (2000)

• I Spy Year-Round Challenger! (2001)

• I Spy Ultimate Challenger (2003)
  Think you know every I Spy book out there? Think you've found every last bauble, bow, striped cat, and cloudy ship? Think again! Jean Marzollo has written her most challenging riddles yet to accompany Walter Wick's fabulous photographs culled from the original I Spy books. You've never seen I Spy like this!

I Spy Readers (With photos by Walter Wick)

1. I Spy Funny Teeth (2003)

2. I Spy A Dinosaur's Eye (2003)

3. I Spy A School Bus (2003)

4. I Spy A Scary Monster (2004)

5. I Spy A Candy Cane (2004)
   All new, easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with fun photographs culled from previously published I Spy books to create an I Spy easy reader. With rhythm, rhyme, and picture clues, this book is written to support the newest reader!

6. I Spy Lightning In The Sky (2005)
   I spy a brand-new reader all about a treasure hunt!All-new, easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with fun photographs culled from the bestselling I SPY TREASURE HUNT to create the fifth I Spy reader in the Scholastic Reader series. With rhythm, rhyme, and picture clues, this book is written to support the newest reader.The first three I Spy Readers have combined sales of more than 200,000 copies!!

7. I Spy A Penguin (2005)

8. I Spy A Balloon (2006)
   All new, easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with fun photographs culled from previously published I Spy books to create this I Spy easy reader that's perfect for spring! With rhythm, rhyme, and picture clues, this book is written to support the newest reader!

9. I Spy a Pumpkin (2006)
   All-new, easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with fun, gently spooky photographs culled from previously published I Spy books to create the ninth I Spy reader. With rhythm, rhyme, and picture clues, this book is written to support the newest reader.

I Spy Little Books (Ages 3 - 5) (With photos by Walter Wick)

• I Spy Little Book (1997) – Winner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 1998

• I Spy Little Wheels (1998)

• I Spy Little Animals (1998)

• I Spy Little Christmas (1999)
  Rhyming text invites the reader to find hidden objects representing the numbers from one to ten.

• I Spy Little Numbers (1999)

• I Spy Little Letters (2000)
  Walter Wick has ingeniously redesigned photos from I SPY SCHOOL DAYS, and Jean Marzollo has matched them with age-appropriate rhymes, making I SPY LITTLE LETTERS the perfect alphabet book for toddlers.

• I Spy Little Bunnies (2001)

See also I Spy CD ROMs

• I Spy Junior (1999) -- Ages 3 - 5

• Spooky Mansion (1999) -- Ages 6 - 10

• Puppet Playhouse (2000) -- Ages 3 - 5

• School Days (2000) -- Ages 5 - 9

• Treasure Hunt (2001) -- Ages 5 - 9

• I Spy Fantasy (2003) -- Ages 6 - 10

To purchase DVDs, go to Scholastic's homepage (http//scholastic.com) and search for item.

Co-Authored Books

• Learning through Play - for Parents (1972) co-authored with Janice Lloyd

• Red Sun Girl - for beginning readers 1-3 (1983) co-authored with Claudio Marzollo and illustrated by Susan Meddaugh

• Ruthie’s Rude Friends - for beginning readers 1-3 (1984) co-authored with Claudio Marzollo and illustrated by Susan Meddaugh

• Blue Sun Ben - for beginning readers 1-3 (1984) co-authored with Claudio Marzollo and illustrated by Susan Meddaugh

• The Baby Unicorn - picture book (1987) co-authored with Claudio Marzollo and illustrated by

• Jed and the Space Bandits - for beginning readers 1-3 (1987) co-authored with Claudio Marzollo and illustrated by

• Baby Unicorn and Baby Dragon - picture book (1989) Co-authored with Claudio Marzollo and Illustrated by Kimberly Bulken Root

• Football Friends - for beginning readers 1-2 (1997) co-authored with Dan and Dave Marzollo and Illustrated by True Kelley

• Basketball Buddies - for beginning readers 1-2 (1998) coauthored with Dan Marzollo with True Kelley, Illustrator

• Hockey Hero - for beginning readers 1-2  (1998) coauthored with Dan Marzollo with True Kelley, Illustrator

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