Toni Buzzeo

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  • Bibliography:
    25 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2002
  • Latest Book:
    July 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Mrs. Skorupski

1 - Our Librarian Won't Tell Us Anything! (Jan-2006)
Fire Up with Reading! (Jan-2007)
The Great Dewey Hunt (Mar-2009)
But I Read It on the Internet! (Feb-2013)

Book List in Order: 25 titles

  • The Sea Chest

    From the author of the 2013 Caldecott Honor Book, ONE COOL FRIEND!

    As they wait for the arrival of a new baby, Maita tells her great-grandniece the story of her remarkable childhood. Living sheltered on a lighthouse island with only her par...

  • Dawdle Duckling

    Always the last to come around, Dawdle Duckling loves to spin and swirl and waste the day away in dreams, but when Mama Duck screams at him that a crocodile is waiting for him close by, Dawdle Duckling quickly learns how to move at top speed like all...

  • Little Loon and Papa

    It's time for diving lessons, but Little Loon is too nervous. When Papa shows him how to tuck in his feathers and dip down into the water, Little Loon rushes away without trying. But then&150GRUFFLE, SNUFFLE, GROWL &150things become even more startli...

  • Ready or Not, Dawdle Duckling

    Mama Duck is playing hide-and-seek with her ducklings. As fast as you can say one, two, three, they find hiding spots. Except for Dawdle Duckling, that is. He takes his time . . . and gets some help from his friends. Turtle, Frog, and Fish all sugges...

  • Our Librarian Won't Tell Us Anything!

    Mrs. Skorupski - 1

    According to Carmen, a fourth-grader at Liberty Elementary, her schools librarian won't tell students ANYTHING! Fortunately, her classmate Robert doesn't believe Carmen and marches right over to ask Mrs. Skorupski question after question. Mrs. Skorup...

  • Fire Up with Reading!

    Mrs. Skorupski

  • The Library Doors

  • Adventure Annie Goes to Work

    From the author of the 2013 Caldecott Honor Book, ONE COOL FRIEND!

    Annie Grace is all set for a Saturday full of fun with Mommy. Donning her sparkly tights and red cape, she becomes Adventure Annie! But -- oh no! -- Mommy’s important report...

  • The Great Dewey Hunt

    Mrs. Skorupski



  • No T. Rex in the Library

    It's a quiet morning in the library until a little girl roars out of control! Tess resigns herself to a time-out, but finds that she must be the one who has to maintain order when T. Rex leaps from the pages of a book into real life. Books scatter, k...

  • Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten

    Annie Grace wears her "Adventure Annie" cape to her first day of kindergarten, and proceeds to barrel through the day, searching for adventure in every moment. Her interpretation of the class's Gold Star Rules isn't exactly what her teacher, Mr. Todd...

  • Penelope Popper, Book Doctor

    When her classmates do not share her enthusiasm for wanting to practice medicine, Penelope's teacher sends her to the library, where the librarian shows her how to repair damaged books using simple medical concepts....

  • Lighthouse Christmas

    Frances is determined to make Christmas jolly for her younger brother, even if it means joining family on the mainland and leaving Papa behind on their isolated lighthouse island. After all, would Santa even know how to find them in this faraway spot...

  • One Cool Friend

    From "New York Times" bestselling author Toni Buzzeo and Caldecott Medal winning illustrator David Small, comes a cool tale about an unlikely friendship. On a spontaneous visit to the aquarium, straight-laced and proper Elliot discovers his drea...

  • Inside the Books: Readers and Libraries Around the World

    "I love to look inside the books. They beckon me from wooden shelves that guard the stories hidden there ... All across the world, on every continent, there are libraries filled with books. Some libraries are big, and others small. Some libraries sit...

  • Stay Close to Mama

    In the wide, shining world there is so much to see, and Twiga is curious. But Twiga's tall, tall Mama wants her baby to stay close, stay safe from the dangers that lurk near each irresistible sweet smell and sparkling sight that Twiga finds. With...

  • But I Read It on the Internet!

    Mrs. Skorupski

    Hunter and Carmen disagree whether George Washington really had wooden teeth, and Mrs. Skorupski encourages them to research the story on the internet and use her "Website Evaluation Gizmo" to evaluate websites and come up with the correct answer....

  • Just Like My Papa

    Kito wants to be just like his papa, the protector of the pride. Throughout a day and night on the savanna, the cub imitates the way his father roars, swings his tail, shakes his head, and pounces. Kito may be too little to catch a wildebeest, but he...

  • My Bibi Always Remembers

    Little Tembo, a baby elephant, is thirsty and her herd cannot find any water. But Bibi, the matriarch, "remembers the way to wet." As Bibi leads them across the parched savannah, Tembo happily follows, every now and then getting distracted by her own...



  • Whose Tools?

    This nonfiction ode to building a house from the ground up features six kinds of craftsmen and the 24 tools they use, accurately labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain is revealed under a gatefold, seven in all, engaging the reader in an infor...

  • Whose Truck?

    This nonfiction follow-up to Whose Tools? features six kinds of trucks -- a utility truck, a fire truck, a snowplow, an ambulance, a crane, and a broadcasting truck -- with five different parts of each truck properly labeled. The answer to each inqui...

  • The Twelve Days of Christmas in New England

    Why have one state worth of fun when you can have SIX! Grace and her cousin Camden enjoy a New England holiday, from big-city Boston to tiny coastal and mountain towns in Maine and Vermont. From lighthouse hopping to moose spotting, it’s an unforge...

  • Whose Boat?

    Smoke billows up. Cool water flows. Whose boat is that? Do you know? This nonfiction ode to boats features six kinds of workers and their boatsa patrol boat, a tugboat, a car ferry, a lobster boat, a lifeboat, and a fireboatwith important parts prope...

  • Light Comes to Shadow Mountain

    Cora Mae Tipton is determined to light up her Appalachian community in this historical fiction novel from an award-winning author and former librarian.It’s 1937 and the government is pushing to bring electricity to the mountains of southeastern Ken...

  • Pa, Me, and Our Sidewalk Pantry

    A kind and generous grandparent-grandchild duo nourishes their neighborhood in this full-color picture book from New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo and illustrator Zara González Hoang.   Pa and his grandchild, Jelly Bean, have a side...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Toni Buzzeo has published 25 books.

Toni Buzzeo does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Pa, Me, and Our Sidewalk Pantry, was published in July 2023.

The first book by Toni Buzzeo, The Sea Chest, was published in September 2002.

Yes. Toni Buzzeo has 1 series.
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