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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books
  • First Book:
    August 1973
  • Latest Book:
    July 2023
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Book List in Order: 20 titles






  • Illustrated in a style popular in the late nineteenth century and organized by subject, this collection of 150 Mother Goose tales offers a combination of traditional favorites and less familiar verses....







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    Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunningly illustrated book depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross-Channel flight.

    “Factually accurate, yes-but also a witty pictorial reincarnation of Bleriot’s first experience of an airship”--...






  • This is a book about farm animals, and what happens during one year on a farm.

    In January, the cows stay in the barnyard, and the chickens don''t lay many eggs. By March, you can tell spring is coming: the barn is filled with baby animals. Month ...








  • A full-color picture book by the creators of The Glorious Flight teaches about nurturing and letting go as the Maple Hill Farms children release an adopted owl back to the wild and move three grown kittens out to the barn. Reissue....








  • Meet the animals of Maple Hill Farm and learn about their antics as they bring joy, laughter, and life to the people who live in a house that needs painting at the end of a road full of holes. Two dogs, five horses, a pig, some geese, lots of chicken...



  • "Murphy-Stop-That is my name. I am a terrier. I bark. I bark at anything and everything and all the time." As he goes through his day -- barking, eating, outsmarting the dumb animals on the farm, putting up with a visit to the vet -- Murphy never lo...



  • Set in 1896 at the time of the Yukon gold rush, a fictional tale follows the adventures of young Bill Howell who left all the comforts of his normal life to pursue a dream of striking it rich and, after a difficult ocean journey, perilous hikes throu...



  • Little Chu wants to defend his family and protect the village from bandits. He apprentices with Master Li, the greatest teacher of the sword in all of China -- and finds that having the skill means he'll never have to use it. When the Emperor see...



  • A perky pup trades in his country life for some city adventures in this humorous picture book companion to A Day in the Life of Murphy, from Caldecott Medalist Alice Provensen. Spend the day with the irresistibly mischievous Murphy as he ventures ...






  • A never-before-published original work from renowned children's book duo Alice and Martin Provensen, which invites into the mystery that is Max the cat!A Publishers Weekly 2023 Summer Read, with starred reviews from Kirkus and PW!In this picture book...


Award-Winning Books by Alice Provensen

The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot
1984 Caldecott Medal -- Picture Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Alice Provensen has published 20 books.

Alice Provensen does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Truth about Max, was published in July 2023.

The first book by Alice Provensen, Roses Are Red... Are Violets Blue?, was published in August 1973.

No. Alice Provensen does not write books in series.