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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1986
  • Latest Book:
    July 2017
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Book List in Order: 10 titles




  • In an old farmhouse, bathed in the light of the full moon, a young boy hears a voice calling to him. He sneaks out of the house and walks toward the barn, where he can hear the sweet sound of a country fiddler and the rhythmic thumping of dancing ...



  • Ideally suited to the board-book format, Here Are My Hands invites very young children to respond spontaneously and creatively as they learn the parts of the body. The rhyming text and bold illustrations do more than name the eyes, ears, nose, and...



  • One dark and windy autumn night when the sun has long gone down, a young boy and his older sister are sent to the end of town to get a bucket of milk. As they walk down the lonely road, bathed in eerie moonlight, all the boy can think about is the...



  • Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault evoke the beauty and the mystery, and the sounds and the silences-- of rain.

    Listen to the rain,
    the whisper of the rain,
    the slow soft sprinkle,
    the drip-drop tinkle,
    the first wet whisper of...



  • In this lively alphabet rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree. In this lively alphabet...



  • "A deceptively simple text with a lyrical rhythm describes a pear-shaped pumpkin growing in a garden, who unexpectedly whispers that he’ll protect the yard from the ‘foolies.’ Lee’s fragile watercolors cast an appropriately haunting aura to t...



  • In this rollicking celebration of everyone's favorite ride” (Kirkus Reviews), Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, and Ted Rand capture the fun of the carousel in this beloved children's picture book, Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round. In this rh...



  • A told B, and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree.” So begins the lively alphabet rhyme that children and their parents love to recite. Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault’s rhythmic chant and Lois Ehlert’s bold, ...






  • From the creators of the bestselling classic "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" comes a lively parade of fancy, dancy, prancy words! Some words are long. Some words are short. Some words are fancy. Some words are dancy. Bill Martin, Jr., and John Arc...


Award-Winning Books by Bill Martin Jr.; John Archambault

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
1991 Kentucky Bluegrass Award -- Grades K-3


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Bill Martin Jr.; John Archambault has published 10 books.

Bill Martin Jr.; John Archambault does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Words, was published in July 2017.

The first book by Bill Martin Jr.; John Archambault, White Dynamite and Curly Kidd, was published in April 1986.

No. Bill Martin Jr.; John Archambault does not write books in series.