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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    December 1996
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Jasper John Dooley

1 - Jasper John Dooley: Star of the Week (Mar-2012)
2 - Jasper John Dooley: Left Behind (Mar-2013)
3 - Jasper John Dooley: Not in Love (Mar-2014)
4 - Jasper John Dooley: Lost and Found (Sep-2015)
5 - Jasper John Dooley: Public Library Enemy (Apr-2016)

Book List in Order: 30 titles



  • When Woodsmen of the West first appeared in 1908, most readers could not relate to its rendering of the rough edges of logging-camp life. M. Allerdale Grainger refused to sentimentalize the West â€" he drew from life. While his dramatic and loosely s...



  • Bruno is a boy with particular tastes and ideas.He will not, for example, eat anything green. He spends one day as Sir Bruno and another as the Queen. He is an entrepreneur and he understands the language of Car. Bruno is a boy worth knowing....



  • It only takes a moment for your life to be changed forever -- as the characters of this darkly comic novel discover early on. The fateful moment for the newlyweds Ross and Iliana comes with the freak automobile accident that leaves Iliana paralyzed, ...



  • Seven-year-old Bruno is back and tackling problems with his trademark originality.He defeats hiccups. He trades his mother for a new hat. He skillfully avoids math. And thanks to his special Flutter Kick, he easily advances to the next level -- in sw...



  • In FILM STUDIES, 15-year-old Cass is so cool she’s cold. That’s what people think. But she struggles to decide what role to play in life -- an act that swallows her whole. It’s her director father, long absent, who leaves her struggling for a...



  • Winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize, shortlisted for the CLA Book of the Year for Children Award and the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, and selected as an OLA Best Bet for 2012At first Curtis isn't that worried when his...



  • At last, it's Jasper John Dooley's turn to be Star of the Week at school. Unfortunately, nothing turns out as planned. His Show and Tell falls flat. A new baby at his friend Ori's house steals his spotlight. And worst of all, the new baby has only-ch...



  • Jasper John Dooley's beloved Nan is leaving on a cruise for a whole week! He feels so pththth. All he can think about is Nan missing out on their Wednesday card game, and whether it's raining where she is, too, and if she will ever come back. But eac...



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  • Coming out of an unhappy relationship and a stint at an artist colony, Charlotte, a writer, takes a job teaching at a private ESL college. There she befriends Renata -- audacious, sexy, and as changeable as Proteus. “I have a story for you,” Rena...



  • This is the third installment in Caroline Adderson's well-reviewed, illustrated chapter book series about the adventures of the enthusiastic and extremely likable -- and poetically named -- Jasper John Dooley. Here, poor Jasper struggles to deal with...



  • A comical yet thought-provoking story, Norman, Speak! follows a boy and his family who adopt a dog that just can’t seem to learn the things other dogs do. Overwhelmed by dogs in need at the local animal shelter, a young boy chooses Norman, the stra...



  • Nicola’s adorable little dog, June Bug, keeps getting into trouble. She steals the neighbor’s turkey, yanks down the Christmas tree and destroys Mum’s almost-finished giant crossword. Everyone is mad, and it looks as though June Bug’s days ar...



  • This special bundle unites two books, one of short stories and one novel, by one of Canada’s premier short fiction writers. The Sky Is Falling deftly intertwines themes of first love, sexual confusion, and the dread of nuclear disaster with the com...




  • In this poem addressed to a young child, author Caroline Adderson outlines the ten things a mother loves about her little one. From his scaley elbows and knees all the way to his twitchy tail, every inch of this little "monster" is itemized and admir...



  • While he's at Nan's, Jasper John Dooley discovers his dad's beloved old Marcel Mouse toy. Orange and plastic with big ears and big feet, the toy was based on a character in a television show from when his dad was small. Jasper loves Marcel so much he...



  • When a series of unlikely accidents destroys his library book, Jasper John Dooley knows he’s going to have to pay for the ruined book or they’ll never let him back in the library again. Desperate to get back there and have a much-coveted turn rea...



  • All Jasper John Dooley was trying to do was practice his reading skills. He wanted to be ready for his turn to sit in the big, comfy chair at the library on Wednesday and read to Molly the Dog. But, even though Jasper was being so so so careful, the ...






  • The delightful adventures of a visually impaired barn cat and his annoying flea, as they set off to experience the world and find themselves participants in some of the most remarkable events of the early twentieth century.Pudding Tat is born on the ...



  • Now in its 49th year, Best Canadian Stories has long championed the short story form and highlighted the work of many writers who have gone on to shape the Canadian literary canon. Margaret Atwood, Clark Blaise, Tamas Dobozy, Mavis Gallant, Dougla...



  • Told half in French and half in English, switching continuously between both languages
  • Simple text and contextual clues make the story easy to understand for emergent readers in both languages
  • Excellent resource for French-...



  • Cakes, cookies or pie? A rivalry among local bakers is the basis for this deliciously sweet, off-the-wall picture book.Monsieur Oliphant's cake shop, the only bakery game in town, has long had customers lining up outside its door for Oliphant's delic...



  • In this witty and colourfully peopled novel, Caroline Adderson effortlessly plunges the reader into a nineteenth-century Russian tragicomedy. Aspiring painter Masha C. is blindly devoted to Antosha, her famous writer-brother. Through the years Antosh...



  • The first title in a hilarious new chapter book series for emerging readers. Isabel and ZoĂ« are favorite friends -- most of the time. They have side-by-side cubbies. And they never take off their friendship bracelets. But sometimes, Isabel isn’t...



  • Pierre and Paul are back for another imaginative bilingual adventure Pierre and Paul are back for another adventure! Pierre speaks French and Paul speaks English, but that doesn’t stop them from being friends and exploring together. Today is g...



  • When the “grownup virus” hits, kids who live in the same apartment building must cope with strange new rules and extended time at home with parents and siblings.And they survive brilliantly, each in their own way. Twin boys throw themselves into ...



  • Isabel and Rollo are back … but, who’s in the doghouse now? Isabel’s dog, Rollo -- “the cutest, funniest puppy” -- just doesn’t seem like himself lately. Besides not fitting into her best friend Zoë’s doll clothes anymore, he’s b...



  • A village is torn apart by its residents' inability to communicate, until a little girl shares the gift of punctuation in this humorous illustrated parable.Chaos reigns in the village of Babble! All day, the residents fight, yell and argue, and ...






  • In this heartwarming and hilarious title from award-winning author Caroline Adderson’s delightful Izzy series, Isabel and Zoë are ready to have a big amount of fun at summer camp. But is summer camp ready for Izzy? Isabel and Zoë are ...


  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

    Caroline Adderson has published 30 books.

    Caroline Adderson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Izzy's Dog Days of Summer, was published in September 2023.

    The first book by Caroline Adderson, Woodsmen of the West, was published in December 1996.

    Yes. Caroline Adderson has 1 series.