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  • Bibliography:
    27 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1970
  • Latest Book:
    October 2015
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Full Series List in Order

Cork & Fuzz

1 - Short and Tall (Mar-2006)
2 - Good Sports (Feb-2007)
3 - The Collectors (Mar-2008)
4 - Finders Keepers (Feb-2009)
5 - Best Friends (Apr-2010)
6 - The Babysitters (May-2010)
7 - The Swimming Lesson (May-2011)
8 - No Fooling (Oct-2012)
9 - Wait a Minute (Mar-2014)
10 - Spring Cleaning (Mar-2015)
11 - Merry Merry Holly Holly (Oct-2015)

Book List in Order: 27 titles



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  • A father and his infant daughter bundle up for a sleigh ride on a winter's morning, in a tender and engaging celebration of winter. By the illustrator of the Caldecott Honor book Alphabet City. ...



  • While searching for a new home, Mouse explores the homes of various animals such as moles, snakes, and frogs to see if they would suit him, but to no avail, until he discovers that the perfect house has been right in front of him the whole time....



  • At bedtime, Dewberry Bear is afraid of the gorilla-fump and other creatures lurking in his room but with his mother's help, a prayer he is learning, and courage he chases all of the scary things away....



  • That Blessed Christmas Night is the story of the first Christmas night told in poetry form. The wonder of the first Christmas is seen through the eyes of children reenacting the story. The simple things of earth - the clear, starry sky; a humble stab...





  • Cork is a muskrat. Fuzz is a possum. From their first meeting in a hollow log to playing pin-the-tail-on-the-turtle, from collecting rocks to dodging falling pinecones, Cork and Fuzz are always up to something unusual. The gentle humor and simple sto...



  • When her shivering baby is born on a cold winter night, a mouse follows some animals to a special manger where she receives help from another mother, in a heartwarming Nativity story by the author of One Little Mouse. ...



  • The cows have come back to the family home, to be together around the Christmas tree. But while dancing the Cowpoke Polka, Moosha crashes through the floor! She is stuck, right in the only place the tree can go. Will Christmas even come this year?...






  • Even though Cork is a short muskrat and Fuzz is a tall possum, they can still be best friends. Or can they? "I am older," Cork said. "I need to be taller. It is a rule." Can friendship break such rules?The gentle, humorous story in this second Cork &...



  • A moving story of the transforming power of love and the bonds between siblings that even polio cannot weaken.
    Anna loves to dance with her beloved sister Katya in the meadow of their family’s Wisconsin farm. But one summer, Katya is overcome by...



  • Cork is a short muskrat who likes to win at games. Fuzz is a tall possum who also likes to win at games. Two best friends. Both like to win. What will happen when they play games against each other?...



  • When his father goes off to fight in World War II, a young boy promises to be brave. But it isn t always easy. Especially now that he and his mother are alone and the air is punctuated by bursts of loud noises from air raid siren tests.

    Lots o...



  • Cork is a short muskrat who likes to collect shiny stones. Fuzz is a tall possum who also likes to collect shiny stones. Fuzz tries to collect a Ă'stoneĂ" from a duckĂ•s nest and, in turn, the mama duck tries to collect him. Will Cork be able to save...



  • Little Bunny can sense something new in the air, and it smells like sunshine and warm breezes. "It smells like Easter!" his friends tell him. But Little Bunny wonders: what is Easter? So he sets out through the forest on an early spring day to find o...



  • A picture book in lyrical rhyme, Baby's Song follows the seasons in the first year of baby's life. Mother and child share the joys that each season has to offer and grow in their awareness of the blessings God has given them throughout the ye...



  • Cork is a short muskrat who likes to find things. Fuzz is a tall possum who likes to keep things. Fuzz wants to keep Cork's lost stone when he finds it. But a chipmunk runs away with it. Who will say "finders keepers" now?...



  • From the very moment Tully sees Frill, he's in loveâ€"and he's determined to marry her. Proposing marriage isn't the problem, but Frill can't ever quite give him an answer. Is Frill just playing coy? Or is the over-eager Tully not giving her a cha...



  • Cork is a muskrat. Fuzz is a possum. Cork eats only veggie stuff. Fuzz eats beetles and worms. Cork likes to play hide-and-seek. Fuzz likes to play find-and-eat. Cork and Fuzz have nothing in common. Or do they?...






  • The sixth installment in this popular easy-to-read series features best friends Cork and Fuzz babysitting a little porcupine. But one of them is doing all the work. . . . When Cork needs help, Fuzz is too busy to lend a hand. Then Fuzz gets into some...



  • Slamming the screen door sets off a comical chain of cause-and-effect in this rollicking tale of a rambunctious family. A slamming door may not seem like a big deal, but in this escalating tale, it can have far-reaching (and very funny) consequen...



  • A child’s excitement about going to the county fair is carried along by bouncy, rhyming narration and breezy illustrations. It’s opening day at Derry Fair, and young Dinny Brown can’t wait to see the carousel, the animals, the cotton candy, ...



  • Cork is a short muskrat who can swim. Fuzz is a tall possum who can't. They are best friends. Cork wants to teach Fuzz how to swim, but Fuzz isn't so sure he wants to learn . . . . The funny story and adorable illustrations in this seventh Cork and F...



  • Cork is a muskrat who likes small, safe adventures. Fuzz is a possum who likes big, exciting adventures. When Fuzz convinces Cork to go with him on a snowy exploration in the eighth book of this popular series, both friends discover how brave they re...



  • Cork is a short muskrat who knows how to wait, and Fuzz is a tall possum who doesn’t like to wait for anything. When a round, yellow object floats through the sky, both Cork and Fuzz chase after it. Is it the sun? Is it an egg? Wait a minute -- ...



  • Cork is a short muskrat who knows how to wait, and Fuzz is a tall possum who doesn’t like to wait for anything. When a round, yellow object floats through the sky, both Cork and Fuzz chase after it. Is it the sun? Is it an egg? Wait a minute -- did...



  • Celebrate ten years of this popular easy-to-read series with the best friends' first-ever picture book--a lovely holiday tale. Cork the muskrat knows there’s something special about today, but he just can’t figure out what it is. So he and hi...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dori Chaconas has published 27 books.

Dori Chaconas does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Merry Merry Holly Holly, was published in October 2015.

The first book by Dori Chaconas, The Way the Tiger Walked, was published in January 1970.

Yes. Dori Chaconas has 1 series.