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  • Bibliography:
    40 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1987
  • Latest Book:
    June 2024
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Book List in Order: 40 titles
























  • Children are fascinated by watching plants grow, and in this colorful picture book even very young children can follow along with a family as they plant, tend, and harvest a vegetable garden. The sun shines brightly, summer rain falls, and vegetables...







  • Snowballs, ice skating,sledding! Frozen toes, icy slush,runny nose. Well, winter's not all fun and games. But well-loved, best-selling poet Douglas Florian will melt your doubts about Mother Nature's chilly grip with twenty-eight winter-inspired poem...



  • What is big?

    Join Douglas Florian and a decidedly big pink pig as they travel around town, across a continent, and through the universe, taking a look at things that are big bigger biggest!

    Bulletin Blue Ribbon Best of 2000 A...



  • This book is bound
    To pick you up.
    To give a little lift.
    If you take half
    A change you’ll laugh.
    We know you won’t be miffed.
    So find a home
    Inside a poem.
    Take off your shoes and sit
    And if you smile
    Once...



  • Grab your snorkel and splash along with outrageous underwater creatures!
    in the swim.
    Children will delight in the playful, witty language of twenty-one lively poems while they learn about their ocean and freshwater friends.
    ...



  • What do you like about summer?

    Mountain hikes? Picking cherries? Curve balls? Ice cream cones?

    What do you not like about summer?

    Blackouts? Bee swarms? Thunderstorms? Ninety de...



  • This book is full of dinosaurs, Both carnivores and herbivores. You'll find a big Iguanodon, As well as a clever Tro-o-don. There's Spinosaurus and T. rex, Plus plesiosaurs with giant necks, And others from an ancient age. Want to learn more? ...



  • Arrrgh you ready for this jaunty collection of pirate poems and paintings? Ahoy mateys -- it’s time to hoist up the anchors and set sail with a pack of pesky pirates! In this hilarious collection of nineteen poems, readers will meet scoundrels, ...






  • One autumn morning, Farmer Brown gets on his tractor and heads to town. Along the way, he picks up a cat in a hat, a goat in a coat, an ox in socks, and other animals who love their clothes -- and each animal sings a little song about what it’s wea...



  • Pull out your pencils! Everyone’s an artist in this lively and inspiring picture book full of wit, whimsy, and wacky imagination…and dragons, of course! Dragons of all shapes and sizes are on display in this high-flying how-to picture book fro...



  • Pig loves to read. He's never without a big stack of books! He reads them one after another. His friends know they'll find him with his snout in a book, whether he's at home, on the bus or even at the beach. But one day, Pig has no books. He looks ev...



  • Follow one family of rabbits as they do all their favorite things in this sweet, poetic story from award-winning author Douglas Florian.The habits of rabbits are many, not few, with plenty of things that they love to do! This sweet, lyrical story by ...



  • Join these animals as they leap, crawl, race, and sing in this playful board book by award-winning author Douglas Florian.Leap, frog, leap!Creep, caterpillar, creep! In this playful, rhyming story by award-winning author Douglas Florian, join these ...



  • Discover what these baby animals become when they grow up in this sweet board book by award-winning author Douglas Florian.Once I was a pollywog,but now I am a frog.Once I was a piglet,but now I am a hog.In this fun, rhyming story by award-winning a...



  • Discover animal opposites in this playful board book by award-winning author Douglas FlorianBears are big. Bees are small.Shrews are short. Giraffes are tall.In this fun, rhyming story by award-winning author Douglas Florian, little ones can meet pai...



  • Discover what these animals do in this playful board book by award-winning author Douglas Florian.Flamingos fly. Sailfish swim.Monkeys swing on a jungle gym!Discover what different animals do in this fun, rhyming story by award-winning author Douglas...



  • One family of bears does all their favorite things before it's time to hibernate for the winter in this follow-up to The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by the award-winning author and illustrator team of Douglas Florian and Sonia Sánchez.The cares of b...



  • Bath time is fun! fun! fun! in this playful board book!Today we had such fun! fun! fun!But now the day is done! done! done!After a fun-filled day, it's time to go home and take a bath! From washing tiny toes and your little nose to making rubber duck...






  • Pig and Cat are pals who like to bike, swim, read, and make art together. One day Pig notices Dog, who has a very interesting kite. Pig and Dog play, and Cat feels neglected and lonely. But Pig and Dog are generous souls after all; and now Pig, Cat a...



  • It's time to play! play! play! in this delightful board book!Let's go out and play! play! play!We'll have fun all day! day! day!This group of friends is ready for a fun-filled day! They have a race to see who wins first place, fly a plane, ride a tra...



  • In the tradition of Shel Silverstein, celebrated picture book poet Douglas Florian offers an honest, touching, and often humorous collection of twenty-three poems about relationships -- both good and bad! There are all kinds of friends -- good fri...



  • In the tradition of Shel Silverstein, celebrated picture book poet Douglas Florian offers an honest, touching, and often humorous collection of twenty-three poems about relationships -- both good and bad!There are all kinds of friends -- good friends...



  • A family heads to synagogue together in a charming board book for little listeners with a rhyming text and child-friendly illustrations.A day of rest with which we’re blessed.We all get dressed. It’s Saturday, and one family is setting ou...





  • Smile wide and brush! brush! brush! in this adorable rhyming board book that teaches little ones how to clean their teeth! Discover the whole Baby Steps Series with Play! Play! Play! (2018) and Bath! Bath! Bath! (2018)!Brushing teeth is fun! fun! fun...



  • Lead kids through their wind-down routine as they get ready for Bed! Bed! Bed!, the latest board book in the popular series for toddlers!Sweet dreams fill your head! head! head!In your cozy bed! bed! bed!Bright smiles and enthusiastic kids share thei...



  • Douglas Florian explores the arboreal world with his signature wit and whimsy in this tree-mendous picture book poetry collection featuring a dynamic vertical format that illustrates the incredible heights and shapes of the trees.Seeds are sprouting,...








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    In this hilarious collection of twenty-one original animal poems and paintings, the animals are out in all their finned, furry, and feathered glory. From lobsters to rheas to fireflies, kiwis to camels to chameleons, here’s a beast for everyone to ...


Award-Winning Books by Douglas Florian

Laugh-Eteria
1999 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -- Silver


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Douglas Florian has published 40 books.

The next book by Douglas Florian, Windsongs, will be published in June 2024.

The first book by Douglas Florian, A Winter Day, was published in September 1987.

No. Douglas Florian does not write books in series.