Florence Parry Heide

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  • Bibliography:
    36 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1976
  • Latest Book:
    July 2017
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Books in Order: 36 titles

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  • Fables You Shouldn't Pay Any Attention to

    In this new edition of the classic companion to Tales for the Perfect Child, Sergio Ruzzier lends his signature humor to Florence Parry Heide and Sylvia Worth Van Clief’s delectably subversive fables. Genevieve is careless. Muriel is discontent...

  • Tales for the Perfect Child

    Sergio Ruzzier brings his mischievous touch to a timeless favorite by Florence Parry Heide, beloved author of The Shrinking of Treehorn. This delightful new edition includes one never-before-published story. Ruby is reliable (kinda). Arthur is ca...

  • The Treehorn Trilogy

    The Treehorn Trilogy contains three well-loved stories chronicling the trials of Treehorn, a young boy with a talent for getting into and out of (and sometimes right back into) unusual situations. The Shrinking of Treehorn finds him growing down inst...

  • Dillweed's Revenge

    Dillweed's parents go on adventures and leave him behind with Umblud the butler and Perfidia the maid, who treat him like their slave. Neither Umblud or Perfidia or the parents appreciate Dillweed's cherished pet, a creature named Skorped. When they ...

  • Always Listen to Your Mother

    Ernest always does what his mother asks...and never has any fun. When a new boy moves in next door, Ernest's mother encourages her son to make friends. But the new neighbors seem a little bit...strange--monstrous, even. Obeying Ernest's new friend Vl...

  • Princess Hyacinth

    Bestselling Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith and legendary author Florence Parry Heide have teamed up to create an unforgettable princess sure to charm and delight young readers.

    Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she floats. And so the king ...

  • The One and Only Marigold

    Meet Marigold! From renowned author Florence Parry Heide comes a picture book about one clever, complicated -- and hilarious -- little girl. Follow Marigold as she buys a new coat (don’t worry, she still wears the old one to bed. She’s a very loy...

  • A Promise Is a Promise

    For all parents who have made a promise -- and every kid who has held them to it -- comes a cautionary tale from a masterfully witty pair.

    George is a very lucky boy. He has everything a boy could want, except for one thing: he doesn’t h...

  • That's What Friends Are For

    "Kids will take comfort in this endearing -- and enduring -- tale of friends helping friends." -- BOOKLIST Theodore the elephant has hurt his leg and can't meet his cousin at the end of the forest. What a pity Of course, all the other animals are mo...



  • Some Things Are Scary

    Know someone who’s starting school? Getting a new job? Going to the in-laws’ for the first time? For anyone on the brink of something scary, this gift edition of a hilarious classic is the perfect antidote.You’re skating downhill, but you donâ€...

  • The House of Wisdom

    Ishaq, the son of the chief translator to the Caliph of ancient Baghdad, travels the world in search of precious books and manuscripts and brings them back to the great library known as the House of Wisdom. 15,000 first printing....

  • Bigness Contest

  • The Day of Ahmed's Secret

    The Day of Ahmed's Secret

    As young Ahmed delivers butane gas to customers all over the city of Cairo, he thinks, I have a secret. All day long, as he maneuvers his donkey cart through streets crowded with cars and camels, down alleys filled ...

  • Timothy Twinge

  • Grim and Ghastly Goings-On

  • The Problem with Pulcifer

  • Treehorn Times Three

  • The Wendy Puzzle

  • The Shrinking of Treehorn

    "If you want to pretend you're shrinking, that's all right," said Treehorn's mother, "as long as you don't do it at the table."A small boy finds himself shrinking in this oddly offbeat, surreal, and funny story, illustrated with Edward Gorey's signat...



  • Time Flies!

    Noah has great difficulty coping with household chores, especially since his mother is going to have a baby, until a series of mix-ups shows Noah that he is important and that having a new baby can have its advantages...

  • Banana Blitz

  • Treehorn's Wish

  • The Adventures of Treehorn

  • Time's Up!

  • Time Bomb at Brillstone

  • Baanana Twist

  • Banana Twist

  • Growing Anyway Up

  • Treehorn's Treasure



  • Black Magic at Brillstone

  • The Body in the Brillstone Garage

  • Fear at Brillstone

  • Brillstone Break-In

  • When the sad one comes to stay

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  • Giants Are Very Brave People

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  • Sami and the Time of the Troubles

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Award-Winning Books by Florence Parry Heide

Princess Hyacinth
2010 Ladybug Picture Book Award -- Children's Picture


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Florence Parry Heide has published 36 books.

Florence Parry Heide does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Fables You Shouldn't Pay Any Attention to, was published in July 2017.

The first book by Florence Parry Heide, When the sad one comes to stay, was published in January 1976.

No. Florence Parry Heide does not write books in series.
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