Janay Brown-Wood

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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2014
  • Latest Book:
    January 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Love Puppies

1 - Best Friends Furever (Feb-2023)
2 - Lost Pet Blues (Feb-2023)
3 - Dream Team (Jul-2023)

Book List in Order: 24 titles

  • Imani's Moon

    'Imani the tiny' the children tease her, but this young Maasai girl is determined to touch the moon. Her mother shares stories of others who have overcome challenges and managed great accomplishments always reminding Imani that 'it is only you who mu...

  • Grandma's Tiny House

    This sweet, rhyming counting book introduces young readers to numbers one through 15 as Grandma's family and friends fill her tiny house on Brown Street. Full color....

  • Shhh! The Baby's Asleep

    Celebrate the silliness that comes with a big family in this playful read aloud about a big brother, a sleeping baby, and a very noisy family. Baby is finally asleep. But everyone is much too loud! Can Mom, Daddy, Grammy, Pop Pop, Shae, Dante, R...

  • Amara's Farm

    So many plants grow on Amara's family's intergenerational farm and she needs help finding pumpkins for her potluck. Playful text provides clues for young nature lovers to follow as they hunt among the fruits and vegetables, comparing and contrasting ...

  • Miguel's Community Garden

    Miguel and his two dads visit their community garden in search of sunflowers for a celebration. A delightful and easy-to-follow narrative guides young children as they explore the produce that grows on this warm-weather farm and uncover the distinct ...

  • Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Fast AND Slow

    Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies combines sweet stories with humorous lessons to bring out little one's best behavior!Jaguar likes to go fast, but Sloth likes to go slow; Jaguar and Sloth both try out each other's speeds, and learn something new abou...

  • Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Me. You. Us. (Whose Turn?)

    Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies combines sweet stories with humorous lessons to bring out little one's best behavior!Two baby penguins fight and fuss over the iceberg slide, and then try sharing by taking turns. Can they figure out how to share a cu...

  • Oliver Powers Through

    Everyday heroes never take the easy way out! The Sunshine Squad learns about responsibility.Before he can play with his friends, Oliver has to finish his chores. . . but there are so many! Sunshine Squad to the rescue! His friends help him finish his...

  • Will Mia Take a Shot?: A Book About Trying New Things

    Everyday heroes are always open to new experiences! The Sunshine Squad learns about trying new things.Mia is so good at basketball, but how about trying new things? Not so much. When a new girl, Amelia, shows up to play, Mia sticks with the team she ...



  • Follow That Line!: Magic at Your Fingertips

    Do you want to know a secret? You have magic in your fingertips! Use your fingers to follow a line and help it burst into color. Make magic with blooming flowers, tall mountain tops, splashing waves, and more by tracing lines with all four fingers an...

  • Too-Small Tyson

    Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!Tyson is the youngest-smaller than his four older brothers and always trying to keep up. But when the family's pet gerbil, Swish, goes missing, it's Tyson to the rescue! Tyson uses his knowledg...

  • Logan's Greenhouse

    Logan searches for carrots in his wheelchair-accessible greenhouse in this vibrant exploration of gardening and healthy eating, from the Where in the Garden? picture book series. Logan is organizing a pet playdate at his greenhouse for all of his fri...

  • Best Friends Furever

    Love Puppies - 1

    Adorable dogs + a sprinkle of magic + a celebration of social emotional learning!Yip! Yip! Hooray! A little magic can save the day!When Rosie and the rest of the Love Puppies find out that Meiko is struggling to make friends at her new school, they a...

  • Lost Pet Blues

    Love Puppies - 2

    Adorable dogs + a sprinkle of magic + a celebration of social emotional learning!Yip! Yip! Hooray! A little magic can save the day!The Love Puppies have a new mission: help Caleb find his missing pet! Noodles hopes they can come up with a paw-fect pl...

  • Linh's Rooftop Garden

    Linh searches for blueberries in her rooftop garden in this vibrant exploration of gardening and healthy eating, from the Where in the Garden? series. Linh is having a picnic in her rooftop garden for all of her friends, and she needs help searching ...

  • Dream Team

    Love Puppies - 3

    Adorable dogs + a sprinkle of magic + a celebration of social emotional learning!Yip! Yip! Hooray! A little magic can save the day!A mission like no other has the Love Puppies stuck. Eliana has excellent basketball skills, and Barkley knows she's tal...

  • Recipe for Success

    Adorable dogs + a sprinkle of magic + a celebration of social emotional learning!Yip! Yip! Hooray! A little magic can save the day!The Love Puppies are thrilled to hear that Jayden wants to enter a baking competition. But when practice ends in disast...

  • Love Puppies #5

    Adorable dogs + a sprinkle of magic + a celebration of social emotional learning!Yip! Yip! Hooray! A little magic can save the day!Noodles is so excited for her cousin Curlicue to visit! But when duty calls, the pups have to put their fun plans on ho...

  • The Wizard of Oz: The Official Picture Book

    Follow Dorothy and her dog Toto into the Emerald City with an officially licensed book based on the classic 1939 film! Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto find themselves in a strange new place after being swept up in a tornado. Taken far from the comforts...



  • Jam, Too?

    Lustrous illustrations and a rhythmic text featuring a cumulative list of sounds bring to life the thrill of an impromptu jam session and the joy of making music together.A drum circle is forming on the beach, and one fascinated child would love to j...

  • Mahogany

    A clever, Black contemporary twist on Little Red Riding Hood, Mahogany embraces the beauty -- and magic -- within herself to thwart the Big Bad Wolf.Mahogany is a spunky girl who loves to sew, listen to music, and wear fresh kicks. On the way to deli...

  • Here Are the Seeds

    This delightfully rhythmic story follows two children as they grow a garden from seeds. Author and poet JaNay Brown-Wood’s cumulative tale, similar to “The House That Jack Built,” starts promisingly: “Here are the seeds th...

  • Love Puppies #6

    Adorable dogs + a sprinkle of magic + a celebration of social emotional learning!Yip! Yip! Hooray! A little magic can save the day!There is a new puppy in town! A baby corgi has arrived at the Doghouse, ready to learn how to become a Love Puppy. The ...

  • On Our Way! What a Day!

    A journey, a challenge, and a party with Gram make one day super special for a group of siblings.It’s Gram’s birthday, and the grandkids can’t wait to celebrate with her. There’s just one thing missing: a gift! So on their way to the party, t...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Janay Brown-Wood has published 24 books.

The next book by Janay Brown-Wood, On Our Way! What a Day!, will be published in January 2025.

The first book by Janay Brown-Wood, Imani's Moon, was published in October 2014.

Yes. Janay Brown-Wood has 1 series.
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