Janet Halfmann

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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books
  • First Book:
    October 2003
  • Latest Book:
    August 2023
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Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • Merry Christmas!

    Celebrate Christmas with Barney! This coloring and activity book has an eye-catching photographic cover.

    Join Barney and friends as they decorate a Christmas tree, make presents, and get a visit from Santa.
    This coloring and activity book f...

  • Red Bat at Sleepy Hollow Lane

    As spring turns into fall, Red Bat's two babies grow larger. The weather becomes colder, and Red Bat's babies need to learn how to fly. Will they be ready in time to fly south? Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Red Bat at Sleepy H...

  • Dolphin's Rescue: The Story of a Pacific White-Sided Dolphin

    Leaping and bursting above the waves, a group of dolphins swim alongside a research ship. The scientists on board watch and clap. Suddenly one of the dolphins lands on the ship! Will the scientists be able to save the dolphin? Find out as this exciti...

  • Canada Goose at Cattail Lane

    In early spring, a Canada Goose patiently sits on a bundle of eggs. Weeks later, five fluffy goslings finally hatch. Canada Goose and her mate have a lot to teach their young. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Canada Goose at Catt...

  • Alligator at Saw Grass Road

  • Hermit Crab's Home: Safe in a Shell

    Children follow Hermit Crab as she searches for a new shell. The shells she finds are either too big or already occupied. Without a shell, Hermit Crab has no protection. Will she be able to find a new home? Find out as this fun adventure unfolds! Rev...

  • Little Skink's Tail

    While Little Skink hunts yummy ants for breakfast, she is suddenly attacked by a crow! But she has a trick to escape she snaps off her tail, and it keeps on wiggling! Little Skink is happy to be alive, but she misses her bright blue tail. Little Skin...

  • Polar Bear Horizon

    It is early spring and Polar Bear and her two cubs are growing hungry after spending the cold winter months in their den. Will Polar Bear be able to find and protect her hungry cubs? Find out as this exciting story unfolds! Reviewed by the Smithsonia...

  • Little Black Ant on Park Street

    Little Black Ant spends the hot summer days on Park Street in search of meals for herself and her nest mates. Will she find enough food and make it back to her anthill safely? Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Little Black Ant on ...



  • Pelican's Catch

    Pelican has just learned how to fly, but she also needs to learn how to catch fish. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Pelican's Catch is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. This book includes an ea...

  • Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea

    Narwhal stays close to land as he swims through the Arctic bay. Even with the protection of his long horn, he is not safe from predators. Will Narwhal escape from a pod of killer whales, polar bears and dangerous ice drifts on his journey to his wint...

  • Good Night, Little Sea Otter

    Children will want to settle down for bedtime with Little Sea Otter as he snuggles onto Mama's chest in a cozy bed of sea kelp and bids good night to all his ocean friends. From sea lions to sea snails, seagulls to seals and sea urchins, it seems he'...

  • Fur and Feathers

    When Sophia dreams that howling winds whisk the fur and feathers right off her animal friends, she shares some of her clothes with them. But her clothing doesn’t work well for the animals. Seeing their disappointment, she offers to sew each one the...

  • Star of the Sea: A Day in the Life of a Starfish

    Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Best Book Award
    National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book
    Chicago Public Library Best of the Best List
    With the ocean her home, an ochre sea star hunts for her morning meal. She folds o...

  • Garter Snake at Willow Creek Lane

    Garter Snake has been on her own since birth. She has learned important skills including how to find meals and protect herself from enemies such as crows and dogs. Now, her biggest struggle is to find a place to spend the winter months. Will she find...

  • Home in the Cave

    Baby Bat loves his cave home and never wants to leave it. While practicing flapping his wings one night, he falls, and Pluribus Packrat rescues him. They then explore the deepest, darkest corners of the cave where they meet amazing animals -- animals...

  • Eggs 1, 2, 3: Who Will the Babies Be?

    Ten spreads with gatefolds and a culminating dramatic fold-out lead young readers from a single penguin egg to an ostrich's clutch of 10 eggs. Song-like, non-rhyming verse gives clues as to who might hatch. The answer to the repeated refrain, Who wil...

  • A Rainbow of Birds

    Winner of a 2014 Preferred Choice Award from Creative Child Magazine. Birds have their legends just like people do, and baby birds love to hear the stories. Papa Cardinal, whose job it is to pass down bird ways to his chicks, tells them the story of ...

  • Grandma Is a Slowpoke

    A little girl is happy to go on a walk with Grandma, but Grandma is a such a slowpoke! She stops to point out, listen or observe the different creatures they meet, sharing her knowledge with the child. At the river, it is the little girl who spots a ...



  • Midnight Teacher

    Teachers' Choices 2019 Reading List: International Literacy Assoc. 2019 Carter G. Woodson Honor Award: the National Council of the Social Studies2019 Storytelling World Resource Honor AwardChicago Public Libr...

  • A Bobby-Dazzler of a Pouch

    Will Joey, a little gray kangaroo, ever find his mum's pouch in a mob? Find out in this fun story of friendship-sprinkled with Australian words. This wonderful story by Janet Halfman is illustrated adorably by Abira Das and will soon be one of your c...

  • A Bobby-Dazzler of a Pouch!

    Will Joey, a little gray kangaroo, ever find his mum's pouch in a mob? Find out in this fun story of friendship-sprinkled with Australian words. This wonderful story by Janet Halfmann is accompanied by adorable illustrations by Abira Das that will ma...

  • The Clothesline Code

    Lucy Ann and Dabney Walker didn't have to risk their lives to spy for the Union army. The couple had already risked everything to escape slavery themselves.But in early 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the couple was determined to help defeat sla...

  • Who Is Singing?

    Have you ever heard a bird whistle wheet, wheet, wheet, birdie, birdie, birdie? That's the song of a cardinal. Every bird's song is different. Bird songs often sound like familiar words. That makes it easier for us to tell Who Is Singing?...

  • Caterpillar's Surprise

    A masquerade ball with a blue ribbon! Caterpillar dreams of winning, but wonders how she can since she is just a baby. Tadpole convinces her that her natural baby disguise as bird poo is perfect.As Caterpillar grows, her look changes, and she worries...

  • Grandma's Window

    Every day on the bus to school, new student Mateo stares out the window, wishing he had a friend to talk to . . . until one morning, when he spots something surprising in an apartment window-an older woman is smiling and waving to the bus!For the nex...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Janet Halfmann has published 26 books.

Janet Halfmann does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Grandma's Window, was published in August 2023.

The first book by Janet Halfmann, Merry Christmas!, was published in October 2003.

No. Janet Halfmann does not write books in series.
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