Jody Jensen Shaffer

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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2014
  • Latest Book:
    June 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Bear and Friends

1 - Where Is Bear? (Apr-2021)
2 - A House for Mouse (Apr-2021)
3 - A Scarf for Squirrel (Sep-2021)
4 - Fox Wants a Pet (Sep-2021)
5 - Pup Is Lost (Mar-2022)
6 - Wake Up, Bear! (Mar-2022)

Busy Bus

1 - It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus! (Jul-2018)
2 - It's a Field Trip, Busy Bus! (Sep-2019)

Multi-Author Series List

Monster Science

Vampires and Light (Nov-2014)

Book List in Order: 17 titles

  • Vampires and Light

    Monster Science

    Learning about light doesn’t have to be scary. Join vampires as they uncover the science of light and the electromagnetic spectrum. You’ll give your knowledge of light a boost with a monster dose of humor....

  • The Way the Cookie Crumbled

    Ready-to-Read: Level 3

    C is for cookie in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read that explores the history of cookies, part of a series about the history of fun stuff! Did you know that Queen Elizabeth I used to have gingerbread cookies molded into the shapes...

  • Prudence the Part-Time Cow

    Prudence looks like a full-time cow―she wanders through pastures, she swats flies, and she lines up for supper. But Prudence is a part-time cow―she is also a scientist, an architect, and an inventor, studying and building and dreaming and creatin...

  • A Chip Off the Old Block

    A plucky pebble shows true grit as he travels the country trying to find out if he fits in with any of his famous rock-formation relatives. Rocky comes from a long line of rock stars! Uncle Gibraltar, Aunt Etna, and Great-Grandma Half Dome are jus...

  • It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus!

    Busy Bus - 1

    It’s the first day of school! But is Busy Bus ready? Find out in this darling picture book that showcases the excitement and worries little ones experience as they prepare for their first day. Today is the very first day of school! Busy Bus is e...

  • It's a Field Trip, Busy Bus!

    Busy Bus - 2

    Busy Bus takes a field trip -- and becomes a little jealous of a shiny red fire truck -- in a warm-hearted sequel to It’s Your First Day of School, Busy Bus! Today is Busy Bus’s very first field trip! He takes the children to a fire house, where ...

  • Emergency Kittens!

    Got a problem? Having a tough day? Maybe you need . . . EMERGENCY KITTENS!!!!! Who needs boring ol' superheroes who leap giant buildings and run faster than locomotives when your day can be saved by the cuddly, super-cute, full-on feline charm...

  • A House for Mouse

    Bear and Friends - 2

    Stories + Puzzles = Reading Success! Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. These Level P books are perfect for kids just beginning to read simpl...

  • Where Is Bear?

    Bear and Friends - 1

    Stories + Puzzles = Reading Success! Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. These Level P books are perfect for kids just beginning to read simpl...



  • Fox Wants a Pet

    Bear and Friends - 4

    Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. These Level P books are perfect for kids learning to recognize letters and sounds.Fox is looking for a pet...

  • A Scarf for Squirrel

    Bear and Friends - 3

    Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. These Level P books are perfect for kids learning to recognize letters and sounds.Bear and Mouse lost the ...

  • Pup Is Lost

    Bear and Friends - 5

    Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. These Level P books are perfect for kids just beginning to read simple sentences.Fox can't find his black-...

  • Wake Up, Bear!

    Bear and Friends - 6

    Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. These Level P books are perfect for kids just beginning to read simple sentences.Bear looks for Duck, his ...

  • Too Much Touch

    Taylor is back from summer camp, and he's excited to see all his friends and family. So excited, in fact, that he forgets to keep his hands to himself. One by one, his friends become upset with him, and he cannot figure out why. Will Taylor come to r...

  • The Worry Warthog

    Winona tends to worry about all the things that could go wrong, and it's turning her into a worry warthog! From monsters under the bed to failing math tests, worries keep swirling around in her head. Can Winona learn some ways to keep her anxiety und...

  • Sometimes I Am Hot Lava

    Sometimes when I get mad . . . Bubble . . . Boil . . . Erupt!Most of the time, Buddy is a regular kid. He has ups and downs. But when things don't go his way, he can feel the magma bubble and boil inside of him until he erupts like a volcano. Fortuna...

  • The Last Day Julian Was My Best Friend

    A touching story of true friendship and the power of forgiveness.Best friends and neighbors Anthony and Julian are having the summer of their lives. Making pancakes, riding bikes to the beach, playing in the sand and surf…They have everything t...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jody Jensen Shaffer has published 17 books.

The next book by Jody Jensen Shaffer, The Last Day Julian Was My Best Friend, will be published in June 2024.

The first book by Jody Jensen Shaffer, Vampires and Light, was published in November 2014.

Yes. Jody Jensen Shaffer has 2 series.
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