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  • Bibliography:
    34 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1993
  • Latest Book:
    December 2019
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Book List in Order: 34 titles










  • When Frank's favorite baseball player, the mighty Keefoffer, strikes out, Frank loans him his lucky hat--the hat that helped him win two tickets to the Knights baseball game--to help him hit a home run....



  • No rattling bones about it. There's never been a horror book like this one before. A madcap spoof on tales of terror, this clever meeting of broomsticks and slapstick, monsters and mischief is so funny, it's scary. Just how funny, you ask? Let's j...











  • Furious about being teased and taunted for his round, bald body and bad habit of falling off walls, Humpty Dumpty is wreaking havoc throughout Mother Goose Land. With hilarious illustrations and clever wordplays, Kevin O'Malley stands Mother Goose...



  • Little Buggy is determined to learn to fly--today. But flying is not as easy as it looks. It takes a few falls, a lot of patience, and plenty of gentle encouragement (and help up off the ground) from Dad. Some bugs might give up . . . but not Little ...



  • It's not easy living with your parents. Just ask Little Buggy. He is so mad at Big Buggy that he's running away from home. With the help of two ants, Little Buggy finds a cozy shoe where he can sleep, some food to eat, and even a cough drop in case h...




  • The year is 1961, the place, Ireland. Inside a monastery is Brendan O'Kane who, at thirteen years of age, has been recruited into the Irish Christian Brothers. Does he have a true vocation? The recurring doubt causes him sleepless nights. Furthermore...



  • The planet Jurassica is in an uproar. An unidentified flying object has crashed into the mysterious moon of Eon. This looks like a job for ...

    CAPTAIN RAPTOR!

    ... hero of a thousand space missions; champion of truth, justice, and dinos...



  • When their teacher gives a joint storytelling assignment, a boy and a girl have different ideas of how their fairy tale should evolve. Can they agree on who will live happily ever after? With a cool motorcycle dude and a beautiful princess the possib...



  • Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and the rest of the Gods' squad have all the powers of the universe at their disposal-which makes for a deadly defense and an unstoppable offense. But those "pesky Mortals" are always causing trouble, and with hunky Hercules ...



  • Freezing wind. Bone-chilling ice. Knee-deep snowdrifts.
    A lone figure struggles through a terrible storm. He's swaddled up to the eyes, leaning into the wailing wind, plodding through knee-high snowdrifts. Every step in this barren wilderness i...






  • For any kid who has heard "Get outside and play," and for any parent who has said it. I can't believe Mom made me stop my video game to get some fresh air. Stupid outside.
    At least the guys are here. Their moms made them come outside, too.



  • When Chicken dreams of buried treasure, he and his pal fly the coop and set out on a journey to find the golden corn, in this scrambled retelling of a classic Eastern European folktale. Their eggs-traordinary adventure takes them across the road, ...



  • You don't think much about your backpack. It's just kind of dirty and crammed with stuff. But wait - did you know the backpack has a history? That it could be a superhero's secret weapon? Or an exploding science experiment? Or even a living creature ...



  • For any kid who wondered what happened to the Dude and his fair maiden once they lived happily ever after, the wait is over. When their teacher requests a new story, a boy and a girl once again have different ideas of how it should evolve. Can they a...



  • Even though kids spend most of their days with one, desks can be very....surprising. Desks have a long and enduring history -- from the spiked desks of the Middle Ages to the beanbag desks of the 1960s. School desks, in particular, can hide a wide va...



  • Nate Tortoise is tired of living in the shadow of Lever Lapin. He can't go anywhere or do anything without hearing about the great exploits of that pesky hare. And Lever's head has grown to match the size of his entourage. It isn't until Nate challen...




  • As soon as Lily Harrison makes her way into the world, her nursemaid, Shannon, notices something is different about the beautiful baby. After she hands Lily to her happy parents, Shannon wrestles with how to tell them that Lily has Child Mind, a disa...



  • Fans of "The Pigeon Wants a Puppy" and "Charlie the Ranch Dog" will fall in love with this vibrant picture book about one girl’s quest to find the perfect dog for her family.   When your parents say you can get a dog, you feel so LUCKY.   And...



  • When Mother Duck calls on Grandfather Duck to entertain her three ducklings, Grandfather Duck obliges with a riotous visit to a nearby pond, where the ducklings tempt fate by taunting a cat, trying to eat a poisonous plant, and attempting...






  • Fan favorite Captain Raptor returns for another thrilling space adventure in this action-packed young nod to graphic novels. In their newest endeavor, intrepid leader Captain Raptor and his space-dino crew must rescue a team of scientists from a doom...



  • Bea A. Fraid goes to an all-ghoul school where students learn how to make haunted houses, paint terrifying pictures, and eat lady fingers and spare ribs for lunch. But Bea doesn't want to be scary; she wants to dance and sing and tell jok...




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    A unique interpretation of a well-known folk song casts Froggy as a notorious mobster who learns that crime does not pay and features humorous cartoon illustrations recalling the gangster films of the thirties and forties....


Award-Winning Books by Kevin O'Malley

Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude
2006 Alabama Camellia Award -- Grades 2-3
2006 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Picture Book
2007 Buckeye Children's Book Award -- Grades K-2
2007 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
2008 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award -- Grades 3-5
2008 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award -- Picture Book
2009 Monarch Award -- Grades K-3
2009 Nevada Young Readers' Award -- Picture Book
2010 Colorado Children's Book Award -- Picture Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kevin O'Malley has published 34 books.

Kevin O'Malley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Gopher and the Three Bears, was published in December 2019.

The first book by Kevin O'Malley, Box, was published in April 1993.

No. Kevin O'Malley does not write books in series.