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  • Bibliography:
    51 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1984
  • Latest Book:
    December 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Goldie

1 - Good As Goldie (Apr-2000)
2 - Goldie Is Mad (Jan-2001)

Lab Coat Girl

1 - Lab Coat Girl & the Amazing Benjamin Bone (Nov-1999)
2 - Lab Coat Girl: Cool Fuel (May-2000)
3 - Lab Coat Girl: My Triple Decker Hero (Nov-2000)

The Zoey Zone

1 - Geek Chic (Jun-2010)

Multi-Author Series List

The Zodiac Club

5 - Capricorn & Co. (1984)
11 - Scorpio's Class Act (Jun-1985)
13 - Virgo's Love Scheme (1985)

Book List in Order: 51 titles






  • Gritch the Witch is grouchy, grumpy, and very hungry. The only thing that could make her happy is something extra special for lunch, and that is: Piggie Pie! Gritch zooms off on her broomstick to find eight plump piggies -- where else? -- on Old MacD...







  • Everyone knows that something strange happens when Trudie and Benjamin get together, so Trudie can't believe it when Ms. Hicklemeyer makes them partners on the class project, but Trudie soon learns that whatever Ben eats effects him strangely, and sh...








  • The hilarious sequel to the best-selling Piggie Pie! pits the ever-grouchy Gritch the Witch against a smooth-talking used-broom salesman who tries to outfox her, only to wind up as a furry accessory on her new convertible. Reprint....




  • Goldie is mad. Mad, mad, mad! Nicholas took her doll, Veronica, and drooled all over her. Now Goldie is in trouble, and she has to think and be sorry. While she's thinking, she has some surprising thoughts about all of the things that she likes about...



  • As vegetables begin to vanish from all over the farm, Ducktective Web and his trusty partner Bill take on the case in order to stop the culprit from causing further havoc to their peaceful home. 25,000 first printing....



  • A humorous picture book filled with wacky illustrations and silly text follows Henry as his toe gets stuck in the faucet when he attempts to prevent a drip of water from falling into his bath, and when his parents, the plumber, and the police try to ...



  • They heard the ground grumble. Then they felt the ground rumble. And before they knew it, they were all taking a tumble! "The earth is crumbling! The earth is crumbling! It's a quake!" quacked the duck. In this inspired take on Henny Penny, ...



  • Preparing for the big Monster Mash can be tiring, and Gritch the Witch needs her shut-eye. No sooner does she shoo away the bedbugs and curl up for a good night's sleep than there's a knock at the door. Its Mag the Hag, her bossy big sister, come a d...



  • They were bad. Oh yes, those boys were real bad.

    On the run again, wolves Willy and Wally have the perfect plan.

    Cleverly disguised in womanly wool-wear, they slip into the sheep flock -- a hide-out "on the lam." A foolproof plan indee...



  • It was BIG. It was BAD. It was...BEDHEAD! No doubt about it, Oliver's having a very bad hair day. His parents and sister try to help. They push, they pull, they spritz and they spray; they goop, they glop, and they mousse. But...



  • Moose misses his family-his aunties from Moosissippi, his cousins from Moosachusetts-the whole clan. But when everyone arrives at Moose Lodge, things don't go quite as Moose had planned. Alone with his sports equipment and long lists of coordinated a...






  • Douglas is very smitten with Dolores. And Dolores is quite smitten with Douglas as well. They enjoy picnicking in the park, going to the beach, and watching movies together. But there's a problem: one of them has STINKY SMELLY FEET! The smell is enou...



  • Hilda Mae Heifer has lost her melodic mi-mi-moo!

    A klunk on the head and now Hilda's simply not sure what sound to make.

    Is it a mew, or an oink, or possibly a honk? With the eager help of the farm animals, Hilda is determined, once ...



  • Lots of kids have a sweet tooth. But not like Stewart's. His very loud sweet tooth wants what it wants, when it wants it...and lets everyone know about it. Stewart's sweet tooth screams for cake at weddings, for candy during class, and torments him ...



  • A ham and cheese sandwich for lunch? Even Zak's dog agrees it's boring! When Zak complains, his mother tells him, "This is not a restaurant, young man. I want that lunch gone. And that's that." But suddenly, Lou, a fast-talking, frizzy-haired waitres...



  • "Hold your horsepower," said the little man with a stamp, a stomp, and a snort. "This is a troll bridge. I'm the Troll. Now, start passing the buck." Bill Bob, Billy Bo, and Just Plain Billy don't have enough money to cross the troll bridge. But by ...



  • On the third day of Christmas, a mademoiselle from Paris sent her true love three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.The hens never arrived . . . . Colette, Poulette, and Fifi end up delivered not to Philippe Renard, but to...





  • According to his bossy sisters, Shelly is taking far too long to develop. Adelaide wants Shelly to skate with her. Miranda wants him to be an artist, like she is. Tallulah wants Shelly to dance and twirl. Shelly’s efforts to follow their command...



  • Everyone on the farm thinks Thomas and Joseph are sloppy, dim-witted pigs. Thomas and Joseph are content, but the other animals are not. The hens want the pigs to paint their pen, the rabbit wants them to eat healthier food, and the duck wants them t...



  • Those two bad boys -- Willy and Wally -- are still bad.

    Bad. Bad. Really, really bad.

    And now they have two big bad sweet tooths.

    When the baker's cookie runs off, these newly cloaked private eyes, "Willis and Wallace," see their...








  • Louise has a problem. She has the tendency to . . . how to put it?

    Gnaw?

    Chomp?

    Bite

    . . . on everything and everybody. She promises Mother that she won't do it again, but sometimes Louise just can't help herself.

    "OOOOooooowww "

    No ...



  • Long, long ago, when dinosaurs ruled the land, there lived a dino who was the worst of them all: Gorgonzola.

    Not really large, not really scary, Gorgonzola was known near and far for his . . . D.O. Yes, dinosaur odor. From horn to toe, Gorgo...



  • Hilda Mae Heifer is once again ready to sing her glorious mi-mi-moo! So why does Hilda look so down in the dumps?

    Even Hilda's moo is sounding more like a boo-hoo.

    Perhaps Hilda needs a little doodle-do to accompany her moo-moo-moo? <...



  • A funny book to share with kids who really, really, REALLY want a pet!

    Elizabeth really wants a pet. She’d like a horse, a dog, a cat, or even a turtle. But her parents do not want a pet. Instead they give her a cactus. Even though Elizabe...



  • Can Edith the tooth fairy help Bernice the godmother of all fairies find her magical powers again, or is Bernice doomed to live out the rest of her fairy life wand-less? "If yours truly, Edith Molarnari, tooth fairy second class, hadn't seen it with ...



  • Bad boys Willy and Wally are at it again. This time, those two famished wolves have got chicken on the brain. Yes, a delicious, delectable, finger-lickin' chicken dinner.

    When Mrs. Hen needs a little help around the coop, who's more perfect...






  • Meet Zoey Age: Eleven. Well, almost eleven. Backspace. Halfway to eleven. Factoid: 198 days to sixth grade. Problem: Coolability (see glossary inside). Connect the dots: A bad hair situation . . . Growing earlobes . . . Wanted: 1....






  • The Hare family -- Papa, Mama, and Little Baby Hare -- are enjoying a peaceful day in their rabbit hole until they hear a big THUMP outside their door. The thump is Goldilocks herself, who has fallen down the rabbit hole after being chased by the Thr...



  • Hogg, Hogg and Hog have everyone in the Big City OINKING! These three city pigs are the trendsetters of the city--but what will happen when they run out of fashionable ideas? ...



  • Edward loves his Stuff more than anything . . . . . . until he gets buried beneath it. Edward has a lot of Stuff -- too much Stuff. Soon the Stuff takes over his house. But will Edward agree to part with his Stuff before it’s too late? Stuff...



  • Mama says, NAP. Baby says, NO NAP! Baby wants to CLAP, DRINK, READ....Anything but NAP! Margie Palatini brings her signature humor to this rollicking sing-song read-along, inviting readers on a fast-paced chase through every room in the house as...



  • The publisher and author of "Under a Pig Tree" seem to be having communication issues. The author has written a clear, no-nonsense history of figs. But the publisher is sure she meant "pigs." After all, what’s the difference between two measly lett...



  • When Isabella Antonelli becomes an overnight YouTube sensation in a documentary detailing her REAL, non-royal Italian American family, she needs to figure out a way to tell everyone at her fancy new school the truth about her family -- or come up wit...





  • See the world from a pet kitty’s point of view via the video camera perched on its head in this playful and energetic Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book in the Critter-Cam series!Jump, Kitty. Jump. Jump. Jump. Dunk, Kitty. Dunk. Dunk. Dunk. Dunk. A cam...



  • Experience the ocean from a shark’s perspective via the video camera on its head in this fun and exciting Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book in the Critter-Cam series!Swim, Shark. Swim. Swim. Swim. Swim.Readers can swim along with a shark and see what ...






  • Experience the world from a puppy’s perspective via the video camera on its head in this fun and exciting Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book in the Critter-Cam series!Through a video camera positioned on the puppy’s head, readers will follow along fr...



  • Experience the world from a monkey’s perspective via the video camera on its head in this fun and exciting Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book in the Critter-Cam series!Through a video camera positioned on the monkey’s head, readers can follow along f...


Award-Winning Books by Margie Palatini

Bad Boys
2005 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
Bedhead
2002 Keystone to Reading Book Award -- Primary
2003 Golden Sower Award -- Grades K-3
Piggie Pie!
1997 Keystone to Reading Book Award -- Children's
1997 Red Clover Award -- Picture Book
Sweet Tooth
2007 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award -- Picture Book
2007 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award -- Picture Book
2008 Nevada Young Readers' Award -- Picture Book
2009 Georgia Children's Book Award -- Picture Storybook
Three Silly Billies
2007 Florida Children's Book Award -- Pre K - 2nd Grade


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Margie Palatini has published 51 books.

Margie Palatini does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Monkey-Cam, was published in December 2023.

The first book by Margie Palatini, Capricorn & Co., was published in January 1984.

Yes. Margie Palatini has 3 series.