Marie-Louise Gay

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  • Bibliography:
    38 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 1990
  • Latest Book:
    March 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Stella and Sam Book

Stella, Star of the Sea (Mar-1999)
Stella, Queen of the Snow (Aug-2000)
Stella, Fairy of the Forest (Mar-2002)
Good Morning, Sam (Feb-2003)
Good Night, Sam (Aug-2003)
Stella, Princess of the Sky (Aug-2004)
What Are You Doing Sam? (Jul-2006)
When Stella Was Very, Very Small (Jul-2009)
Read Me a Story, Stella (Jul-2013)

Book List in Order: 38 titles

  • Willy Nilly

    On CM Magazine''s Notable Canadian Illustrated Books list

    Willy Nilly, on his seventh birthday, stumbles upon a box filled with magic potions, paper flowers, scarves, mirrors and sneezing powders. At the very bottom he finds The Great Book of Magic...

  • Moonbeam on a Cat's Ear

    One night, Roise and Toby Toby discover a way to steal the moon right out of the sky, accomplished by a rather plump white cat and a mouse in pajamas.

    Moonlight, stars, and flying fish set the stage for their enchanting, mysterious advent...

  • Rainy Day Magic

    Governor General's Award for Illustration

    Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Illustrator's Award

    It's a rainy day, boring as can be, until Victor and Joey decide to make their own fun. Soon chairs turn into castles, bumblebees turn into...

  • Angel and the Polar Bear

    Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration

    Angel woke up one morning. There was water all over her apartment!

    "Well," said Angel, "what should I do now? I can't swim."

    Then Angel got a good id...

  • Fat Charlie's Circus

    Fat Charlie loves the circus.

    Between lion-taming in his bedroom and juggling the dinner plates, he manages to make quite a mess. When he decides to attempt a daring dive from a tree into a glass of water, he realizes that being famous ma...

  • Stella, Star of the Sea

    A Stella and Sam Book

    Stella and her little brother are spending the day at the beach. Stella has been to the seashore before and knows all its secrets, but Sam still has a lot of questions. Does a moonsnail come from the moon? What can you buy with a sand dollar? Stella ...

  • Stella, Queen of the Snow

    A Stella and Sam Book

    In their second adventure, Stella and her little brother, Sam, spend the day discovering the wonders of winter together. Playing in the snow, they explore the white-draped forest, pelt each other with snowballs, and wave their arms while lying down i...

  • Midnight Mimi

    Children who hate going to sleep will love Midnight Mimi, who would rather be an owl or a bat or even a wicked witch's cat than sleep away the night.

    Marie-Louise Gay's enchanting illustrations and rhyming verse turn Mimi's room into a mo...

  • On My Island

    The narrator of this story thinks that there’s nothing to do on his little round island, which he shares with a wolf, two cats, three ants, and a bat. But all around him, fantastic events are taking place -- it’s just that the boy and his frie...



  • Stella, Fairy of the Forest

    A Stella and Sam Book

    In their third adventure, Stella and her little brother cross a field and a creek before spending the day in the forest. Butterflies, snakes, rocks, and sheep provide fuel for Sam’s curious-little-brother questions and Stella’s big-sister answers...

  • Good Morning, Sam

    A Stella and Sam Book

    Stella’s little brother Sam stars in this delightful new picture book by Marie-Louise Gay."I’ll help you get dressed," said Stella."No," said Sam. "I can do it by myself."But Sam takes a roundabout route to getting dressed and, as usual, his big ...

  • Good Night, Sam

    A Stella and Sam Book

    In Good Night, Sam Marie-Louise Gay has created another charming picture book about Stella’s little brother."Stella," whispered Sam, "are you sleeping?""Yes," answered Stella. "Aren’t you?"Sam can’t sleep without his beloved dog, Fred. But wher...

  • Stella, Princess of the Sky

    A Stella and Sam Book

    Another adventure begins for Stella and her brother, Sam, as they explore the wonders of the natural world. A vast luminous sky, the sun, the stars and the rising moon form the backdrop for their nocturnal expedition. As they encounter raccoons, fire...

  • The Three Little Pigs

    Marie-Louise Gay brings her charmingly wacky style to the familiar tale of the three little pigs. Fresh, bright colours and witty figure drawings bring the wolf and pigs to life. Despite the sad ending that befalls two of the pigs and the wolf, it's ...

  • Rabbit Blue

    "Let me tell you a thing or two about my friend Rabbit Blue..."

    So begins another whimsical, magical tale by the author and illustrator of the bestselling Rainy Day Magic, Mademoiselle Moon and Fat Charlie's Circus.

    ...

  • Caramba

    Caramba is a fat, furry, striped cat with a big problem. "Every single cat in the world can fly,” he sighs, "except me!” Caramba would love to swoop and glide between the clouds, to feel the wind whistling through his fur. He tries to soar into...

  • Travels with My Family

    Instead of dream vacations to Disney World and motels with swimming pools and water slides, the parents in Travels with My Family insist on obscure destinations -- even if it means driving for hours to get to the middle of nowhere, countless back-...

  • What Are You Doing Sam?

    A Stella and Sam Book

    Stella’s little brother Sam decides Fred the dog needs some new tricks. Not content with just teaching him to roll over, Sam decides to broaden Fred’s horizons to include swimming, cooking, and painting. Of course, Fred finds a way to subvert eac...

  • Mademoiselle Moon

    White Raven Selection, International Youth Library, Munich

    This is a poetic tale about love and friendship between two extraordinary characters, Mademoiselle Moon and Mister Sun. Best friends since the dawn of time, they only catch glimps...



  • On the Road Again!: More Travels with My Family

    In the sequel to Travels With My Family, the family is on the road again -- this time to spend a year in a tiny village in southern France.They experiences the spring migration of sheep up to the mountain pastures, the annual running of the bulls (in...

  • When Stella Was Very, Very Small

    A Stella and Sam Book

    Marie-Louise Gay has gone back in time to answer the questions often asked by the children who read and love her Stella books. Where does Stella get her wild ideas? How big is Stella’s imagination? What did Stella look like when she was small? How ...

  • Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth!

    Roslyn Rutabaga is a feisty little rabbit with a vivid imagination. One day she wakes up with a big plan: "I will dig the biggest hole on earth. Not a tiny mouse hole. Not a medium-sized rabbit hole. The Biggest Hole on Earth!" With her father’s qu...

  • Caramba and Henry

    Caramba’s little brother Henry is a nightmare. He won’t share anything, he squishes Caramba’s favorite caterpillars, and he screams all the time. But the very worst thing about Henry is that he is learning how to fly -- much to Caramba’s d...

  • Summer in the City

    Husband-and-wife team Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel create a sequel to the enormously popular Travels with My Family and On the Road Again! -- but with a twist. This time Charlie and his family stay home, and find adventure in their own Montreal...

  • Stella!: A Treasury

    Marie-Louise Gay published Stella, Star of the Sea more than ten years ago. It was an immediate hit, and since then she has written and illustrated four more books featuring the engaging, red-headed heroine Stella and her little brother, Sam -- Ste...

  • Read Me a Story, Stella

    A Stella and Sam Book

    In this lovely addition to Marie-Louise Gay’s renowned Stella series, Stella introduces little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading. Sam is as busy and worried as ever, and Stella almost always has her nose in a book these days, but she finds ti...

  • Any Questions

    Many children want to know where stories come from and how a book is made. Marie-Louise Gay’s new picture book provides them with some delightfully inspiring answers though a fictional encounter between an author and some very curious children -- ...

  • Sam!

    Marie-Louise Gay’s beloved books about Stella’s little brother, Sam, are all here in this vibrant and humorous collection. Children all around the world have read about Stella and Sam, and their gently funny, nurturing relationship. Stella has a ...

  • Short Stories for Little Monsters

    This hilarious collection of illustrated stories gives us a glimpse into the things children wonder about every day.What do cats really see? What do trees talk about? Should you make funny faces on a windy day? Do worms rule the world? Do mothers alw...



  • Princess Pistachio and Maurice the Magnificent

    When Pistachio's dog earns a starring role in a play, she can't talk about anything else for months. But the fame and fun cause trouble when Pistachio's best friend Madeline starts to feel left out

    Pistachio is worried...

  • Mustafa

    Mustafa and his family traveled a long way to reach their new home. Some nights Mustafa dreams about the country he used to live in, and he wakes up not knowing where he is. Then his mother takes him out to the balcony to see the moon ― the same...

  • Princess Pistachio Treasury

    A grand collection for early readers transitioning to chapter books, this treasury gathers three madcap Princess Pistachio titles into one divine volume. New fans will cheer for Pistachio as she "discovers" she may be kidnapped royalty in Princess Pi...

  • Fern and Horn

    Fern and Horn are twins who look like two peas in a pod or two stars in the sky. But Fern and Horn have different ways of seeing the world. They try to outdo each other with imagination and improvisation, using crayons and pencils, ripped-up paper...

  • The Three Brothers

    Finn and his younger brothers, Leo and Ooley, love reading stories about animals living in forests, on mountains or in the arctic.“When I grow up,” says Finn, “I want to be an explorer and travel around the world. I want to see wild animals ...

  • Travels in Cuba

    Even for an experienced traveler like Charlie, Cuba is a place unlike any he has visited before -- an island full of surprises, secrets and puzzling contradictions.When Charlie’s artist mother is invited to visit a school in Cuba, the whole famil...

  • I'm Not Sydney!

    Finalist, CCBC Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Finalist, Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature Sydney and his friends gather outside to play, transforming one by one to climb, leap, lumber and soar into a shared ju...

  • Hopscotch

    When her family must move once more, Ophelia uses her imagination to make magic out of a scary situation. Giant rabbits with sharp teeth circle the old motel where they are staying. Ophelia can also hear crow-witches cackling from the trees. And when...

  • Walking Trees

    Lily wants a tree for her birthday. Although she and her father live in a tiny dark apartment, she promises to give it water and sun and air. But after she receives her tree—whom she names George—even Lily can’t imagine how their da...

Award-Winning Books by Marie-Louise Gay

When Stella Was Very, Very Small
2010 Libris Award -- Children's Picture


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Marie-Louise Gay has published 38 books.

Marie-Louise Gay does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Walking Trees, was published in March 2024.

The first book by Marie-Louise Gay, Willy Nilly, was published in November 1990.

Yes. Marie-Louise Gay has 1 series.
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