Mary Murphy

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  • Bibliography:
    42 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1997
  • Latest Book:
    January 2024
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Book List in Order: 42 titles

  • You Smell and Taste and Feel and See and Hear

    Bold, vibrant illustrations and a simple storyline introduce small children to the five senses--sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch--as they follow a young dog through the sensory events of his day....

  • Caterpillar's Wish

  • Here Comes Spring...and Summer and Fall and Winter

  • Roxie and Bo Together

  • My Puffer Train

    Young children can join Penguin as he embarks on an adventure in his puffer train and invites a vast array of animals to come on board, in an entertaining picture book that is filled with vivid illustrations and plenty of fun....

  • Please Be Quiet!

    The little penguin from My Puffer Train is having a wonderful time hopping and skating about the house. "Please be quiet," his mother tells him, "The baby is sleeping." But it is very hard for a little penguin to keep still, and finally mother pengui...

  • I Make a Cake

    The beguiling little penguin is back, this time creating all sorts of things--ponds and pictures, an airplane and a house. These activities make a mess, but the little penguin makes it tidy. Quick, lively text and enchanting child-like illustrations ...

  • Some Things Change

  • The Alphabet Keeper

    The Alphabet Keeper keeps all the letters caged in the dark. But one day they escape while she’s cleaning their cageâ€"and then there is no stopping them! The clever letters are on the loose, rearranging themselves at every turn. With a few quick m...



  • Little Owl and the Star

    With bold, eye-catching graphics, glittering foil, and a gentle text, Mary Murphy retells an age-old Christmas story for the youngest of children.

    It was a silent night.
    I sat in my tree,
    with a waiting feeling.

    On a silent night,...

  • How Kind!

    What goes around comes around in this farmyard tale about the contagiousness of kindness.

    Hen gives Pig an unexpected present. "How kind!" says Pig. Pig is so touched, in fact, that he decides to do something kind too. So Pig gives Rabbit a gi...

  • Christmas Is The Best Bit

  • I Kissed the Baby!

    "An animal cast so elated that they seem on the verge of jumping into readers' laps. . . . The high-contrast pictures and exclamatory text are guaranteed eye and ear magnets for the littlest ones." --  Publishers Weekly (starred review)

    "I ...

  • Let's Go!

  • I Like It When...

    The young penguin in this board book edition of Mary Murphy's perennial favorite likes holding hands, dancing, eating new things, reading, and having all sorts of fun with an affectionate and caring older penguin. Perfect for little ones--and for the...

  • Comet the Fairy Dog

    A heartwarming story and bright illustrations capture all the excitement of a toddler’s first steps towards independence.

    “This book is about me, Comet the Fairy Dog. I am bigger than a bee, and smaller than a mouse, and I can fly!”
    <...

  • Panda Foo and the New Friend

    There’s always room for one more! Three best animal friends include a fourth for a picnic in this gentle, pastoral story.

    Panda Foo, Jigger, and Boodle have planned a picnic. But when Foo announces that he has invited his new friend, Curly, ...

  • I Like It When . . . /Me gusta cuando . . .

  • Comings and Goings at Parrot Park



  • Those Rainbow Trousers

  • Utterly Lovely One

    Tender, playful, and full of joy, this ode from mother to child makes an utterly lovely baby gift and will resonate with readers big and small. Oh, my Yummy One, my Utterly Lovely One! Look at you, so gorgeous! So opens a glorious praise song...

  • A Kiss Like This

    What better gift for a new baby? The creator of I Kissed the Baby! celebrates animal moms and babies in an irresistible novelty book. A giraffe kiss is very tall -- just turn the page and see! Elephant kisses are long, of course, while tiny mice...

  • Quick Duck!

    Where is that duck going in such a hurry? Mary Murphy brings her surefire baby appeal to this bright concept book. This little duckie needs to be quick-quack-quick -- leaping out of the mud, scooting under the hedge, running around the flowers, ...

  • Slow Snail

    Sloooooooowly snail slides, up and down, over and under, in and out...Snail is soooo slow...It takes her all day to slide, climb, creep and leaf-float her way to the vegetable bed. But it's worth it - she's just in time for dinner! Little fingers wil...

  • Say Hello Like This

    The creator of a Kiss Like This offers an exuberant concept book about the irresistible sounds that animals make. The perfect baby gift! Different kinds of animals say hello in their own way. And who better than Mary Murphy to introduce their voic...

  • Are You My Mommy?

    Lift the flaps and join the peek-a-boo fun with a little pup searching for his mommy. Babies and toddlers are invited to lift the flaps and transform the pictures in this bright board book as they follow a puppy who is looking for his mother. Mary...

  • Crocopotamus

    Mix and match the front and back of wild animals to produce silly and magnificent new species! What do you call a cross between a tiger and a zebra? How about an elephant and a hippopotamus? Find out as you flip the pages and create incredible cri...

  • Good Night Like This

    Filled with dreamy, colorful art, this is the perfect soothing bedtime book for little children. The rhythmic text is just right for gently lulling them to sleep while cuddly rabbits, bears, dogs, and even a dragonfly each take turns tucking in their...

  • Can Halo Mar Seo



  • Oidhche Mhath Mar Seo

  • Mouse Is Small

    Mouse is small, to be sure. And Tortoise is big (relatively speaking). But Pelican is bigger than Tortoise, and Zebra is bigger still. In an engaging, interactive novelty board book, Mary Murphy turns her bold, high-contrast illustrations -- perfec...

  • Picken

    Mix and match the front and back of farm animals to create funny new species!

    If you could cross a calf with a chicken, would that be a cacken? How on earth do you make a chiglet? Would a kippy satisfy folks who love kittens and puppies? With ...

  • The Story of Knick & Knack

  • What I Like Most

    In a lyrical story by Mary Murphy, gorgeously illustrated by award-winning artist Zhu Cheng-Liang, a child offers an ode to her favorite things -- and people.

    What I like most in the world is my window. This morning, through my window, I see...

  • Only a Tree Knows How to Be a Tree

    All living creatures have a special place in the world in this extraordinary exploration of the concept of self for very young readers.

    Only I know how to be me.
    Only you know how to be you.

    Trees have leaves that turn sunshine into ...

  • Little Owl and the Christmas Star

  • Look, Puppy!

  • Chirp

    Each bird gives voice to its own song in a luminous book celebrating the turning of a new day. Chee chee, says the Wren.Ta-tee-tee, sings the Lark.Tink-tink, calls the Finch.Goodbye to the dark. With the chirp of a sparrow and the warble of a thrush...

  • Speaking Of

    This is a houseful of eclectic works of fiction, gliding seamlessly over the waves of genre diversity, within these 308 pages, the reader will find one novella, one novelette, seven short stories, four flash fiction stories, and three poems. Be swept...



  • Sweet Peas and Bees

    Granny June brings six-year-old Juiper to The Blooming Barn, a local flower farm, where Juniper wanders rows of rainbow blooms, choosing and clipping her favourite ones. While there, Juniper meets a resident bee, Bumble. Girl and bee explore the gard...

  • The Emerald Diaries

    Does she hail from a matriarchal lineage of madwomen? Or an ancestry of female power and purpose? Norah's life and novelist career are thriving and her once solitary existence is opening to a newfound love; but her enduring desire for a dee...

  • I Love You

    Bring love and joy to your child’s bedtime by reading them this enchanting picture book about a big and little panda expressing how much they love each other. Take a moment to sit down and read with your little one as this cute pair of pandas compa...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mary Murphy has published 42 books.

Mary Murphy does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, I Love You, was published in January 2024.

The first book by Mary Murphy, You Smell and Taste and Feel and See and Hear, was published in September 1997.

No. Mary Murphy does not write books in series.
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