Michael Ian Black

The I'm Books

1 - I'm Bored (Sep-2012)
2 - I'm Sad (Jun-2018)
3 - I'm Worried (Jun-2019)
4 - I'm Sorry (Sep-2021)

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  I'm Busy
  

  • Mar-2026
  • / General Fiction

  In this fifth book in the series from New York Times bestselling author Michael Ian Black and celebrated illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi, a flamingo, a girl, and a potato tackle what it’s like to feel super-busy-all-the-time.So much to do and so lit...

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  I'm Sorry
  

  • Sep-2021
  • / General Fiction

  The I'm Books - 4
  

  In this fourth book in the series from New York Times bestselling author Michael Ian Black and celebrated illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi, a flamingo and a very sorry potato learn how to mend hurt feelings.Flamingo is upset. Very upset. Potato is sorr...

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  I'm Worried
  

  • Jun-2019
  • / General Fiction

  The I'm Books - 3
  

  A girl, a flamingo, and a worried potato star in the third book in New York Times bestselling author Michael Ian Black and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s series about feelings -- and why they’re good, even when they feel bad. Potato is worri...

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  I'm Sad
  

  • Jun-2018
  • / General Fiction

  The I'm Books - 2
  

  A girl, a potato, and a very sad flamingo star in this charming sequel to I’M BORED by New York Times bestselling author and comedian Michael Ian Black and celebrated illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Everyone feels sad sometimes -- even flamingos...

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  Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop!
  

  • Oct-2015
  • / General Fiction

  A rooster tries to change his tune in this jazzy picture book that’s perfect for scatting aloud from the author of Naked! and I’m Bored, comedian Michael Ian Black. Mel the rooster’s boring old cock-a-doodle-doo is making him cock-a-doodle-b...

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  Naked!
  

  • May-2014
  • / General Fiction

  A hilarious new book about a boy who refuses to wear clothes, from comedian Michael Ian Black and illustrator Debbi Ridpath Ohi, the team that brought you I’m Bored, a New York Times Notable Children’s Book. Michael Ian Black and Debbie Ridpat...

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  I'm Bored
  

  • Sep-2012
  • / General Fiction

  The I'm Books - 1
  

  There is NOTHING boring about being a kid, but one little girl is going to have to prove it in this anything-but-boring picture book from comedian Michael Ian Black. Just when a little girl thinks she couldn’t possibly be more bored, she stumble...

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  You're Not Doing It Right
  

  • Mar-2012
  • / General Fiction

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  A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea
  

  • Sep-2010
  • / General Fiction

  Could anything possibly be more fun than a pig parade!? You wouldn't think so. But you'd be wrong. A pig parade is a terrible idea. Pigs hate to march, refuse to wear the uniforms, don't care about floats, and insist on playing country music ballads....

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  The Purple Kangaroo
  

  • Jan-2010
  • / General Fiction

  The monkey narrator in this humorous picture book guarantees that he can READ YOUR MIND. What begins as a simple request to imagine the most spectacular thing in history turns into the story of a roller-skating, bubble-blowing purple kangaroo searchi...

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  Chicken Cheeks
  

  • Jan-2009
  • / General Fiction

  Some bears will go to any length to get some honey. This one recruits every animal that comes along to form, well, a stack. The result? Tail of the duck to the gluteus maximus of the duck-billed platypus (with many other rears in between). Readers wi...

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Award-Winning Books by Michael Ian Black

Naked!
2015 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award -- Picture Book