Pat Brisson

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  • Bibliography:
    21 Books
  • First Book:
    March 1989
  • Latest Book:
    July 2022
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Book List in Order: 21 titles

  • Your Best Friend, Kate

  • Kate Heads West

  • Magic Carpet

    Aunt Agatha and Elizabeth imagine the travels of the rug on which they are sitting, from China across the sea to the west coast of the United States, and onward in a journey designed to let its carriers stop only in cities beginning with the letter "...

  • Kate on the Coast

  • Benny's Pennies

    An easy-to-understand children's story about financial literacy and the value of giving and saving -- even five pennies! 

    Benny McBride starts his day with five new pennies and is determined to spend them all. His mother wants him to buy some...

  • Hot Fudge Hero

  • The Summer My Father Was Ten

    It was the summer that the boys lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. Then someone tossed a tomato back instead of a baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end Mr. Bellavis...

  • Little Sister, Big Sister

    Edna is the little sister. Hester is the big sister. Put the two together and you have one sister act that can't be beat.

    In four humorous, easy-to-read stories, Edna and Hester capture the essence of sisterhood as they boss each other around,...

  • Sky Memories

    Readers young and old will be touched and inspired by this honest story about love and loss:When Emily is 10-years-old her mother is diagnosed with cancer, and by the time Emily has turned 11, her mother will be gone. But in the last months of t...



  • Bertie's Picture Day


    On Monday morning Bertie woke up bright and early.
    He remembered that it was Picture Day.
    He remembered that Mrs. Hughes
    told them to look spiffy.

    Bertie is determined to look his very best for his second grade school picture o...

  • Wanda's Roses

    This book about a child's simple faith is one that children will long remember--and adults will love to share.When Wanda discovers a thornbush growing in the empty lot at the corner of Fillmore and Hudson, she's quite sure it's a rosebush all ready t...

  • Beach Is to Fun

    Gull is to sky
    as shell is to sand.
    Child is to family
    as finger is to hand.

    Here's a book that makes learning about analogies
    as much fun as going to the beach

    A trip to the beach-and all the excitement that surrounds i...

  • Mama Loves Me from Away

  • Star Blanket

    When Laura goes to bed each night, she loves to hear the story of the Star Blanket. The story begins on the day Dad's baby sister was baptized when he was a little boy, and the family drove in the old green DeSoto down to Saint James Church. Afterwar...

  • Tap-Dance Fever

    From sunrise to sunset, Annabelle can't keep her feet from moving. She's worn out her mother's linoleum. She's danced a hole in the schoolhouse floor. She's danced a ridge into Creek Road that causes Mr. Harville T. Stone's tire to blow. Even Mrs. Et...

  • I Remember Miss Perry

    It’s his first day at a new school, and Stevie is scared.Who will he talk to at lunchtime? But his teacher says, "It is my fondest wish that you join me for lunch today, Stevie."And with that, a bad day becomes a good one. Miss Perry always ...

  • Melissa Parkington's Beautiful, Beautiful Hair

    Melissa wants to accomplish something speical, but what could it be? "Spectacular!" "Gorgeous!" "Fabulous!" Those are some of the words people use to describe Melissa Parkington's hair, which is long, thick, and so shiny that it seems to sparkle. But...

  • Sometimes We Were Brave

    Bravery has many meanings. Jerome's mom is a sailor. When her ship is in home port, she and Jerome bake cookies, read books together, and take their dog, Duffy, for walks. When his mom's ship goes to sea, she gives Jerome a hug and says, "Be brave, J...

  • The Best and Hardest Thing

    Fifteen-year-old Molly Biden has always been studious, dependable, some might even say saintly. And she's sick of herself. So when she spots mysterious bad boy Grady Dillon, she devises a plan to make herself over into someone new, someone who will a...



  • Before We Eat

    * MOONBEAM GOLD AWARD ** GROWING GOOD KIDS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND NATIONAL MASTER JUNIOR GARDENER PROGRAM * Milk doesn't just appear in your refrigerator, nor do apples grow in the bowl on...

  • They're Heroes Too

    A picture-book celebration of the ordinary people -- grownups and kids -- who hold our world together by going about their daily lives and work. We celebrate cops, firefighters, and soldiers, and rightly so. But let’s also celebrate teachers, bus d...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Pat Brisson has published 21 books.

Pat Brisson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, They're Heroes Too, was published in July 2022.

The first book by Pat Brisson, Your Best Friend, Kate, was published in March 1989.

No. Pat Brisson does not write books in series.
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