Ruth Krauss

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  • Bibliography:
    21 Books
  • First Book:
    June 1945
  • Latest Book:
    July 2024
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Book List in Order: 21 titles

  • Carrot Seed

    From celebrated children's book creators Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson comes the beloved classic story The Carrot Seed.

    When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some...

  • Growing Story

    From this simple beginning grows a story that celebrates those little changes that tell us we''re growing up! This Ruth Krauss classic enchanted young readers when it was first published in 1947. Now it blooms again with lush illustrations by one ...

  • Happy Day

  • Hole Is to Dig

    What would you say about eye-brows? Miss Krauss and the many children who made suggestions, re-visions, additions (and subtractions) to this book say, "Eyebrows are to go over eyes." A face? "A face is something to have on the front of your head....

  • Very Special House

    Continuing a two-year program to bring back twenty-two Maurice Sendak treasures long out of print, our second season of publication highlights one of the most successful author-illustrator pairings of all time. A pioneer of great children's literatur...

  • Big and Little

  • Is This You?

  • Open House for Butterflies

    Continuing a two-year program to bring back twenty-two Maurice Sendak treasures long out of print, our second season of publication highlights one of the most successful author-illustrator pairings of all time. A pioneer of great children''s literatu...

  • Somebody Else's Nut Tree and Other Tales from Children

    Recognizing the intrinsic literary merit of much of children's writing, Ruth Krauss listened to their ideas, poems, and stories and wrote them down with a professional's touch. Maurice Sendak's drawings highlight the whimsy and logic of these writing...



  • You're Just What I Need

    In a re-release of the book formerly titled, The Bundle Book, mother and child play a loving game of hide-and-seek in which the little one hides beneath a blanket and Mother tries to guess what the bundle could be....

  • I'll Be You and You Be Me

  • I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue

    Continuing a two-year program to bring back twenty-two Maurice Sendak treasures long out of print, our second season of publication highlights one of the most successful author-illustrator pairings of all time. A pioneer of great children's literatur...

  • Charlotte and the White Horse

    Continuing a two-year program to bring back twenty-two Maurice Sendak treasures long out of print, our second season of publication highlights one of the most successful author-illustrator pairings of all time. A pioneer of great children's litera...

  • I Can Fly

    Little Golden Books

    A bird can fly.
    So can I.
    A cow can moo.
    I can, too.

    So begins the simple, delightful rhyme by Ruth Krauss that both celebrates and encourages a child’s imagination. Mary Blair’s vibrant artwork, found in the Golden Books arch...

  • Bears

    With just 27 words, the inimitable Ruth Krauss created a charming little universe.

    Now Maurice Sendak has turned her bears into a troupe of players in a slapstick comedy starring a familiar boy in a wolf suit.

    ...

  • The Backward Day

    Imagine your whole day lived backward, from beginning to end. When you got up, you’d put on your jacket, then your shirt and pants, and over those your underwear, because after all, backward is backward, and on a backward day backward is the way ev...

  • Goodnight Goodnight Sleepyhead

    Help your little one get ready for sleep with the gentle classic Goodnight, Goodnight, Sleepyhead.

    A young child bids her surroundings an affectionate goodnight before settling down for a peaceful night's sleep: Goodnight eyes, goodnight nos...

  • And I Love You

    A classic story reimagined with fanciful brilliance With comforting simplicity and gentle rhythms, Ruth Krauss celebrates the expansiveness of love between a parent and a child. In Steven Kellogg's luminous illustrations, a cat and her kitten disc...

  • The Happy Egg

    From the husband-and-wife team that created the timeless classic THE CARROT SEED comes another simple and delightful story for parents and children to enjoy together, now with a refreshed cover design. Sparse text and simple pictures make THE HAPPY E...



  • Roar Like a Dandelion

    From Ruth Krauss, the celebrated children’s book author of The Carrot Seed and A Hole Is to Dig, comes this never-before-published book of witty one-liners -- brought to life by Geisel Honor-winning artist Sergio Ruzzier. Dance with a leaf. J...

  • Everything Under a Mushroom

    This whimsical classic is a perfect read-aloud book for kids ages 3–7, with charmingly silly rhymes that will inspire giggles and out-of-the-box thinking.The celebrated author of The Carrot Seed reveals a tiny world where big imaginations roam ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ruth Krauss has published 21 books.

The next book by Ruth Krauss, Everything Under a Mushroom, will be published in July 2024.

The first book by Ruth Krauss, Carrot Seed, was published in June 1945.

No. Ruth Krauss does not write books in series.
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