Stuart J. Murphy

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  • Bibliography:
    70 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1996
  • Latest Book:
    April 2016
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Book List in Order: 70 titles

  • The Best Bug Parade

    Which bug is the biggest? Which bug is the longest? It's time to find out as all the bugs in Ladybug's garden line up for the best bug parade! This fun book written by Stuart J. Murphy and illustrated by Holly Keller introduces size comparison in ...

  • Give Me Half!: Understanding Halves

    Splitting things in half may seem like an easy thing to do, but when two siblings and a pizza are involved, things can get messy. Children learn about fractions at school but fractions are also an important part of everyday life outside the classroom...

  • Ready, Set, Hop!

    Frog friends, Matty and Moe, are off with a "Ready, Set, Hop!" They both made it to the rock, but who's in the lead? If Matty hopped 5 hops and Moe hopped 2 more hops than Matty, then the score is 5 to 7. But then they're off again. Any child who ...

  • Get Up and Go!

    Sleepyheads will wish they had Sammie the dog to hurry them along in their morning routines. Read along as Sammie builds colorful time lines to keep track of passing time -- from a goodmorning snuggle to an off-to-school hug.

    ...

  • A Pair of Socks

    Does a polka-dotted sock match a striped sock? Young children will learn about matching, an important early math skill, as a lonely striped sock searches the house for its mate. They will may even be inspired to practice this skill in their own sock ...

  • Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do!

    It’s Kangaroo’s birthday, but no one will play with him: not the emu, the platypuses, the koalas, or even the dingos. They all have too many things to do. What exactly are they doing? They’re using multiplication to figure out just how many thi...

  • The Best Vacation Ever

    This busy family needs a vacation, but they don't know where to go. Mom and Dad want peace and quiet. Grandma wants to go somewhere hot. Fluffer wants to go somewhere that pets can go, too! Not to worry, our pig-tailed narrator gathers data and ma...

  • Every Buddy Counts

    Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series!

    Every Buddy Counts is perfect for teaching counting to pre-K through kindergarteners. You can start with one little ...

  • Betcha!

    What do cars, toys, people, and jelly beans have in common? They can all be estimated. Two friends try out their estimating skills and find out that estimating can have real rewardsâ€"â€"especially when there’s a contest to enter!

    ...



  • Elevator Magic

    When the elevator goes down, the subtraction starts and so does the magic. Ben sees crazy things everytime the door opens. Ride along as he subtracts his way down to the lobby, and decide for yourself if it’s elevator magic.

    ...

  • Just Enough Carrots

    Elephants, rabbits, and birds shop in this funny grocery store. Can you guess what the little rabbit wants more of? Munchy, crunchy carrots, of course! And fewer of? Squirmy worms and chewy peanuts (yuck!). So why is his mother buying all those cans ...

  • Circus Shapes

    Everyday activities such as sharing a meal, sorting socks, and getting ready for school can be part of learning math. In the MathStart series, everyday life is the basis for each entertaining story. Simple math concepts are embedded in each story ...

  • A Fair Bear Share

    Blue Ribbon Blueberry Pie. If the bear cubs gather enough nuts, seeds and blueberries, Mama Bear has agreed to make her special, lip-smacking-good pie.

    Each time they fill their baskets, the cubs count berries, seeds and nuts by putting them in ...

  • Lemonade for Sale

    Four kids and their sidekick, Petey the parrot, run a sometimes thriving lemonade stand whose patrons include all kinds of wacky neighbors. Tricia Tusa's delightful and humorous illustrations make understanding bar graphs a breeze. Full color....

  • Animals on Board

    Ride along with trucker Jill and her dog as they add up the animals zooming by. But these are no ordinary animals, and they're bound for a surprise destination!

    Ride along with trucker Jill and her dog as they add up the animals passing by on o...

  • The Penny Pot

    Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the United States talking to thousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH! Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spend their allowance, and even sort socks. ...

  • The Greatest Gymnast of All

    Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series!

    The Greatest Gymnast of All is perfect for teaching opposites to pre-K through kindergarteners. Zoe zips and ...

  • Henry the Fourth

    Welcome to neighborhood dog show! First Maxie speaks. Second Baxter begs. Third Daisy rolls over, but will Henry the fourth steal the show? Learning ordinals with this pack of playful pooches will have readers sitting up and begging for more.

    ...

  • Super Sand Castle Saturday

    One Saturday at the beach, Laura, Juan, and Sarah decide to have a sand castle contest. As the tide rises, the walls get longer, the towers get taller, and the moats get deeper. The friends measure their sand castles with spoons, shovels, and bare fe...



  • Henry the Fourth: Ordinals

  • Super Sand Castle Saturday: Measuring

    One Saturday at the beach, Laura, Juan, and Sarah decide to have a sand castle contest. As the tide rises, the walls get longer, the towers get taller, and the moats get deeper. The friends measure their sand castles with spoons, shovels, and bare ...

  • Rabbit's Pajama Party

    At Rabbit's pajama party everyone is eating pizza, telling scary stories, and curling up in their sleeping bags. And what these friends do first, next, and last demonstrates the math concepts of sequencing -- the logical order of events.

    ...

  • Room for Ripley

    Carlos pours cups, pints and quarts of water into his fish bowl, getting ready for his new puppy, Ripley. Readers can learn about capacity as they see just how much water it takes to make room for Ripley...

  • Spunky Monkeys on Parade

    Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series!

    Spunky Monkeys on Parade is perfect for teaching counting by 2s, 3s, and 4s to first, second, and third graders....

  • Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom!

    The yellow cars beep! The red cars vroom! As Molly plays with her big brother’s toy cars, readers will see and recognize patterns, an essential first step in learning to reason from the spe...

  • Dave's Down-To-Earth Rock Shop

    Josh is the best collector on the block. And now he has something new to collect - rocks Soon Josh and his best friend, Amy, have so many rocks they need to organize their collection. But how?

    Young collectors will be fascinated by all there is to...

  • Pepper's Journal: A Kitten's First Year

    After 7 days Pepper opens his eyes. After 2 months Pepper can leave his mother and come home with Lisa and Joey. After 3 months he needs a checkup at the vet's. In her journal Lisa writes down all the important events of Pepper's first year - and rea...

  • Monster Musical Chairs: Subtracting One

  • Let's Fly a Kite

    Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series!

    Let''s Fly a Kite is perfect for teaching symmetry to first, second, and third graders. When Bob and Hanna...



  • Mathstart Time Game Time: Student Reader

    Game Time!

    Keep an eye on the clock as the Huskies and the Falcons gear up for their championship soccer match. Weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds--it's all game time!

    ...

  • Monster Musical Chairs

    Monster Musical Chairs

    Every time the music stops, one more monster is OUT! Kids won't be able to sit still for this musical introduction to subtraction at its simplest.

    ...

  • Missing Mittens

    Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series!

    Missing Mittens is perfect for teaching odd and even numbers to pre-K through kindergarteners. Every animal on ...

  • Probably Pistachio

    Nothing goes right for Jack all day long. He can't find his favorite sneakers, he spills milk on his math homework, and worst of all, he gets tuna fish for lunch. Will things ever get better?

    Readers will learn how to tell when something is cert...

  • Shark Swimathon

    Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series!

    Shark Swimathon is perfect for teaching subtracting 2-digit numbers to second, third, and fourth graders. ...

  • Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes:Three Dimensional Shapes

    Captain Invincible and his intrepid space-dog, Comet, are on a perilous journey back to Earth!

    Throughout their mission, the fearless captain and his canine sidekick encounter asteroids, poisonous gas, and alien bei...

  • Bug Dance

    The bugs in Coach Caterpillar′s gym class are learning a new dance. But Centipede can′t do it! If he can′t learn the directions left, right, forward and backward, this class will be one big FLOP!

    ...

  • Safari Park

    It's 4 tickets for the Treetop Coaster! Just 2 for the Elephant Twirl! five cousins each have 20 tickets to spend at Safari, and a little algebra will tell them how many rides they can try. But who will dare the death-defying Terrible Tarantula?

  • Double the Ducks: Doubling Numbers

    It's hard work, taking care of 5 little ducks. But when each little duck comes home with a friend -- oh, no! Now it's double the ducks and double the work. How can 1 little boy get everything done?

    Understanding how to double numbers helps ...

  • The Grizzly Gazette: Percentage

    It's the last week of Camp Grizzly, and the campers are preparing to elect a mascot. Each day the Grizzly Gazette takes a poll to see who has the biggest percentage of the vote so far. Is it Sophie? Is it Daniel? Or could it be Corey, the new entry i...



  • The Grizzly Gazette

    It's the last week of Camp Grizzly, and the campers are preparing to elect a mascot. Each day the Grizzly Gazette takes a poll to see who has the biggest percentage of the vote so far. Is it Sophie? Is it Daniel? Or could it be Corey, the new entr...

  • Double the Ducks

    It's hard work, taking care of 5 little ducks. But when each little duck comes home with a friend -- oh, no! Now it's double the ducks and double the work. How can 1 little boy get everything done?

    Understanding how to double numbers helps ...

  • Coyotes All Around

    Clever Coyote thinks it's time for lunch â€"â€" and also time to show her friends how, with some simple rounding, she can add up numbers in her head. If only she were as good at hunting as she is at math!

    ...

  • Earth Day-Hooray!

    Earth Day is on the way, and Ryan, Luke, and Carly have a plan. If they manage to collect and recycle 5,000 aluminum cans, they can make enough money to buy some beautiful flowers for nearby Gilroy Park.

    CAN they do it?

    Counting the ca...

  • It's about Time!

    It's About Time. . . . . . to wake up. . . . to learn, to play, to read. . . . to cuddle up in the blankets and to dream. A twenty-four -- hour day is full of great things to do Endearing illustrations depicting things kids do every day make this an...

  • More or Less

    Is your age more than 5?Is it less than 10?

    Eddie's got to guess. And he doesn't want to be wrong!

    Eddie has a booth at the school fair, guessing people's ages. He hasn't guessed wrong yet, but if he does, he gets dunked. Can Eddie kee...

  • Polly's Pen Pal

    Polly's pen pal, Ally, is 125 centimeters tall, weighs 25 kilograms, and lives 450 kilometers away -- and Polly is determined to find a way to visit her! A story of long-distance friendship introduces basic metric measurements to children.

    ...

  • Hamster Champs

    Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the UnitedStates talking to thousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH! Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spend their allowance, even sort socks. Stuar...

  • Leaping Lizards

    Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the UnitedStates talking to thousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spend their allowance, even sort socks. Stuar...

  • Same Old Horse

    Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the UnitedStates talking to thousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH! Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spend their allowance, even sort socks. Stuar...



  • Jack the Builder

    Jack stacks up blocks high. Two make a robot, five make a boat, and fifteen make...whatever you can imagine! Math becomes child's play as young readers are introduced to the skill of counting on, a first step toward mastering addition.

    ...

  • Mall Mania

    Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series!

    Mall Mania is perfect for teaching addition strategies to first, second, and third graders. Shopping, coun...

  • Rodeo Time

    Yeeâ€"hah! It's rodeo time!

    Bareback bronc riding, barrel racing, calf roping, the livestock show, the fiddling contest, and don't forget lunch â€"â€" how are Katie and Cameron going to fit it all in and still have time to help their uncle,...

  • Emma's Friendwich

    Friendship is tricky! This installment in the I See I Learn® series introduces youngsters to basic friend-making skills.

    Emma just moved to a new town. She wants to make friends with the girl next door, but what should she do? What if she smi...

  • Freda Plans a Picnic

    Planning a party is fun, but it's also a lot of work! This installment in the I See I Learn® series teaches youngsters sequencing and procedural skills for a shindig to remember. 

    Freda's mom says that she can invite her friends to a picnic ...

  • Good Job, Ajay!

    Learning a new skill can be tricky and discouraging. This installment in the I See I Learn® visual-based learning series uses easy-to-follow diagrams and a gentle, cheerful story to teach basic skills for resilience and encouragement throughout the ...

  • Percy Plays It Safe

    For all youngsters who get boisterous, noisome, or just plain carried away on the playground, this I See I Learn® book uses clear visual cues and an easy-to-follow story to teach children the fundamentals of playground safety. 

    Percy loves t...

  • Camille's Team

    Sometimes working together is better. But how do you go from working alone to working with a team? This installment in Stuart Murphy's acclaimed I See I Learn® series introduces youngsters to the foundations of teamwork and cooperation. 

    Cam...

  • Percy Gets Upset

    Sometimes Percy gets upset. He scowls and stamps his feet. But when he learns to take a deep breath, count to ten, and talk about his feelings, he can calm down. When Percy's not upset, he can have fun again! For happier, healthier, more confident ch...

  • Freda Is Found

    Getting lost is scary! This installment in the I See I Learn® series equips youngsters with a basic skillset for finding their group again after getting separated. 

    Freda is excited to be on a class field trip. But after she stops to look in...

  • Write On, Carlos!

    Learning to write is hard work! This I See I Learn® story models the essential skills of literacy -- seeking assistance, focus, and practice -- with easy-to-follow illustrations and pop-out alphabet details for the newest readers among us. 

    ...

  • Left, Right, Emma!

    Left and right are so easy to mix up! This installment of the I See I Learn® visual learning series uses easy-to-follow diagrams and helpful tips wrapped in a warm, charming story to teach youngsters these directional basics. 

    Emma loves to ...

  • Percy Listens Up

    Have your youngsters ever struggled to follow directions? It's so easy to get distracted or carried away! This I See I Learn® book uses easy-to-follow diagrams, helpful pop-out tips, and a warm, cheerful story to introduce basic listening and compre...

  • Freda Stops a Bully

    Freda loves her new pink shoes. But when she wears them to school, a boy teases her. What can Freda do to make the bully stop? Part of the sixteen book I SEE I LEARN® series for happier, healthier, more confident children!...

  • Happy, Happy Ajay!

    Ajay wants to be strong, so that he can run fast with his friends. See how eating healthy foods and getting lots of exercise helps Ajay feel great--and run fast Part of the sixteen bookI SEE I LEARN(r)series for happier, healthier, more confident chi...

  • Happy, Healthy Ajay!

    How do we make healthy choices? This installment in the I See I Learn® visual learning series uses easy-to-follow diagrams and a cheerful, positive story to introduce basic concepts of health and wellness to the youngest readers. 

    Ajay wants...

  • Great Choice, Camille!

    Making choices can be tricky! This installment in the I See I Learn® visual learning series uses easy-to-follow diagrams and a warm, charming story to teach basic decision-making strategies to the youngest readers. 

    Camille is excited to sta...

  • Percy's Neighborhood

    What is a community? This I See I Learn® visual learning book uses easy-to-follow diagrams and a warm, cheerful story to introduce youngsters to the basic building blocks of their neighborhood: the people who help their community to stay safe and he...

  • Scrubba Dub, Carlos

    Messy playtime is fun! Washing up -- not so much. This I See I Learn® book uses easy-to-follow diagrams and a warm, charming story to drive home the importance of handwashing and teach young children proper scrubbing technique.

    Carlos loves p...

  • Freda Says Please

    Remembering your manners can be tricky! This I See I Learn® book uses pop-out tips, easy-to-follow diagrams, and a gentle but firm story to drive home the importance of being polite and equip kids with their "pleases" and "thank-yous."

    Freda ...

  • Give Me Half!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Stuart J. Murphy has published 70 books.

Stuart J. Murphy does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Give Me Half!, was published in April 2016.

The first book by Stuart J. Murphy, Ready, Set, Hop!, was published in April 1996.

No. Stuart J. Murphy does not write books in series.
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