Susan Verde

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2013
  • Latest Book:
    October 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Feel-Good Fairy Tales

1 - The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf Who Lost His Breath (May-2020)
2 - The Tossy-Turny Princess and the Pesky Pea (Apr-2021)

I Am Books

1 - I Am Yoga (Sep-2015)
2 - I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (Oct-2017)
3 - I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (Oct-2018)
4 - I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (Sep-2019)
5 - I Am One: A Book of Action (Sep-2020)

Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • The Museum

    When I see a work of art, something happens in my heart! As a little girl tours and twirls through the halls of the art museum, she finds herself on an exciting adventure. Each piece of art evokes something new inside of her: silliness, curiosity,...

  • You and Me

    YOU AND ME is a loving tribute to how fate brought two best friends together. An adorable cat muses about the what-ifs in life: What if he had slept late that one special morning? What if he’d missed his train on that fateful day? Then he might nev...

  • I Am Yoga

    I Am Books - 1

    An eagle soaring among the clouds or a star twinkling in the night sky ... a camel in the desert or a boat sailing across the sea -- yoga has the power of transformation. Not only does it strengthen bodies and calm minds, but with a little imaginatio...

  • The Water Princess

    Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking water to her African village With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in...

  • My Kicks

    Boys love sneakers. But when a child finds that his toes have outgrown his favorite shoes, and they’ve gotten too dirty and smelly, his mom says it’s time for a new pair. Resistant to let go, the boy reminisces about all the good times he’s had...

  • I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness

    I Am Books - 2

    When the world feels chaotic, find peace within through an accessible mindfulness practice from the bestselling picture-book dream team that brought us "I Am Yoga." Express emotions through direct speech. Find empathy through imagination. Connect wit...

  • Rock 'n' Roll Soul

    With the school talent show coming up, a young music lover spends most of her time daydreaming about the perfect act. She notices the sounds around her, like the brrrrring of the school bell or the rappa-tappa-tap of rain on the windowpane. But the t...

  • Hey, Wall

    A boy takes on a community art project in order to make his neighborhood more beautiful in this empowering and inspiring picture book by Susan Verde, stunningly illustrated by award-winning artist John Parra. One creative boy. One bare, abandoned...

  • I Am Human: A Book of Empathy

    I Am Books - 3

    I am human I am a work in progress Striving to be the best version of ME From the picture book dream team behind I AM YOGA and I AM PEACE comes the third book in their wellness series: I AM HUMAN. A hopeful meditation on all the great (and chal...



  • Unstoppable Me

    I am movement Heat Static electricity Fueled by food And powered by PLAY! Unstoppable Me is about the sort of energetic child we all know and love ― full of fun and play...and a bit exhausting! In this book, we see an unstoppable little boy,...

  • I Am Love: A Book of Compassion

    I Am Books - 4

    Celebrate kindness, compassion, self-care, and love in all its forms in this instant New York Times bestseller!   Love means showing kindness, living with gratitude, and taking care of our minds and bodies. Letting our hearts...

  • The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf Who Lost His Breath

    Feel-Good Fairy Tales - 1

    The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf Who Lost His Breath is the first book in the Feel-Good Fairy Tales picture book series, introducing a calming spin on a classic from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Verde and illustrator Jay Fleck.  ...

  • I Am One: A Book of Action

    I Am Books - 5

    The fifth book in Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds’s #1 bestselling mindfulness series One seed to start a garden, one note to start a melody, one brick to start breaking down walls: Every movement and moment of change starts with just one. Fr...

  • The Tossy-Turny Princess and the Pesky Pea

    Feel-Good Fairy Tales - 2

    A bedtime fairy tale picture book to help the most restless of little ones fall asleep, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Verde and illustrator Jay Fleck.   Once upon a time there lived a very busy princess who never had trouble fa...

  • I Am Courage

    Encourage kids to find their inner strength with this companion to the New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love!I move ahead one breath at a time. I act with bravery. I am courage.   When we picture someone br...

  • Tortoise and Hare

    A fractured fairy tale to help kids slow down and find their energy, from New York Times bestseller and mindfulness expert Susan Verde!Once upon a time there were two neighbors, Hare and Tortoise. Although they lived side by side, they did things ver...

  • I Am Me

    Embrace individuality and being your authentic self in this companion to New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love!Sometimes I stand out in a crowd. Sometimes I am not seen at all, and I feel alone.I start to ask my...

  • Sallie Bee Writes a Thank-You Note

    From New York Times bestselling author Susan Verde, writer Courtney Sheinmel, and illustrator Heather Ross comes a warmhearted picture book story about expressing gratitude, perfectly modeling how to write a great thank-you note!   When a surpri...

  • Can You See It?

    From bestselling author Susan Verde comes a new series exploring the five senses through a mindfulness perspective, highlighting how they allow us to appreciate the world around usWhen I am busy -- moving through my day, watching where I go -- lookin...



  • Who I Am

    Encourage kids to practice self-love every day with Who I Am, an uplifting picture book collection of positive affirmations and companion to Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds’s New York Times bestselling I Am series.When the unkind voice gets l...

  • Are You Listening?

    From the Sensing Your World picture book series that explores the five senses through a mindfulness perspective, New York Times bestselling author Susan Verde highlights how careful, intentional listening allows us to appreciate the world around us i...

  • I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity

    Embrace individuality and being your authentic self in I Am Me, the companion to New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love, now in board bookSometimes I stand out in a crowd. Sometimes I am not seen at all, and I feel alone.I start to ask m...

  • I Am We: A Book of Community

    Cultivate connection and kindness in author Susan Verde’s and Peter H. Reynolds’s I Am We, a companion to the New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am LoveConnected is what we are: part of a world-wide community, diverse and mag...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Susan Verde has published 23 books.

The next book by Susan Verde, I Am We: A Book of Community, will be published in October 2024.

The first book by Susan Verde, The Museum, was published in March 2013.

Yes. Susan Verde has 2 series.
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