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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books
  • First Book:
    October 2003
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • A wry, simple story with luminous illustrations offers a delightful twist on the traditional Chicken Little fable - and an important message about our environment.

    Great top of the world! The polar icecap is melting!

    When a drop of wate...



  • With poetic language and magnificent, deeply moving paintings, this beautiful book preserves the sense of awe inspired when a baby is born.

    When you were born
    you came quietly,
    and with eyes deep as an ocean
    you looked at me . . .
    ...



  • One of the smallest animals in the forest offers a prayer, moving in its simplicity, powerful in its message, beautiful in its visual and -- literally -- touchable art.As day breaks and the sun rises, the woodland night creatures prepare for sleep. T...




  • The perfect book for Mother's Day!

    A mother has lots of preparation to do when expecting a baby--whether she's a bird weaving a nest in the tree outside, or a woman setting up a nursery inside her home. In this heartwarming picture book, ...



  • Award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to seeds. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to a fascinating array of seed and ...



  • "Aston overlays the Chicken Little tale with an environmental theme. . . . Murphy paints a wilderness worth preserving." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY When a drop of water falls -- plop -- on Loony Little's head, she and her friends decide that they must bri...



  • Plump, juicy oranges are one of the great pleasures of winter?and one that is usually taken for granted. Now here?s an eloquent, celebratory picture of how those oranges have found their way to the grocery store shelves, and then into kids? tummies! ...



  • Brave and smart and big at heart.

    Kylie Bell may be the smallest one in her first-grade class, but when it comes to standing up to mean ol' bully-boy Rusty Jacks, her courage is monumental. Life isn't easy when you can't reach the water founta...



  • In July 1969, the world witnessed an awe-inspiring historical achievement when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. For the young protagonist of this lyrical and hopeful picture book, that landing is somethi...






  • A human mama tucks her child into bed with stories of wild animal mamas, like a kangaroo that keeps her joey safe in her pouch. Flip the book over and a papa shares stories of wild papas that care for their young like a fish that carries his small fr...



  • Between 1921 and 1955, Italian immigrant Simon Rodia transformed broken glass, seashells, pottery, and a dream to "do something big" into a U.S. National Landmark. Readers watch the towers rise from his little plot of land in Watts, California, throu...



  • Between 1921 and 1955, Italian immigrant Simon Rodia transformed broken glass, seashells, pottery, and a dream to "do something big" into a U.S. National Landmark. Readers watch the towers rise from his little plot of land in Watts, California, throu...



  • The creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet and A Seed Is Sleepy have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to the world of butterflies. From iridescent blue swallowtails and brilliant orange monarchs to the world...



  • From the creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, A Butterfly Is Patient, and A Nest Is Noisy comes this gorgeous and informative introduction to the fascinating world of rocks. From dazzling blue Lapis Lazuli to volcanic Snow...



  • Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with this clever, climate-focused twist on the classic "Chicken Little" story.Loony Little and her friends set off to tell the Polar Bear Queen that the polar ice cap is melting. Sly Foxy Loxy attempts to l...



  • From acclaimed poet Dianna Hutts Aston (An Egg is Quiet) and #1 NYT bestselling illustrator RenĂ©e Kurilla (Just Because by Matthew McConaughey) comes a charming book in which three adorable mermaids share bedtime blessings with the sweet creatu...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dianna Hutts Aston has published 16 books.

Dianna Hutts Aston does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Mermaids' Song to the Sea, was published in May 2024.

The first book by Dianna Hutts Aston, Loony Little, was published in October 2003.

No. Dianna Hutts Aston does not write books in series.