Joanne Ryder

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  • Bibliography:
    56 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1976
  • Latest Book:
    January 2014
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Book List in Order: 56 titles

  • Simon Underground

  • A Wet and Sandy Day

  • Snail in the Woods

  • Fog in the meadow

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  • The Incredible Space Machines

    The first 14 pages of this book by Joanne Ryder, Paper Engineering by Ib Penick, Illustrated by Gerry Daly for Random House, contain excellent information about various kinds of rockets, satellites, people in space, the first men in space, astronauts...

  • Old Friends, New Friends

    Big Little Golden Books

  • The Snail's Spell

    Brilliant illustrations and a short text invite an unnamed sleeping, pajama-clad child into a garden teeming with wildlife. The boy gradually shrinks until he is so small he experiences things as a snail would. The incredibly detailed drawings and th...

  • Hardie Gramatky's Little Toot

  • Step into the Night



  • Animals in the Wild

  • Puppies Are Special Friends

  • Lizard in the Sun

  • Under Your Feet

  • The Chipmunk Song

  • When the Woods Hum

  • Hello, Tree!

  • The Bear on the Moon

  • Winter Whale

  • One Small Fish



  • Sea Elf

    "A child reader [is] transformed into a sea otter and taken on an imaginative day trip....Ryder's poetically imagistic text is powerfully partnered by Rothman's robust...artwork, which depicts aspects of a sea otter's day in its natural habitat....Th...

  • First Grade Elves

  • First Grade Ladybugs

  • The Goodbye Walk

    A sensitive, nature-loving girl bids an end-of-summer farewell to all of the special places that she would visit, observing once again the hill where she watched eagles, the bridge beneath which the fish would hide, and much more....

  • My Little Golden Book about Cats

    Little Golden Books

  • Bambi

  • A House by the Sea

  • A Year in the Life of the Forest

    Welcoming children to Bambi's forest home to watch it and its animals grow and adapt to the ever-changing seasons, watercolor illustrations display a year's worth of green grass, bright flowers, autumn leaves, and glistening snow....

  • Catching the Wind

  • Dancers in the Garden

    Slowly the morning sun lights up a graceful spring garden, warming the plants and animals that live there. Nestled on a tree branch, a tiny creature awakens. Then, stretching and spreading his wings wide, the hummingbird dances into the sunlight to b...



  • My Father's Hands

    A father makes a green and growing place and finds among the shadows of bushes and flowers hidden treasures. Cupping them in his earth-stained hands, he calls his daughter to come and share his discovery.

    Each time, she finds a garden creatu...

  • White Bear, Ice Bear

  • Bears Out There

    Charming, realistic artwork and a gently soothing text depict a young boy's imaginative wanderings, as he lies in bed and dreams about bears who live outside his home, bears who are very much like himself in their actions....

  • Earth Dance

  • First Grade Valentines

  • Hello, First Grade

  • Night Gliders

    As most of the world settles down to sleep, the nighttime creatures are just waking up! Gifted nature poet Joanne Ryder takes readers on a magnificent journey with one of those nocturnal animals -- the flying squirrel. Join these special creatures as...

  • Winter White

  • Earthdance

    In the children's picture book Earthdance, Joanne Ryder's lyrical poetry and Norman Gorbaty's colorful art invites young readers to become not just part of the earth, but Earth itself.Told from the perspective of the planet Earth, this inventive and ...

  • Tyrannosaurus Time

    In this exciting addition to a consciousness-expanding series ALA Booklist, readers are invited to travel back sixty-four million years to the domain of one of the last of the true giants—the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex. As in all the Just for a ...



  • Rainbow Wings

    Dreaming of Flying? Wishing for Wings?

    Then let someone help you find the wings of your fancy, the wings of your dreams. Meet Seraphina--a cat with rainbow wings. Listen as she gently guides you. Let her show you wings in al...

  • Each Living Thing

    This poetic celebration of animals large and small reminds us that while some creatures are cuddly and companionable, others can be ferocious, helpless, or shy. No matter how creepy, slimy, mean, or odd an animal might seem, they all need us to be co...

  • A Fawn in the Grass

    An intriguing journey into the natural world — from deep in the grass to high overhead.There's a worm on a string,who is swaying in space.There's a white butterflyon a circle of lace.As a young child takes a walk in the woods, the world comes al...

  • Big Bear Ball

    Welcome friends, welcome all, welcome to the Big Bear Ball!

    Deep in the forest, under a full moon and starry sky, bears sway and stomp to the big bear beat. Wake the moles and rouse the foxes! Even a boisterous gator goes fo...

  • Wild Birds

    Everywhere --even in streets and backyards --there are wild birds.

    Swirling through the air, speckling the treetops, tiptoeing through the grass, wild birds are near, watching you watch them.

    During the bright warm days, t...

  • Come Along, Kitten

    When kitten steps outside to explore her new world, big dog accompanies her to make sure she stays out of any trouble as she pounces on crickets, listens to mice, and plays all her silly games. BOMC Main....

  • The Waterfall's Gift

    The insistent voice of the waterfall rings through the old north woods, beckoning a listening child back to the secret place she once shared with her grandfather. Its call mingles with the lively sounds of the forest - the birds and rustling leave...

  • Won't You Be My Kissaroo?

    There are lots of different kinds of kisses--from sticky breakfast kisses to playful "gotcha!" kisses to special birthday cake kisses--and this charming story celebrates them all! Now in a sweet new board book edition, this is just the thing for shar...

  • A Pair of Polar Bears: Twin Cubs Find a Home at the San Diego Zoo

    TWIN POLAR BEAR CUBS Kalluk and Tatqiq were only three months old when they were found orphaned in Alaska. Together they were brought to the World-Famous San Diego Zoo to be cared for. From the cubs' first tentative months in the zoo's...

  • My Mother's Voice

    My mother calls mefrom darkness to light. . . .I wrap her words around me, warm with good wishesfor the day to come.

    Joanne Ryder's heartwarming text and Peter Catalanotto's glowing art celebrate the tender, everyday moments shared between a mot...



  • Dance by the Light of the Moon

    Drawn from the chorus of the 1844 song "Buffalo Gals," this energetic picture book, filled with vibrant illustrations, follows a group of farm animals as they prepare to attend a mysterious party, where they all get a sweet surprise!...

  • Toad by the Road: A Year in the Life of These Amazing Amphibians

    Explore a toad’s life cycleToads are small and often unseen by human eyes, but their world is rich and varied. The toads in these eloquent poems describe their many wonders, from sticky fly-catching tongues, to the way they shed skin, and camouflag...

  • Won't You Be My Hugaroo?

    These much-loved companion picture books that celebrate all the kissable and huggable moments between little ones and their grown-ups are now available as an adorable board book duo. Joanne Ryder's playful rhymes pair perfectly with Melissa Sweet's w...

  • Bear of My Heart

    There are so many bears in the world dear, but there's no other one that will do. You are the bear of my heart, dear, and I am the one who lives you. Every mother makes promises to share the joys and wonders of the world with her children and Mother ...

  • The Night Flight

    When the park lamps glow, Anna knows it's time to leave the old stone lion, the pigeons, and the shy goldfish. But later that evening, after her father shuts off her bedroom light, the little girl's imagination takes wing and transports her back to t...

  • Mockingbird Morning

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  • Under the Moon

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Joanne Ryder has published 56 books.

Joanne Ryder does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Night Flight, was published in January 2014.

The first book by Joanne Ryder, Simon Underground, was published in January 1976.

No. Joanne Ryder does not write books in series.
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