Alan Katz

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  • Bibliography:
    39 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2001
  • Latest Book:
    July 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Elf Academy

1 - Trouble in Toyland (Sep-2021)
2 - Reindeer Games (Mar-2022)
3 - Happy Santa Day! (Sep-2022)
4 - Merry Mischief (Sep-2023)

Lieographies

1 - The LIEography of Babe Ruth (Mar-2013)
2 - The LIEography of Harry Houdini (Apr-2013)
3 - The LIEography of Thomas Edison (May-2013)
4 - The LIEography of Amelia Earhart (Jul-2013)

Ricky Vargas

1 - Ricky Vargas: The Funniest Kid in the World (Jun-2012)
2 - Born to Be Funny! (Feb-2013)

S.O.S.: Society of Substitutes

1 - The Great Escape (Jan-2021)
2 - The Zoo Switcheroo (Jan-2021)
3 - Food Fight! (Jul-2021)
4 - Super Fun World (Nov-2021)
5 - Frenemies (Mar-2022)
6 - Field Day! (Jun-2022)

Book List in Order: 39 titles

  • Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs

    Remember... "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "I've Been Working on the Railroad"? Songwriter and comedy writer extraordinaire Alan Katz has turned those and other old favorites on their ears and created new nonsense songs kids will love. Wi...

  • I'm Still Here in the Bathtub: Brand New Silly Dilly Songs

    If you like... "Wheels on the Bus" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider," you'll go NUTS for "The Meals at My Camp" and "Tiny Baby Brother"! Songwriter and comedy writer par excellence Alan Katz has done it again! He's turned fourteen favorite so...

  • United Jokes of America

  • Elfis

    Melfin, banished from Santa's workshop for causing a slowdown during the holiday rush, meets a snowman who turns him into Elfis, a rock icon who inspires other elves through his music and also saves Christmas....

  • Are You Quite Polite?: Silly Dilly Manners Songs

    You all know... "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," but what about "Are You Quite Polite?" and Quiet in the Library" ?! Songwriter and comedy writer extraordinaire Alan Katz has done it again! Turning his attention to the su...

  • Don't Say That Word!

    In Art my pal Richie got inky. But Mom, that was only the start. 'Cause Richie then made the room stinky by blasting a really big... DON'T SAY THAT WORD! Michael can't wait to tell his mom all about his day at school. But how can he, when she kee...

  • On Top of the Potty: And Other Get-Up-And-Go Songs

    From the hilarious and kid-pleasing team who brought us Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite?: Silly Dilly Manners Songs comes this selection of songs guaranteed to make potty training everywhere into the ea...

  • The Flim-Flam Fairies

    Â"A Royal Stinkfest!”
    Â -- Fairy Queen of Snots

    Â"What a gas!”
    Â -- Fairy O. Hara, author of Gone Is the Wind

    Â"This book makes great reading -- and even better toilet paper!”
    Â -- I.C. Butts, President of S.T.I.N...

  • Going, Going, Gone!

    Calling all silly dilly fans Get ready to take a giant time-out for laughs, 'cause the bestselling creators of "Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs" and "Are You Quite Polite? Silly Dilly Manners Songs" are back again to silly-d...



  • Karate Pig

    Come along on a hilarious adventure with the one and only Karate Pig as he karate chops everything in sight -- even this book! In the end, Karate Pig learns a very important lesson about sharing and reading with his very good friends. Readers will la...

  • Too Much Kissing!: And Other Silly Dilly Songs about Parents

    Fourteen song parodies about parents and children, including "They're Always on the Cell" (to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell"), "Watch Dad Exercise" (to the tune of "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"), "Dressed Up is Messed Up" (to the tune of "The Battle Hym...

  • Smelly Locker: Silly Dilly School Songs

    A collection of fourteen Silly Dilly songs, focusing on the silliest aspects of school -- from smelly lockers and stressing about testing to class picture day and lunchroom angst -- now in paperback, a format easy to carry, share, and pass around the...

  • Let's Get a Checkup!

    Bestselling author Alan Katz and illustrator Pascal Lemaitre bring the clever and adorable Rocky Dachshund to life in his first visit to the doctor! ...

  • Stalling

    Mom says it’s time to go to bed, but master staller Dan has other plans in mind. He’s got to visit the Nile, tame a crocodile, munch on some noodles, do a few doodles, ring a chime, solve a crime, mix leftovers till they’re slime! Zoweeeeeee! W...

  • Me! Me! Mine!

    Rocky Dachshund just won't share! On the playground, he hogs the swings. He never passes the basketball during the game, and in art class he wants all the crayons AND the markers! Young readers are sure to giggle as this "me, mine" barker learns the ...

  • Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer!: And Other Silly Dilly Camp Songs

    Smelly bunks! Attacking mosquitoes! Impossible arts and crafts, oh my! Bestselling team and authorities on all things seriously silly Alan Katz and David Catrow hike their hilarity out to summer camp to transform another set of familiar tunes into wi...

  • Poems I Wrote When No One Was Looking

    Laugh out loud on this hilarious journey through the kooky creations of Alan Katz and Edward Koren. From the giggle-until-it-hurts author that brought you the Silly Dilly series, this collection of side-splitting verse will have readers slapping thei...

  • Ricky Vargas: The Funniest Kid in the World

    Ricky Vargas - 1

    Now's your chance to meet the funniest kid in the world! Ricky Vargas is funny. He is so funny he can make you snort milk out of your nose...even if you're not drinking any! In three stories, Ricky manages to get carried away at the school spel...

  • Born to Be Funny!

    Ricky Vargas - 2

    Ricky Vargas IS the funniest kid in the world! Ricky Vargas is so funny he can make people snort milk out of their noses... even if they're not drinking anything! But it's not always easy to be so funny. And when the funniest kid in the world h...



  • The LIEography of Babe Ruth

    Lieographies - 1

  • The LIEography of Harry Houdini

    Lieographies - 2

  • The LIEography of Thomas Edison

    Lieographies - 3

  • The LIEography of Amelia Earhart

    Lieographies - 4

  • The Day the Mustache Came Back

    When Martin "Murray Poopins" Healey left the Wolfhardt household, all the responsible habits that David and Nathan had developed under his less-than-watchful eye went out the window. So when Myron, who is the spitting image (including the spit) of Ma...

  • That Stinks!

    From humorist Alan Katz and illustrator Stephen Gilpin comes a very punny picture book about a series of show-and-tell misunderstandings. When the teacher says it’s too rainy to go outside for recess and the kids must stay inside for show and te...

  • If I Didn't Have You

    A father and son discuss the variety of outlandish items they might have if not for the other in this funny and heartfelt look at the appreciation we have for our families. There are tons of things a parent or child could have, if they didn’t ha...

  • Really Stupid Stories for Really Smart Kids

    Laugh along with this big-hearted collection of ridiculous stories and playful puns -- perfect for fans of Rob Elliott and Jon Scieska.A collection of twenty outrageously funny short stories for younger middle grade readers, Really Stupid Stories for...

  • The Great Escape

    S.O.S.: Society of Substitutes - 1

    If there’s a problem in school, there’s no substitute for the world-saving substitute teachers of the S.O.S.! This is the first book of this hilarious, highly illustrated early chapter book series. When Milton Worthy learns his classroom’s p...

  • The Zoo Switcheroo

    S.O.S.: Society of Substitutes - 2

    If there’s a problem in school, there’s no substitute for the world-saving substitute teachers of the S.O.S.! This is the second book of this hilarious, highly illustrated early chapter book series. Oh no! Noah -- part time classroom pet, full...



  • Food Fight!

    S.O.S.: Society of Substitutes - 3

    If there’s a problem in school, there’s no substitute for the world-saving substitute teachers of the S.O.S.! This is the third book of this hilarious, highly illustrated early chapter book series. Oh, no! Noah, the classroom’s evil pet ferr...

  • Trouble in Toyland

    Elf Academy - 1

    Travel to the North Pole in this first book in a brand-new series about a young elf’s merry misadventures, part of the Aladdin QUIX line of fun-to-read, short chapter books that’s perfect for emerging readers!Andy Snowden is one of the many North...

  • Super Fun World

    S.O.S.: Society of Substitutes - 4

    If there’s a problem in school, there’s no substitute for the world-saving substitute teachers of the S.O.S.! This is the fourth book of this hilarious, highly illustrated early chapter book series. It’s Spring Break! Milton Worthy and his f...

  • Frenemies

    S.O.S.: Society of Substitutes - 5

    If there’s a problem in school, there’s no substitute for the world-saving substitute teachers of the S.O.S.! This is the fifth book of this hilarious, highly illustrated early chapter book series.Keep your friends close and your enemies closer! ...

  • Reindeer Games

    Elf Academy - 2

    The Elf Academy elves go on a field trip in this second book in a series about a young elf’s merry misadventures, part of the Aladdin QUIX line of fun-to-read, short chapter books that’s perfect for emerging readers!Andy Snowden and the other Elf...

  • Field Day!

    S.O.S.: Society of Substitutes - 6

    If there’s a problem in school, there’s no substitute for the super-sleuthing, world-saving substitute teachers of the S.O.S.! This is the sixth book of this hilarious, highly illustrated early chapter book series.It’s Field Day! Milton Worthy ...

  • Happy Santa Day!

    Elf Academy - 3

    The Elf Academy elves throw a surprise party for Santa in this third book in a series about a young elf’s merry misadventures, part of the Aladdin QUIX line of fun-to-read, short chapter books that’s perfect for emerging readers!The elves decide ...

  • Got Your Nose!

    This hilarious new picture book by New York Times bestselling author Alan Katz and Unicorns Are the Worst creator Alex Willan imagines what happens when a good-natured game of got your nose goes too far—and one little girl’s nose runs fre...

  • Merry Mischief

    Elf Academy - 4

    The Elf Academy elves take on babysitting in this fourth and final book in a series about a young elf’s merry misadventures, part of the Aladdin QUIX line of fun-to-read, short chapter books that’s perfect for emerging readers!Andy Snowden has to...

  • Zooloween

    A llama astronaut! A grilled-cheese cheetah! A quarterback yak! It’s Halloween at the zoo, and it's time for the animals to show off their costumes! But who will win the prize for best dressed? This night is full of fun and surprises!Children a...



Award-Winning Books by Alan Katz

Are You Quite Polite?: Silly Dilly Manners Songs
2010 Grand Canyon Reader Award -- Nonfiction
Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs
2002 Bookseller's Choice -- Special Subjects
2003 Beehive Award -- Poetry
2004 Colorado Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
2004 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Picture Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Alan Katz has published 39 books.

Alan Katz does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Zooloween, was published in July 2024.

The first book by Alan Katz, Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs, was published in June 2001.

Yes. Alan Katz has 4 series.
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