Alice Schertle

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  • Bibliography:
    40 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1981
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Little Blue Truck

1 - Little Blue Truck (May-2008)
2 - Little Blue Truck Leads the Way (Oct-2009)
3 - Little Blue Truck's Christmas (Sep-2014)
4 - Little Blue Truck's Beep-Along Book (Sep-2015)
5 - Little Blue Truck's Halloween (Jul-2016)
6 - Little Blue Truck's Springtime (Jan-2018)
7 - Good Night, Little Blue Truck (Oct-2019)
8 - Little Blue Truck's Valentine (Dec-2020)
9 - Time for School, Little Blue Truck (Jun-2021)
10 - Little Blue Truck Makes A Friend (Sep-2022)
Little Blue Truck Farm Sticker Fun! (Aug-2013)
What Do You Say, Little Blue Truck? (Oct-2021)

Book List in Order: 40 titles

  • The April Fool

  • In My Treehouse

  • That Olive!

  • Bill and the Google-Eyed Goblins

  • Jeremy Bean's St. Patrick's Day

  • Gus Wanders Off

  • My Two Feet

  • William and Grandpa

  • That's What I Thought



  • Witch Hazel

  • Little Frog's Song

  • How Now, Brown Cow?

  • Maisie

  • Down the Road

    Mama and Papa agree that eggs for breakfast would be nice, but they’re too busy to go to the store. So they decide that Hetty is old enough to go by herself. Although she practices walking smoothly up the hill so she won’t break the precious eggs...

  • Keepers

  • Good Night, Hattie, My Dearie, My Dove

  • All You Need for a Snowman

    One small snowflake fluttering down--
    That's all you need for a snowman.

    Or is it? In these pages, an exuberant crew is summoned to create a snowman of heroic proportions. Starting with the very first flake, Alice Schertle's clever and e...

  • When the Moon Is High

    Daddy's arms arewarm and wide.Someone snuggles up insideto watch the moonwrap silver lightaround the wideand wakeful night.

    Baby can't sleep tonight, and Daddy has a plan to relax them both: a nice moonlit walk. But it's not...

  • Skeleton in the Closet

    Bam! Bam! Bam!A skeleton's knockingat the door.Creak . . . creak . . . creak . . .

    Now he's going up the steps -- but this skeleton isn't looking for what you'd expect. There are both snickers and shivers awaiting rea...



  • All You Need for a Beach

    There's nothing quite like a day at the beach! And Alice Schertle and Barbara Lavallee's clever companion to All You Need for a Snowman is the perfect recipe for fun in the sun. Plant a yellow umbrella in the sand, roll out a beach towel, and pour a ...

  • 1, 2, I Love You

    Inspired by the traditional favorite, Alice Schertle's irresistible counting rhyme sings and swings along, while Caldecott-winning Emily Arnold McCully's radiant watercolors perfectly capture all the playfulness and tender affection between parent an...

  • The Adventures of Old Bo Bear

    No role's too wild and woolly for a boy and a bear. After an unfortunate encounter with a washing machine, count on one-eared Bo to get gloriously grungy again adventure by adventure. Alice Schertle and David Parkins introduce this dauntless duo in r...

  • Very Hairy Bear

    All through the year, this shaggy, raggy, rumbly, bumbly bear faces down whatever comes his way: bee stings and scolding squirrels, cold rushing rivers and prickly bushes. And he does it all with a spring in his step and a smile on his face. There’...

  • Little Blue Truck

    Little Blue Truck - 1

    Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick up--that is, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing ...

  • Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes

    Did you actually think shoes, jackets, and hats didn't have personalitites? Think again! The outfits in this book are brought to vivid life by Alice Schertle's wry poetry and Petra Mathers's exuberant cast of young animal characters. From Joshua's co...

  • An Anaconda Ate My Homework

    What do you do when your teacher assigns you ten pages of homework, a raptor swoops down and grabs you, and you suddenly find yourself all alone in the jungle about to be swallowed by a python? When you're Digby, the solution to every problem is in y...

  • Little Blue Truck Leads the Way

    Little Blue Truck - 2

    The big city sure is a speedy, noisy place for a country truck like Blue. Everywhere Blue looks, he sees buses, police cars, taxis, vans -- even the mayor’s limousine. With everyone pushing to be first, a traffic jam ensues. Hey -- one at a time! B...

  • Look Out, Jeremy Bean!

    Jeremy Bean has a problem. Several, in fact. But a kid like Jeremy Bean can come up with some pretty unusual solutions, such as putting a bug in his pocket, wearing a lamp shade on his head, hiding in the school janitor's closet, and collecting every...

  • Little Blue Truck Farm Sticker Fun!

    Little Blue Truck

    The leaves are turning and it's time for fall: red, yellow, orange and . . . Blue? Come along with Little Blue Truck and all his friends as they pick apples, decorate pumpkins, make costumes, and celebrate all the magic of autumn. This jam-packed boo...



  • Little Blue Truck's Christmas

    Little Blue Truck - 3

    It's the most wonderful time of the year! Little Blue Truck is spreading cheer by delivering Christmas trees to his animal friends. Can you help count each green tree from one to five and back again? Don’t forget to save one for Blue! Beep! Beep! ...

  • Such a Little Mouse

    Explore the world of such a little mouse--from the bestselling author of LITTLE BLUE TRUCK "And way down deep in the hole lives a mouse. Such a little mouse, with his smart gray coat, with his ears pink as petals, with three twitchety wh...

  • Little Blue Truck's Beep-Along Book

    Little Blue Truck - 4

    If you're happy and you know it, beep along!    With this new take on the classic sing-along song, kids can interact with their favorite Little Blue Truck and beep his horn while they visit with all his farm animal friends. Colorful illustrations...

  • Little Blue Truck's Halloween

    Little Blue Truck - 5

    Beep! Beep! It’s Halloween! Little Blue Truck is picking up his animal friends for a costume party. Lift the flaps in this large, sturdy board book to find out who’s dressed up in each costume! Will Blue wear a costume too? With the deli...

  • Little Blue Truck's Springtime

    Little Blue Truck - 6

    Celebrate springtime with Little Blue Truck! Young fans will love finding all kinds of baby animals by tapping on the images in this delightful interactive book....

  • Good Night, Little Blue Truck

    Little Blue Truck - 7

    Beep! Beep! Beep! It’s time for sleep. Say goodnight with Little Blue Truck and friends! A storm is brewing and Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are hurrying home for bed. But who can sleep with all that racket? It’s not long before...

  • Little Blue Truck's Valentine

    Little Blue Truck - 8

  • Time for School, Little Blue Truck

    Little Blue Truck - 9

    Ride along to school with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck and meet Blue's new friend: a bright yellow school bus. Beep-beep!Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are excited to meet a bright yellow school bus o...

  • What Do You Say, Little Blue Truck?

    Little Blue Truck

    Get ready to moo, baa, and beep with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck in this interactive sound book! The friendly Little Blue Truck beeps hello to all of his animal friends in this all-new, original story. How will each ...

  • Little Blue Truck Makes A Friend

    Little Blue Truck - 10

    Welcome a new friend to the farm with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck!Beep! Beep! Have you heard the news? There is someone new on the farm!All the animals are curious and cautious about the newcomer -- what will he be like? Does ...



  • Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy

    A touch-and-feel board book starring the New York Times #1 bestselling Little Blue Truck!Soft and woolly, shiny and smooth…this Little Blue Truck book for the youngest fan provides fun and sensory exploration, while gently sharing that we don&#...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Alice Schertle has published 40 books.

Alice Schertle does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Alice Schertle, The April Fool, was published in January 1981.

Yes. Alice Schertle has 1 series.
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