Alison Jackson

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  • Bibliography:
    11 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 1992
  • Latest Book:
    March 2014
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Full Series List in Order

Leslie Crane

1 - My Brother the Star (May-1992)
2 - Crane's Rebound (Aug-1993)

Book List in Order: 11 titles

  • My Brother the Star

    Leslie Crane - 1

    My little brother is a first-class pain! Maybe you've seen him. He's the cute kid on those Yum-Yum Oatmeal commercials. Just because he looks like an angel, he gets away with murder. Like playing catch with my hamster. Sometimes it makes me want to....

  • Crane's Rebound

    Leslie Crane - 2

    I'm a Basketball MANIAC! So spending two weeks at the county basketball camp was like a dream come true. They only take the best players -- and I made it! I was going to be a star! Then I met my roommate, Jake. Man, can that guy shoot baskets! And ...

  • Blowing Bubbles with the Enemy

    Denied a place on the junior high school basketball team because she is a girl, Bobby Lorimer is disappointed when her would-be boyfriend, Leslie Crane, fails to come to her defense, in the sequel to Crane's Rebound. ...

  • I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

    Children have binged on this riotous takeoff on the popular “I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” for the last decade. This delicious romp by the author of The Ballad of Valentine and the illustrator who created Skippyjon Jones would make a un...

  • If the Shoe Fits

    An original take on some favorite nursery rhymes - this is one search for a new house that's bound to be more pleasure than trouble.

    There was an old woman
    who lived in a shoe.
    She had so many children,
    she didn't know what to do.

  • The Ballad of Valentine

    Love really is blind in this hilarious and pitch-perfect Valentine's Day picture book, set to the familiar rhythms of "Clementine," one of our most beloved American folk songs. Alison Jackson, author of the Thanksgiving favorite I Know an Old Lady Wh...

  • Rainmaker

    The year is 1939 and Frostfree, Florida, has not seen rain in months. If the orange groves don't get some moisture soon, many families, including Pidge's, could lose their farms. But if there's one thing this town has plenty of, it's hope. Right now ...

  • Thea's Tree

    Thea?s science project grows unusually tall in this funny twist on the classic Jack fairy tale.

    Thea decides to plant some old bean seeds and watch them grow as her science project. And grow they do?into a giant beanstalk. Savvy young readers will...

  • Desert Rose and Her Highfalutin Hog

    When gritty pig farmer Desert Rose finds a gold nugget just a-lyin' there in the mud, she decides to buy herself the biggest, fattest hog she can find. But getting that highfalutin hog home in time for the Laredo state fair proves to be more than ...



  • Eggs over Evie

    Twelve-year-old Evie Carson lives with her mom. In an apartment across the lake, Evie’s celebrity-chef dad is starting a new life with his young second wife, Angie, who’s expecting twins. To make matters worse, Evie’s dad has custody of the bel...

  • When the Wind Blew

    We all know the story of the old woman who lived in a shoe with her many children. But not everyone knows about the day when the wind blew very hard, and an unexpected guest arrived (cradle and all), setting off a chain of events that involves the th...

Award-Winning Books by Alison Jackson

Rainmaker
2005 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) -- Silver


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Alison Jackson has published 11 books.

Alison Jackson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, When the Wind Blew, was published in March 2014.

The first book by Alison Jackson, My Brother the Star, was published in May 1992.

Yes. Alison Jackson has 1 series.
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