Barbara Bottner

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  • Bibliography:
    36 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1972
  • Latest Book:
    August 2020
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Full Series List in Order

Bootsie Barker

1 - Bootsie Barker Ballerina (May-1997)
2 - Bootsie Barker Bites (Jun-1997)

Miss Brooks

1 - Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't) (Jan-2010)
2 - Miss Brooks' Story Nook (Aug-2014)

Book List in Order: 36 titles

  • What would you do with a giant?

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  • Jungle Day: Or, How I Learned to Love My Nosey Little Brother

  • Dumb old Casey is a fat tree

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  • Messy

  • Mean Maxine

  • World's Greatest Expert on Absolutely Everything . . . Is Crying

  • Nothing in Common

  • Zoo Song

  • Let Me Tell You Everything



  • Hurricane Music

  • Nana Hannah's Piano

    Nana Hannah helps Sonny play the piano and tells him that he will be good at whatever he does, and when Nana twists her ankle and needs some cheering up, they watch the World Series together, and Sonny realizes that he has room in his life for both b...

  • Bootsie Barker Ballerina

    Bootsie Barker - 1
    I Can Read: Level 3

  • Bootsie Barker Bites

    Bootsie Barker - 2

    Seeing bully Bootsie Barker get her comuppance is guaranteed to make young readers smile.

    It's the worst when Bootsie Barker comes to my house. Bootsie's the one who pulls my hair and tears my books. She hates Charlene, my pet salamander. She...

  • Marsha Makes Me Sick

    Find out how far little Lulu will go to reclaim the attention of her mother when she spends all day tending to Lulu's sick younger sister Marsha, in this humorous tale designed for more confident readers....

  • Two Messy Friends

    Grace and her best friend enjoy their time together because they do things so differently from one another, yet when they have a sleepover party one night, they realize they are not as different as they thought when their normal roles suddenly revers...

  • Marsha Is Only a Flower

  • It's Not Marsha's Birthday

  • Be Brown!

  • Charlene Loves To Make Noise



  • The Scaredy Cats

    Determined not to be scared of anything anymore and live life to the fullest, Baby Scaredy Cat decides to show her parents, who are terrified of everything, that the only thing they should be frightened of is themselves!...

  • Pish and Posh

    I Can Read: Level 2

    Pish and Posh are very best friends. They live in the same house, share their chores, and usually get along.

    One day, a Fairy Handbook mysteriously lands at their door. An awfully curious Posh can't resist the book's magic, despite Pish'...

  • Rosa's Room

    “Rosa had a new room in a new house. It seemed empty.”
    Rosa and her mother have moved to a new house. Rosa knows what she needs to feel at home in her new room: on Monday, clothes in the closet; on Tuesday, her treasure box on her desk, on Wed...

  • Wallace's Lists

    Wallace, a mouse, could do almost anything. Anything that is, as long as he had a list.

    1. Wallace is a shy mouse.
    2. He writes lists. Lists of recipes, funny words, and frightening experiences.
    3. Wallace meets his lively neighbor named A...

  • You Have to be Nice to Someone on Their Birthday

    When everyone forgets her birthday and she is sent down to the principal's office by her teacher, Rosemary loses all hope for her special day, but when the next day comes and realizations are made, Rosemary's wishes for a perfect day finally come tru...

  • Raymond and Nelda

    Raymond and Nelda are the best of friends, but when their friendship gets off track, they must find a way to make up.
    Raymond and Nelda make up funny songs and share chocolate-covered strawberries. They like to play ball and they always laugh at e...

  • Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't)

    Miss Brooks - 1

    With the help of Miss Brooks, Missy’s classmates all find books they love in the library -- books about fairies and dogs and trains and cowboys. But Missy dismisses them all -- “Too flowery, too furry, too clickety, too yippity.” Still, Miss...

  • An Annoying ABC

    Imagine a preschool classroom with 25 cranky kids and one beleaguered teacher. It only takes one small annoying act from Adelaide to set off a chain reaction of bad behavior. Dexter is drooling, Flora is fuming, Jasper is jeering, Kirby is kickin...

  • Flower Girl

    Today my aunt Penny is getting married. And guess who her flower girl is...? A wedding day is a time to celebrate love, friendship, and family. It's also very exciting, especially if you're lucky enough to be chosen as the flower girl! New Yo...

  • Miss Brooks' Story Nook

    Miss Brooks - 2

    Missy loves her librarian, Miss Brooks. And she loves to go to Miss Brooks’ before-school story time. But to get to Story Nook, she has to pass Billy Toomey’s house -- and she does not love Billy Toomey. Billy always tries to steal her hat...



  • Feet, Go to Sleep

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don’t) comes a gentle bedtime book that includes a proven relaxation technique parents can use to help their little ones go to sleep after an exciting day. The sun...

  • Priscilla Gorilla

    When a whole class goes gorilla, they learn the importance of balancing passion and creativity with cooperation in this charmer of a picture book from the New York Times bestselling duo, Barbara Bottner and Michael Emberley. The day Priscilla gets...

  • Amy Is Famous

    There’s nothing Amy likes more than being famous. It’s so fun to sign autographs for her bear, pose for photos with her parents, and she loves getting gold stars in class. But when a new girl comes to school, suddenly she’s the superstar, a...

  • What a Cold Needs

    A girl learns that a cold needs a LOT of things, as she waits for a bad case of the sniffles to run its course. What does a cold need? It needs a comfy bed by a window, warm socks, Grandma's chicken soup, and plenty of Dad's silly jokes. Sometimes...

  • Where's My Turtle?

    Help Archer find his missing turtle hiding in the pages of this picture book!How Many Times Have I Told You to Pick Up This Room? Archer's pet turtle is missing! Mom is sure he's somewhere in Archer's messy bedroom...or the back yard... or somewher...

  • The Crankypants Tea Party

    The Day the Crayons Quit meets Winnie the Pooh in this hilarious and tea-riffic illustrated picture book about stuffed animals who start bickering at their tea party. It’s tea time at Clarissa’s house, but her guests are not in the mood for a ...

  • I Am Here Now

    Set in the 1960s, Barbara Bottner's I Am Here Now is a beautiful novel in verse about one artist’s coming of age. It’s a heartbreaking, powerful and inspiring depiction of what it's like to shatter your life -- and piece it all back together.You...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Barbara Bottner has published 36 books.

Barbara Bottner does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, I Am Here Now, was published in August 2020.

The first book by Barbara Bottner, What would you do with a giant?, was published in January 1972.

Yes. Barbara Bottner has 2 series.
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