Barbara M. Joosse

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  • Bibliography:
    45 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1920
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Our City Adventures

1 - Lulu & Rocky in Milwaukee (Jan-2019)
2 - Lulu & Rocky in Detroit (Aug-2019)
3 - Lulu & Rocky in Nashville (Mar-2020)
4 - Lulu & Rocky in Indianapolis (Aug-2020)

Book List in Order: 45 titles

  • Wild Willie

  • Dinah's Mad, Bad Wishes

  • Anna, the One and Only

    Anna, who was born on a Wednesday, is convinced she is a (according to the old saying) child of woe. So when she starts third grade in a new town, she decides to be a Sunday child``bonnie and blithe and good and gay''like her sister Kimberly. She tel...

  • Nobody's Cat

  • The Losers Fight Back

    In the sequel to Wild Willie and King Kyle Detectives, the sleuthing team of Wild Willie, King Kyle, and Lucky Lucy take on bully Chuckie Herman as they try to come up with a solution to their soccer team's problems....

  • Wild Willie & King Kyle, Detectives

    Willie and Kyle are neighbors and best friends until the summer Kyle moves to Cleveland, Ohio. The friendship continues, however, as Willie begins to spy on his new neighbor and writes to Kyle for help in uncovering some of the secrets about Lucy....

  • I Love You the Purplest

    Early in the evening two young brothers and their mama finish supper in the sturdy red cabin and set out to fish. While digging for worms, rowing the boat and pulling in fish, each brother asks his mama which one is the best at each task and, as they...

  • The morning chair

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Back in their small seaside village in Holland, Bram and Mama snuggle up in the morning chair, talking about the cowboys, mountains, and bears they'll find in America. But when they and Papa set sail for America in 1950, they settle in a bustling, cr...

  • Adventure On the Santa Fe Trail

    Lewis and his family live in a sturdy, stone house along the Wisconsin River. One day, a traveler happens by and spins stories about the Santa Fe Trail. And so begins Lewis and Papa's adventure. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American West,...



  • Ghost Trap

    After hearing strange noises in a secret passageway, Wild Willie, King Kyle, and Lucky Lucy wonder if its is the late Loony Loraine making the noises in Kyle's new home and begin a search to find out exactly what is going on....

  • Mama, Do You Love Me?

    In this beautifully illustrated children’s book, a heartwarming tale of motherly love unfolds in the Arctic north.   In a timeless and universal story, a child tests the limits of independence and comfortingly learns that a parent's love is un...

  • Snow Day!

    "It's a snow day!" The schools are closed! Robby's sisters want to stay inside, and their parents are busy, but Robby and his dog Zippy know what to do: run and kick and lick and skid in the new snow. Their enthusiasm soon involves the whole family i...

  • Alien Brain Fryout

    In their latest fast-paced adventure, Wild Willie and his fellow detectives, Lucy and Kyle, suspect that aliens have invaded their block! Mean, rotten Chuckie has stopped being a bully and is acting spacey and nice, and Kyleâ,¬â"¢s talking parrot is ...

  • Ghost Wings

    Set in Mexico amidst the monarch butterflies' annual migration and during the Days of the Dead, Ghost Wings, written by Barbara M. Joosse, author of the best-selling Mama, Do You Love Me?, and illustrated with the luminescent artwork of Giselle Potte...

  • Nugget and Darling

    ?Joosse uses dialogue to add spunk and freshness to a nicely textured narrative that sets up a familiar scenario: the loving relationship between a little girl and her dog, Nugget, is tested when Nugget comes across a bedraggled kitten, and the girl ...

  • Stars in the Darkness

    In the imagination of a young inner-city boy, police sirens sound like howling wolves, streetlights look like stars, and shots fired by neighborhood gangs sound like those stars cracking the darkness. But when his older brother joins a gang, he can n...

  • Hot City

  • Bad Dog School

  • Nikolai, The Only Bear

    As the only bear at the Russian orphanage, Nikolai wonders if anyone who visits will ever choose him, but when a fur-faced man suddenly appears with his wife, Nikolai is thrilled and knows in his heart that the perfect family has finally arrived to t...



  • Papa, Do You Love Me?

    This follow-up to the best-selling Mama, Do You Love Me? (over one million copies sold in 15 languages!) captures the universal love between a father and child. Set in Africa and featuring the Maasai culture, the beautiful watercolor illustrations, l...

  • Dead Guys Talk

    After receiving an unsigned note with an urgent plea for help and a map to the cemetery, best friends and detectives Willie, Kyle, and Lucy discover that someone is planning on relocating the cemetery's bodies and building a new mall on the property....

  • Wind-Wild Dog

    What will Ziva choose, her love for the Man or the freedom of the wild?  Ziva heard the call of the wild. Most mushers believed that Ziva's eyes of different colors made her half wild, so no one wanted her. But one man took a liking to her.
    As ...

  • Please Is a Good Word to Say

    Please is a good word to say. It puts a smile on your words. And that’s not the only advice curly-burly-haired Harriet has for you. Asking, taking, interrupting, eating, answering the phone -- if there’s a nice way to do it, Harriet can tell you ...

  • Grandma Calls Me Beautiful

    A companion to the best-selling Mama, Do You Love Me? and Papa, Do You Love Me?, this beautiful book captures the unique bond that exists between grandmother and grandchild. Set in Hawaii, the vibrant watercolor illustrations and lyrical text combine...

  • In the Night Garden

    Late one evening, three little girls prowl, growl, and let their imaginations soar.

    One is a bear with sharp, white teeth; One is a whale, steady and strong; One is a sled dog, sleek and lean.

    Barbara Joosse’s exciting nighttime tale ...

  • Love Is a Good Thing to Feel

    Did you know that there are many ways to say ?I love you?? Harriet does. You can say it with a hug, or a drawing, or out loud. And she knows that you can still love someone even when they go to a party you weren?t invited to, or when a parent puts yo...

  • Roawr!

    Little Liam is snuggled in his toasty bed when his slumber is broken by a crack! snap! ROAWR! outside in the woods. Papa is away, and Mama is sleeping soundly. And as everyone knows, Mama is delicious to forest things. It’s up to Liam to protect he...

  • Higgledy-Piggledy Chicks

    Pip. Rip! Peek. Peep! Mama has seven fuzzy new chicks. The barnyard is big. Things sparkle, things flap, and things wiggle, and the chicks want to know about all of them. Zzzzip! They scoot higgledy-piggledy here and there. Mama cluck...

  • Sleepover at Gramma's House

    Going to Gramma's takes plenty of preparation. Granddaughter packs her overnighty trunk and says goodbye to Mom, Dad, little fish and baby in the bed. She can't wait to see her silly millie gramma! Together at last, the two spend a day full of dancin...



  • Friends

    Henry and Ruby. Ruby and Henry. Best friends. (Most of the time.) They give the best gifts and know the best games and are the best at keeping secrets. (Most of the time.) But even when Henry and Ruby don't get along, they know one thing: nothi...

  • Dog Parade

    Nine diggity dogs get ready to join a doggone jamboree! Meet Tinkles, Gracie-pants, Lovie, Fritzie, Weenie, Walter, Comet, Ike, and Jack. It’s time for these pups to let their owners dress them up in costume! But one of them is shy. Another is to...

  • Old Robert and the Sea-Silly Cats

    Old Robert has everything he needs. Nothing more, nothing less. Each and every day, he sails the sea, alone. And each and every night, he docks his boat and prepares his dinner, alone. Until one evening when he gets a very strange visitor: a dancing ...

  • Lovabye Dragon

    In her bed in her room in her castle, a girl longs for a dragon. In his nest in his cave in his mountain, a dragon dreams of a girl. When a lonely dragon follows a trail of princess tears, a beautiful friendship is born. They march and sing, roa...

  • Hooray Parade

    Hooray! Someone's coming to play with you. Can you guess who? In this wonderful read-aloud for very young children, Gramma comes to visit and brings a surprise . . . or two . . . or three. And a lot of the fun is guessing which surprise is ne...

  • Evermore Dragon

    The girl and dragon who became best friends in "Lovabye Dragon" find each other again in this second oh-so-sweet tale. In a game of hide-and-seek, Girl wanders too far. Dragon looks everywhere -- every here, every there -- but Girl is lost. Alone ...

  • Wally Wants to Hug

    Hugging's the way to start the day, but Wally's friends are scared of his hugs!Wally is a young boa constrictor who loves hugs. His parents give him hugs to begin and end the day, and he hugs them back just as tightly. However, Wally's classmates at ...

  • Lulu & Rocky in Milwaukee

    Our City Adventures - 1

    Lulu and her cousin Rocky are visiting the city of Milwaukee. There are so many fun things to see and do, like canoeing, visiting a lighthouse, riding surrey-bikes, going to a fish fry, and even gearing up and burning rubber at the Harley-Davidson Mu...

  • Lulu & Rocky in Detroit

    Our City Adventures - 2

    Lulu and her cousin Rocky are visiting the city of Detroit, the Motor City! There are so many fun things to see and do, like visiting Campus Martius to make sand castles, eating cherries at the Eastern Market, riding the carousel at the Riverfront, a...

  • Lulu & Rocky in Nashville

    Our City Adventures - 3

    Lulu and her cousin Rocky are visiting Music City--Nashville! There are so many fun things to see and do, like visiting the Goo-Goo Shop to make the famous candies, climbing the dragon at Fannie Mae Dees Park, and standing on the stage of Ryman Audit...



  • Lulu & Rocky in Indianapolis

    Our City Adventures - 4

    Lulu and her cousin Rocky are visiting Indianapolis! There are so many fun things to see and do, like visiting the Dinosphere at the Children's Museum, exploring the curiosities of Central Canal, and of course, going to see the famous Indianapolis Mo...

  • Everybody's Tree

  • Lulu & Rocky in Rocky Mountain National Park

    Lulu and her cousin Rocky are visiting Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado! There are so many fun things to see and do, like hiking, camping, star-gazing, and even participating in the Junior Ranger program as they learn about the special treasu...

  • Street Monsters

    It's a snowy winter's night in the city. The bedroom lights are off and it's time to settle down to sleep. But wait! What's that? Strange and scary sounds are coming from the streets outside. What can be making these sounds? Are monsters coming? Don'...

  • Death's Door

    True maritime stories told in graphic-novel style  This beautifully illustrated book for children ages 8-11 relates dramatic moments from Great Lakes maritime history in a graphic-novel style. The book’s five true stories span four centuri...

  • Shark at Sister Tea

    In this delightful picture book, meet two sisters who may be little, but are brave and clever enough to defeat the hungry shark that crashes their tea party.Mama and Papa are away for the afternoon, so sisters Sadie and Flora decide to throw a fancy ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Barbara M. Joosse has published 45 books.

The next book by Barbara M. Joosse, Shark at Sister Tea, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Barbara M. Joosse, Wild Willie, was published in January 1920.

Yes. Barbara M. Joosse has 1 series.
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