Byron Barton

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1978
  • Latest Book:
    February 2025
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Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • Hester

  • Where's Al?

  • Where's the Bear

  • Machines at Work

    Byron Barton's classic book about a busy day at the construction site is perfect for fans of Richard Scarry and Tom Lichtenheld!

    Rhythmic text and bold, graphic illustrations convey all the energy and excitement of the day while workers use ...

  • Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

    A long time ago there were dinosaurs. Big dinosaurs and small dinosaurs. Dinosaurs with horns on their heads or spikes down their backs. Dinosaurs with long, long necks and long, long tails.

    Imaginatively and with a masterful use of color, shape ...

  • Building a House

    Byron Barton, the celebrated creator of numerous picture books for very young children, including Trucks, My Bus, and My Car, builds a house, step by step, right before your eyes!

    A machine digs a big hole. A cement mixer pours cement. Carpe...

  • Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones

    Six paleontologists search for bones. When they find them, they dig them up, wrap them, and load them on a truck, bound for the museum. With simple text and vibrant illustrations, young readers explore the process of finding and assembling bone fo...

  • Three Bears

    In a rhythmic text with striking pictures, Byron Barton retells the classic fairytale of the three bears and a little girl named Goldilocks. Barton's simple words, bold images, and imaginative use of color have made his many picture books perennia...

  • I Want to Be an Astronaut

    From picture-book master Byron Barton, this is the perfect story for young readers who love outer space and want to know more about how NASA astronauts do their job.

    Up into the sky goes the space shuttle! Once in orbit, the astronauts get a...



  • The Little Red Hen

    Byron Barton presents a fresh retelling of the well-loved folktale of The Little Red Hen. The little red hen grows grain, threshes wheat, bakes bread, and feeds her chicks all by herself, without any help from her lazy friends. Young readers will ...

  • Three Bears Big Book

  • Buzz Buzz Buzz

    A delightfully illustrated cause-and-effect story that will keep readers flipping the pages.Buzz, Buzz, Buzz The bee stings the bull…which makes the cow nervous…so she kicks the farmer’s wife…and the farmer hits the mule…who knocks over th...

  • Wee Little Woman

    In rhythmic text and striking pictures, Byron Barton retells the classic story of the wee little woman who lives in a wee little house with a very mischievous wee little cat.

    Mr. Barton's simple words, bold images, and imaginative use of color have...

  • Boats

    Byron Barton introduces young readers to all different kinds of boats in this bold and colorful board book. With simple text and vibrant illustrations, readers will learn about transportation by boat.

    Fishing boats and ferryboats.Sailboats a...

  • Planes

    Children explore the many ways we use airplanes, from seaplanes to crop dusters to planes that write messages in the sky. With simple text and vibrant illustrations, readers will learn about transportation by plane. Byron Barton's Planes "will del...

  • Trains

    Byron Barton introduces young readers to the fun of trains in this bold and colorful book. All aboard as the train journeys through a town, past workers repairing the rails and into the station. With simple text and vibrant illustrations, readers ...

  • Trucks

    Byron Barton introduces young readers to the fun of trucks in this bold and colorful board book. With simple text and vibrant illustrations, readers will learn about a variety of trucks, including tow trucks, cement trucks, and delivery trucks. Tr...

  • My Car

    With bright, clear art and prose as clean as Sam the narrator's shiny engine, this preschooler-friendly book explores transportation, the parts of a car, signs and signals, night and day, community, and occupations.Bright, graphic artwork invites rea...

  • My Bus

    My Bus is a lively celebration of vehicles and transportation, occupations, pets, and basic math concepts. The busy bus driver in Byron Barton's preschool tour-de-force has a job to do. He drives his bus along his route, picks up the cat and dog pass...



  • My Bike

    A picture book about vehicles and things that go -- in this case, bicycles and unicycles -- by Byron Barton, the acclaimed creator of My Car, My Bus, and numerous other classic titles! Tom, the narrator of this cheerful picture book for preschoole...

  • My House

    With bright, clear illustrations and clean prose, award-winning and bestselling picture book creator Byron Barton deftly familiarizes young children with the various rooms and important parts of a house in this companion to his critically acclaimed M...

  • My House Board Book

    Jim the cat takes a tour of the various rooms and objects in his house, introducing young children to the concept of home. A modern preschool classic in board book format. Using bright, simple illustrations and clean prose, Byron Barton deftly fam...

  • Beep! Beep! Vehicles on the Go

    This colorful and sturdy board book features the many things that go, including trucks, cars, airplanes, and trains, from the world of Byron Barton. Perfect for young children who love vehicles of all kinds. Beep! Beep!Twelve vehicles—a car, a ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Byron Barton has published 23 books.

The next book by Byron Barton, Beep! Beep! Vehicles on the Go, will be published in February 2025.

The first book by Byron Barton, Hester, was published in September 1978.

No. Byron Barton does not write books in series.
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