Carole Lexa Schaefer

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  • Bibliography:
    31 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1994
  • Latest Book:
    October 2018
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Full Series List in Order

Monkey and Elephant

1 - Monkey and Elephant (Apr-2013)
2 - Monkey and Elephant Get Better (Apr-2013)

Book List in Order: 31 titles

  • In the Children's Garden

  • Under the Midsummer Sky

  • Sometimes Moon

    From the creators of the highly-acclaimed The Squiggle, here is an imaginative introduction to the phases of the moon for young children.  As the little girl in The Squiggle fancies a string to be many things, here, Selene uses her imagination to u...

  • Squiggle

    What magic can be found in a piece of string?The magic of a million incarnations--when the string is found by an imaginative little girl who spies it on the sidewalk.Slither, slish--it could be the dance of a scaly dragon.Or, push-a-pat--the top of t...

  • Copper Tin Cup

  • The Snow Pumpkin

    The author-illustrator team of the celebrated picture book The Squiggle team up again to tell of a heartwarming and surprising snowy adventure.

    No school tomorrow! With a few inches on the ground, Lily is off to the park bright and early to fi...

  • Down in the Woods at Sleepytime

    Soothe a child to sleep -- and meet the most fetching menagerie of woodland babies ever!

    It's sleepytime down in the woods, but not one of the baby animals is ready to go to bed. The bear cubs want to play, the little hedgehogs are hungry, the...

  • Two Scarlet Songbirds

    Fact and fiction come together in a magically imagined tale of the composer Anton Dvorák’s inspiration for “American Quartet.” Transfixed by the birdsong of the little Iowa river town where he and his family are spending the summer, Dvorák se...

  • Beep! Beep! It's Beeper

    A friendly alien makes an appearance in this fun book for first-time readers. (ages 4 to 7)

    Beeper is a friendly alien who enjoys baking, counting, painting, and flying!

    Based on what experts know about how children learn to read, BRAND...



  • Beep! Beep! It's Beeper!

    Brand New Readers

    Make reading a success the very first time with BRAND NEW READERS! The series of books for children who want to feel like readers -- and who soon will be readers.

    Beeper is a friendly alien who enjoys baking, counting, painting, and flying!

  • The Little French Whistle

    WHOUI! WHOUI! WHOUI! Louie blows on his brand-new whistle from Paree. It sounds important, snappy, and grand to Josette. But it scares the birds from the garden. Fonfon jumps up and yip-yaps away. And baby Roland starts to cry.

    “Play it swe...

  • Beeper's Friends

    Brand New Readers

    The series of books for children who want to feel like readers -- and who soon will be readers.

    Contains:
    No One Home
    Beeper and Honk
    Beeper and Winky
    Beeper and Stomp...

  • One Wheel Wobbles

    Gramma rides a motorcycle, Sister’s on a trike, and Grampa’s got some snazzy skates in this zany counting book for wheel lovers of every stripe.

    Whoopity duppity zippety zeee!

    It’s Family Parade Day, and here come Mama, Grampa, S...

  • Full Moon Barnyard Dance

    Come billy-bob the bebop and slink-slank a samba! An infectiously rhythmic read-aloud pairs up with charming illustrations, inviting us to step lively - and enjoy our differences.


    "What a moo-oon," crooned the cow beside the barn.
    "Maa-...

  • Someone Says

    An energetic combination of onomatopoeic language and vivid illustrations follows a group of Asian children as they use their imagination throughout the day, transforming themselves into prancing ponies, swooping birds, and slurping tigers....

  • The Biggest Soap

    It's laundry day on a South Pacific island, and Kessy is proud that Mama has chosen him to go to Minda's Store to buy the biggest soap. But he'll have to hurry if he wants to get back in time for the storytelling that accompanies the washing, so off ...

  • Cool Time Song

    During the hot summer days on the savannah, all the wild animals are quiet as they rest in the great heat, but when the evening arrives and the air cools, kudos, zebras, giraffes, lions, and all the rest get moving again--making their own special mus...

  • The Bora-Bora Dress

    It takes a special kind of dress to get Lindsay to change her ways in this lyrical tale told with sprightly illustrations. Slish -- the dress slid off its hanger. Lindsay read the little tag inside: "Made in Bora-Bora for you." Fabulous Aunt Fiona is...

  • Dragon Dancing

    In this preschool picture book, young children show us the wonder and fun of learning. After reading a book about dragons with their teacher, these inventive preschoolers decide to make their own dragon out of colored paper, yarn, feathers, and . . ....



  • Big Little Monkey

    "Chee-chatta-chee!" A sweet, funny tale of a small monkey's first swings toward independence -- and his new appreciation of the comforts of home

    Early one morning in the big mango tree, Little Monkey wakes up and finds his whole family still...

  • Who's There?

    I jump into bed - thump, thump bumpety bump. I am all tucked in when from down the hallway I hear creak, creak, crinch! And I wonder, who's there? What child hasn't wondered the very same thing when the night makes everything sound creakier...

  • ABCers

    Learn the ABCs in a new way! What are ABCers? They’re Book readers and Friend greeters, Lap sitters and Race runners. When these friends go to the park to play, they sing and giggle, jump and tiptoe all the way from A to Z. Children will love fo...

  • Monkey and Elephant

    Monkey and Elephant - 1

    Monkey may scamper and Elephant galump, but they’re the best of buddies as they search for shade. That is, when they’re not bickering about how to get there! Monkey and Elephant are very good friends. The live in the jungle, which is sometimes...

  • Monkey and Elephant Get Better

    Monkey and Elephant - 2

    When two friends who are not exactly alike come down with colds, figuring out what will make each other feel better can be a surprising endeavor! Monkey and Elephant are very good friends who have a lot in common. They both like morning time. They...

  • Monkey and Elephant Go Gadding

    Monkey and Elephant are out and about in their third adventure. You never know what fun surprises you’ll find when you go gadding! Monkey and Elephant are very good friends, very good friends with nothing on the agenda. So they decide to go gadd...

  • Monkey and Elephant and a Secret Birthday Surprise

    Shh! It’s Monkey’s birthday -- but that’s a secret. Can Elephant keep the big news under his party hat for one whole day? Monkey and Elephant are very good friends -- such good friends that Monkey lets Elephant in on a secret. The secret is ...

  • Monkey and Elephant and the Babysitting Adventure

    Join best friends Monkey and Elephant on their fifth and final adventure, in which they attempt to do something they’ve never done before: babysit! When Monkey’s cousin MeeMee tells Monkey and Elephant she needs someone to watch her three babi...

  • The Children's Garden

    Welcome to the Children’s Garden--a beautiful place to connect with nature and the food cycle! Illustrated with colorful paintings, this charming picture book features a diverse group of children connecting to food through hands-on outdoor activity...

  • Ciao, Baby! in the Park

    Ciao! A pair of cute and colorful board books from Carole Lexa Schaefer and Lauren Tobia introduce a curious, lovable tot eager to explore the world. When Baby and Nonna head to the park for the day, what will they see? There’s a squirrel -- C...



  • Ciao, Baby! Ready for a Ride

    Ciao! A pair of cute and colorful board books from Carole Lexa Schaefer and Lauren Tobia introduce a curious, lovable tot eager to explore the world. Baby and Mamma are going to visit Nonna today. They say good-bye to Papa -- Ciao, Papa! -- an...

  • Made by Hand

    A beautiful, one-of-a-kind volume invites readers to marvel at the time, effort, and care that went into creating handmade toys, tools, and treasures of the past. Whirr, buzz, hum. Before busy machines in factories turned out most of what we need ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Carole Lexa Schaefer has published 31 books.

Carole Lexa Schaefer does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Made by Hand, was published in October 2018.

The first book by Carole Lexa Schaefer, In the Children's Garden, was published in January 1994.

Yes. Carole Lexa Schaefer has 1 series.
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