Daniel Kirk

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  • Bibliography:
    34 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1992
  • Latest Book:
    August 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Elf Realm

The Low Road (Oct-2008)
The High Road (Oct-2009)
The Road's End (May-2011)

Library Mouse

1 - Library Mouse (Sep-2007)
2 - A Friend's Tale (Mar-2009)
3 - A World to Explore (Sep-2010)
4 - A Museum Adventure (Mar-2012)
5 - Home Sweet Home (Sep-2013)

Book List in Order: 34 titles

  • Skateboard Monsters

  • Trash Trucks

    Sesame Street's Oscar would be hard pressed to match the enthusiasm that Kirk (Lucky's 24-Hour Garage) shows for garbage collection. In this soaring lyric to litter, choreographed to the rattle!, batter! and crunch! of a summer morning, voracious gar...

  • Breakfast at the Liberty Diner

  • Moondogs

  • Hush, Little Alien

  • Humpty Dumpty

  • Bus Stop, Bus Go

    An adventursome bus ride turns even wilder when Tommy brings his pet hamster for show-and-tell and Hammy escapes from his cage and leads Tommy and his friends on a lively hide-and-seek romp through the busload of rowdy kids....

  • Go!

    Rhymes to read aloud, songs to sing along, fun for everyone! From the airplane in the sky to the freight train on the track, from fire truck on the highway to the tricycle on the sidewalk, kids love things that GO! In this fabulous book-and-CD combo,...

  • The Snow Family

    There is magic in the frosty air one morning, as a little boy discovers a mischievous band of snow children scurrying past his parent’s barn. But when he realizes that the snow children don’t have any snow parents to take care of them, he devises...



  • Jack and Jill

    Jack and Jill went up the hill; it took them quite a while. Jack looked into the well and screamed, A giant crocodile! It's not easy to fetch a pail of water when you're faced with a hungry croc who isn't in the mood to share. What are Jack and Jill...

  • Lunchroom Lizard

  • Rex Tabby: Cat Detective

    Kids will be delighted by the funny, action-packed mystery and Rex Tabby's crime-fighting charm with activities at the end of each chapter.

    In Whiskerville, U.S.A., Rex Tabby is the finest cat detective around. Ma Manx and her furry, feline fa...

  • Snow Dude

    I'm a snow dude, Just as wild as I can be . . . Run as fast as you can- You won't catch up with me! When Nick and Kara Candlewick build the snowman of their dreams, their wish for a real live playmate comes true. Soon their mischievous Snow Dude is o...

  • Library Mouse

    Library Mouse - 1

    A small creature offers his big voice for aspiring authors everywhereEvery child can be a writer -- and Library Mouse shows them how! Beloved children’s books author and illustrator Daniel Kirk wonderfully brings to life the story of Sam, a library...

  • Keisha Ann Can!

    Provides a lesson on the importance of having good self-esteem as young Keisha Ann proudly demonstrates how she can ride the school bus on her own, share her most favorite things with friends, and help her teacher in a moment's notice during her busy...

  • The Low Road

    Elf Realm

    With The Low Road, Daniel Kirk has created a mystical world that will keep readers coming back for more. When Matt and his family move to a new neighborhood, they don’t realize they’ve inadvertently stumbled into the middle of massive upheav...

  • A Friend's Tale

    Library Mouse - 2

    The celebrated author and illustrator brings to life the joys of reading, writing, and sharing in this tale of a boy’s discovery of the library mouse.Sam the library mouse loves to write, and the children love his little books, which he leaves on t...

  • The High Road

    Elf Realm

    In The High Road, Matt and his sister Becky must work with the elves and Tomtar the troll to save the Cord and the human and elf worlds. After forming an uneasy alliance, Matt, the elf Tuava-Li, and Tomtar start on a quest to restore the tree whose r...

  • Bigger

    Once there was a boy. At first, he was so small he didn't even have a name. But as soon as he was born, the boy began to grow. He kept growing, even though he could not walk, talk or feed himself. When people said, My, what a big boy you are, he knew...



  • Honk Honk! Beep Beep!

    Honk Honk! Beep Beep! Father and child rise early for a trip to watch the sunrise on the mountaintop. Along the way they meet many friendly faces, some headed the same direction, and others in their own vehicles -- big rigs, bulldozers and trains...

  • A World to Explore

    Library Mouse - 3

    “Sam the Library Mouse is back in this gentle story about facing fears and learning new things” (School Library Journal). One night in the library, Sam meets fellow mouse Sarah. Sam learns that Sarah is quite the explorer. She loves to scurry to ...

  • The Road's End

    Elf Realm

    In this action-filled conclusion to the Elf Realm trilogy, Matt, Tuava-Li, and Tomtar must reach the fabled elfin city of Hunaland at the North Pole. There they will plant the seed that will cause the Tree of Adri to grow anew and strengthen the invi...

  • A Museum Adventure

    Library Mouse - 4

    Sam the library mouse and his friend Sarah are off on a new adventure. This time they leave the library behind and go to a museum so Sam can make sketches in his explorer’s journal. Sarah isn’t so sure that explorers have the time or the interest...

  • Ten Things I Love About You

    Rabbit just adores his friend Pig. So he is excited to make a list of all the things he loves about Pig. And who better to help him write the list than Pig himself? But Pig is busy, and keeps sending Rabbit away. But no matter what Pig does, Rabbit i...

  • Home Sweet Home

    Library Mouse - 5

    When Sam the library mouse and his friend Sarah wake to find the library being packed up to prepare for a major renovation, they realize they won’t have a home during the construction. So off they go in search of a new place to live. Sam knows rese...

  • You Are Not My Friend, But I Miss You

    When two friends -- a sock monkey and a plush toy dog -- get into an argument during playtime, Monkey gets his feelings hurt and proclaims, “You are not my friend!” But when he takes his ball to find someone new to play with, he quickly learns th...

  • Ten Thank-You Letters

    Pig is writing a thank-you note to his grandma when his friend Rabbit comes over to play. Eager to get in on the action, Rabbit writes one of his own ... and another ... and another ... until his flurry of thank-you notes has Pig in a tizzy. Pig just...

  • The Forgotten Princess

    Aedynne wakes in the dusty, dirty, and ugly village of Vinmel. Gone are the throne rooms, castles, and servants. She is the girl who would not fight, and in rejecting her destiny to protect the Kingdom of Callum, she has been sent as far from battle ...

  • The Thing about Spring

    Spring is in the air! Bear, Bird, and Mouse are all excited that winter snows are melting away, but their friend Rabbit is not. There are too many things about winter that Rabbit adores, and spring just seems to spell trouble. His friends offer an ab...



  • Twas the Night Before Christmas

    When Father Mouse is awakened on Christmas Eve by a clatter outside his window, he catches a glimpse of the one and only Santa Claus Father Mouse can hardly believe his eyes as he watches St. Nick come down the chimney with a pack full of toys. In th...

  • A Prayer for the Animals

    May all of the animals of the earth And the animals of the sky And the animals of the sea Be at peace. This lyrical picture book from bestselling author and illustrator Daniel Kirk encourages young children to be kind to all the animals of the...

  • Newton and Curie: The Science Squirrels

    Daniel Kirk introduced kids to writing in his bestselling Library Mouse series -- now he tackles STEAM! Science Technology Engineering Art Math When an apple falls on his head, Newton the squirrel begins to wonder how the world works. Listen...

  • The Big Slide

    In this sweet story about facing fears, Little Pup has to call up all his courage -- and the help of a friend -- to go down the playground slide. Little Pup isn’t as little as he used to be, and he’d love to try out the playground’s big sl...

  • Newton and Curie Take Flight!

    The intrepid science squirrels are back in the full-color picture book Newton and Curie Take Flight!, a fun adventure from the bestselling creator behind Library Mouse.   When curious squirrel Curie notices a baby bird learning to fly for the fi...

Award-Winning Books by Daniel Kirk

A Friend's Tale
2011 Young Hoosier Book Award -- Picture Book
Library Mouse
2010 Virginia Readers Choice Award -- Primary


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Daniel Kirk has published 34 books.

Daniel Kirk does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Newton and Curie Take Flight!, was published in August 2023.

The first book by Daniel Kirk, Skateboard Monsters, was published in September 1992.

Yes. Daniel Kirk has 2 series.
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