Debbi Michiko Florence

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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2016
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Dorothy and Toto

1 - What's Your Name? (Oct-2016)
2 - The Hunt for the Perfect Present (Oct-2016)
3 - The Disappearing Picnic (Oct-2016)
4 - Little Dog Lost (Oct-2016)

Jasmine Toguchi

1 - Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen (Jul-2017)
2 - Jasmine Toguchi, Super Sleuth (Jul-2017)
3 - Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl (Apr-2018)
4 - Jasmine Toguchi, Flamingo Keeper (Jul-2018)
5 - Jasmine Toguchi, Brave Explorer (Oct-2022)
6 - Jasmine Toguchi, Peace-Maker (Mar-2023)
7 - Jasmine Toguchi, Bridge Builder (Jul-2023)
8 - Jasmine Toguchi, Great Gardener (Oct-2023)

Keiko & Jenna

1 - Keep It Together, Keiko Carter (May-2020)
2 - Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai (Aug-2021)

Last Chance Academy

1 - A Study in Secrets (Mar-2025)

My Furry Foster Family

1 - Betty the Bearded Dragon (Aug-2019)
2 - Truman the Dog (Aug-2019)
3 - Apple and Annie, the Hamster Duo (Aug-2019)
4 - Buttons the Kitten (Aug-2019)
5 - Tiki the Cockatoo (Aug-2020)
6 - Murray the Ferret (Aug-2020)
7 - Kingston the Great Dane (Aug-2020)
8 - Roo the Rabbit (Aug-2020)

Multi-Author Series List

A Wish Novel

This is How I Roll (Jan-2023)

Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • The Disappearing Picnic

    Dorothy and Toto - 3

    Dorothy and Toto have found the perfect picnic spot. But each time Dorothy removes food from the picnic basket, it disappears! Time for sleuthing young readers to investigate: Is Toto a sneaky little dog with a big appetite? Or is some Land-of-Oz mag...

  • The Hunt for the Perfect Present

    Dorothy and Toto - 2

    Dorothy's in a pickle. It's her Munchkin friend Milton's birthday, and she has no present for him. He's such a new friend, she doesn't know what he likes. With the help of Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, young chapter book readers will hav...

  • Little Dog Lost

    Dorothy and Toto - 4

    What do you do when your best furry friend is missing? Like Dorothy, you gather all of your OTHER friends to help find him. A testament to cooperation and true-blue friendships, this sweet story is full of adventure and heart. ...

  • What's Your Name?

    Dorothy and Toto - 1

    Dorothy's made a new friend in the Land of Oz. But every time he sees her and her little dog, Toto, he calls her by a nickname, much to Dorothy's dismay. With its sweet, gentle tone, this title is a reminder that the best friendships are built on hon...

  • Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

    Jasmine Toguchi - 1

    Eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi is a flamingo fan, tree climber, and top-notch mess-maker! She's also tired of her big sister, Sophie, always getting to do things first. For once, Jasmine wishes SHE could do something before Sophie -- something sp...

  • Jasmine Toguchi, Super Sleuth

    Jasmine Toguchi - 2

    The second heartfelt story of friendship and sisterhood in this charming new chapter book series, starring a Japanese-American girl! It's a big weekend for Jasmine Toguchi! She's excited to celebrate Girl's Day―a Japanese holiday honoring women ...

  • Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl

    Jasmine Toguchi - 3

    It’s talent show time at school, and eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi is excited to show her stuff. But as she thinks about her strengths―tree-climbing, mochi making, collage―none of them feel quite right to perform on-stage. Jasmine’s friends ...

  • Jasmine Toguchi, Flamingo Keeper

    Jasmine Toguchi - 4

    Jasmine's best friend, Linnie, has just gotten a puppy. And now Jasmine wants a pet of her own―a flamingo! So when her grandmother sends Jasmine a daruma doll as a surprise gift, Jasmine colors in one doll eye and wishes for a flamingo to keep. ...

  • Apple and Annie, the Hamster Duo

    My Furry Foster Family - 3

    Annie and Apple are a pair of chatty, restless dwarf hamsters from the animal shelter who are being fostered by eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her family. Kaita can't wait to find forever homes for the inquisitive furballs -- but first, she has to f...



  • Betty the Bearded Dragon

    My Furry Foster Family - 1

    Eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her family are old pros at fostering rescued dogs and cats from the local animal shelter. But they've got their work cut out for them when a beautiful bearded dragon with plenty of attitude arrives at their doorstep. E...

  • Buttons the Kitten

    My Furry Foster Family - 4

    All of Razor's playful, super-friendly littermates are being adopted, one right after the other. But not Razor. How do you find THE shyest kitten in the world his forever home? That's the big question eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-foster...

  • Truman the Dog

    My Furry Foster Family - 2

    T is for Truman, tricks, and TROUBLE! Truman the black lab might be an older rescue dog, but he's still got enough mischief beneath his collar to keep eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-fostering family on their toes from morning till night. ...

  • Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

    Keiko & Jenna - 1

    Fans of Wendy Mass and Lisa Greenwald are sure to fall head-over-heels for this sweet story about first crushes, friendship drama, and finding the courage to stand up for yourself.Seventh grade is supposed to be a game changer. And Keiko thinks she's...

  • Kingston the Great Dane

    My Furry Foster Family - 7

    What do you do with a gentle Great Dane who's the size of a cow but acts like he's no bigger than a mini dachshund? If you're eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-fostering family, you shower the dog with love and do everything you can to find ...

  • Murray the Ferret

    My Furry Foster Family - 6

    Since the Takano family's new foster pet, Murray the ferret, arrived at their house, all sorts of things have gone missing: shoes, jewelry, keys, coins . . . Although eight-year-old Kaita enjoys solving the mysteries, she worries that finding a forev...

  • Roo the Rabbit

    My Furry Foster Family - 8

    A new foster pet, someBUNNY special, has arrived at the Takano house, and eight-year-old Kaita is over the moon! But Roo isn't lick-your-face friendly like the dogs Kaita's used to fostering, and she soon wonders if she'll ever be able to break the i...

  • Tiki the Cockatoo

    My Furry Foster Family - 5

    Tiki the cockatoo is the Takano family's newest foster pet and thanks to her ear-splitting screeching, the entire neighborhood knows it! Eight-year-old Kaita has to pull out all the tricks to keep the feathered squawker calm and content and find Tiki...

  • Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai

    Keiko & Jenna - 2

    Fans of Lisa Greenwald and Wendy Mass are sure to fall head-over-heels for this funny, sweet story of crushes, competition, and the confusing reality of middle school."Heartbreak is for suckers." -- Jenna SakaiWhen Jenna gets dumped over winter break...

  • Sweet and Sour

    A heartfelt middle-grade novel about ex-best friends, betrayals, and revenge that is best served sour.Revenge is sweet!For as long as she can remember, Mai has spent every summer in Mystic, Connecticut visiting family friends. And hanging out with he...



  • Jasmine Toguchi, Brave Explorer

    Jasmine Toguchi - 5

    With more than 130,000 copies sold, this award-winning chapter-book series starring a spunky Japanese American heroine returns with four new standalone books set on a family vacation in Japan!Toothbrush? Check. Her special journal? Check! Eight-year-...

  • This is How I Roll

    A Wish Novel

    Let the good times roll with this rom-com about sushi rolls, secret crushes, and a summer spent chasing your dreams!Susannah Mikami dreams of becoming a famous sushi chef like her dad. And this summer, she plans to learn everything about his traditio...

  • Jasmine Toguchi, Peace-Maker

    Jasmine Toguchi - 6

    With more than 150,000 copies sold, the award-winning Jasmine Toguchi chapter book series starring a spunky Japanese American heroine returns with four new standalone books set on a family vacation in Japan!Eight-year-old Jasmine and her family trave...

  • Jasmine Toguchi, Bridge Builder

    Jasmine Toguchi - 7

    In the seventh book in the Jasmine Toguchi series, Debbi Michiko Florence and illustrator Elizabet Vukovic takes us on a family adventure in Kabo, Japan full of warmth, laughter, and summer fun.Japan is awesome but Jasmine is beginning to miss home a...

  • Jasmine Toguchi, Great Gardener

    Jasmine Toguchi - 8

    Accompanied by drawings from Elizabet Vuković, Debbi Michiko Florence writes a beautifully heartfelt and richly humorous eighth book in the Jasmine Toguchi series.Eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi is now an expert on travel and doesn't want summer to e...

  • The Fisher Boy

    A popular Japanese folktale adapted into graphic novel format for young readers. In this Japanese folktale, a fisher boy, Urashima Taro, saves the life of a magical turtle. As a reward, the turtle guides the fisher boy to an enchanted underwater pala...

  • A Study in Secrets

    Last Chance Academy - 1

    Only Murders in the Building meets Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library in this action-packed novel about a girl pulled into a mysterious treasure hunt at her new boarding school.Ever since her mom passed away, twelve-year-old Megumi “Meg” Mizu...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Debbi Michiko Florence has published 26 books.

The next book by Debbi Michiko Florence, A Study in Secrets, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Debbi Michiko Florence, Dorothy and Toto, was published in October 2016.

Yes. Debbi Michiko Florence has 5 series.
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