George Shannon

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books
  • First Book:
    October 1981
  • Latest Book:
    June 2015
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Book List in Order: 30 titles

  • Lizard's Song

  • The Surprise

  • Unlived Affections

  • Dance Away

  • Dancing the Breeze

  • A Knock At The Door

    It's the original children's suspense tale! Thirty-four English-language stories from many different cultures (and one Spanish-language tale from Mexico) all share a common theme: a dangerous character knocks at the door and pretends to be a famil...

  • Seeds

  • Still More Stories to Solve

  • April Showers

    "A gathering of high-jumping frogs celebrates spring with a dazzling display of terpsichorean feats against a colorful melange of flowers and foliage depicted with joyous abandon. The rhymed text has a toe-tapping, finger-snapping rhythm that demands...



  • Laughing all the Way

  • Heart to Heart

    Remembering at the last minute that he must get a Valentine's day card for his best friend, Squirrel rushes to get paper, glitter, and lace, but he ends up giving an unusual gift that only he could create....

  • Climbing Kansas Mountains

  • Tomorrow's Alphabet

    A is for seed, B is for eggs, C is for milk -- what's going on here? The seed is tomorrows Apple, the eggs are tomorrows Birds, the milk is tomorrows Cheese! Explore a wonderful world of possibility with an imaginative alphabet puzzle that encouraged...

  • This Is the Bird

    A small wooden bird originally carved by a Plains pioneer woman is passed down from mother to daughter, in a cumulative tale that links eight generations of women, their personal struggles, dreams, and adventures....

  • Lizard's Home

    Lizard has always livedsnug as a bugon his rock. But one day Lizard returns home to find that Snake has moved in! Zoli, zoli, zoli! Snake is big and fearsome and yricky.What can Lizard do to send him packing? From the incomparable creators of Lizards...

  • Stories to Solve

    How can a thirsty crow drink from an almost-empty pitcher? How does arresting a stone help a judge find a boy's stolen money? This artfully illustrated book presents fourteen intriguing mysteries from world folklore. Each brain-teasing tale is fol...

  • Sea Gifts

    Living in a "home hand-built" on the Alaskan coast, the man who "trades with the sea" combs the silent dawn beaches each morning for driftwood and cast-off items. For this quiet man, each find has its own story, its own past and dignity. Every day af...

  • More Stories to Solve

    How did they do it?

    How did a single firefly win a fight against onw hundred apes? How did the priest catch a thief with a rooster? How did a student outwit the king? How did a frog escape fron the picher of cream? These and el...

  • More True Lies

    A man is thrown in jail for picking up a rope. A student earns one hundred points on his math and history tests, yet fails both classes. A spider saves a fugitive from a legion of warriors. A farmer buys a cow, a horse, and a donkey, all with a singl...



  • Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!

    Ruff-Ruff-Ruff-Ruff-Ruff!

    There is a big grumpy dog blocking the way to the garden! What can Hen and her three chicks do? The sweet itty-bitty beans and potato bugs (this family's favorite treat) are in the garden. And Hen...

  • Lizard's Guest

    Skunk is mischievous. Skunk is selfish. Skunk is bossy. Skunk is ... a skunk. So when Lizard stomps on Skunk's toes (purely by accident) you can be sure that Skunk won't forget it.

    As it turns out, however, the only thing bigger than Skunk's...

  • Wise Acres

    There has never been a more bucolic farm than Wise Acres. There the sun always shines, the sky is always blue, and the breezes are always gentle. The inhabitants of the barnyard -- an assortment of busy, caring, and totally off-the-wall farm animals ...

  • The Secret Chicken Club

    When Debbie the cow learns of the Secret Chicken Club, she is inspired to start a Secret Cow Club. Of course, she is the only cow on the farm, and even Debbie knows you cannot have a club with only one member. Could she join the chickens' club? "Heav...

  • Rabbit's Gift

    Snow is coming, coming soon, so Rabbit needs to find food fast. Just in time, a turnip turns up, and a second one, too. Who in the woods wouldn't want to tuck away an extra turnip for the long winter? Not Rabbit. He chooses a different path--and star...

  • True Lies

    In this collection of "lies" from many nations, the challenge is to find the slippery truth. By reading with care and not jumping to conclusions, readers will delight in discovering how these characters lie while at the same time they tell the truth....

  • Who Put the Cookies in the Cookie Jar?

    It's easy to take a cookie out of the cookie jar: just reach in. But how does it get in there in the first place? It's more complicated than you might think. Someone has to milk the cow, grow the wheat, harvest the sugar cane―everyone has a special...

  • Turkey Tot

    No sweet treat today. Those yummy-looking blackberries are out of reach. But Turkey Tot has found some string. He asks his friends to help him find a balloon so they can float up to the berries. But the friends find the idea preposterous. "He's...

  • A Very Witchy Spelling Bee

    Cordelia loves to spell in every way: studying spelling and practicing spells. She especially likes to double spell, turning her C-A-T into a new C-O-A-T by zapping it with the letter O. So when she sees a sign for the Witches' Double Spelling Bee, s...

  • Hands Say Love

    Hands touch, hold, and hug. Hands feed, give, and share. Hands create, mend, and heal. Hands say love! Every day, our hands show the most important people in our lives how we care about them, from parents helping children learn to walk to families pl...



  • One Family

    Just how many things can "one" be? One box of crayons. One batch of cookies. One world. One family. From veteran picture book author George Shannon and up-and-coming artist Blanca Gomez comes a playful, interactive book that shows how ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

George Shannon has published 30 books.

George Shannon does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, One Family, was published in June 2015.

The first book by George Shannon, Lizard's Song, was published in October 1981.

No. George Shannon does not write books in series.
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