Greg Pizzoli

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  • Bibliography:
    14 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2013
  • Latest Book:
    July 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Baloney and Friends

1 - Baloney and Friends (Apr-2020)
2 - Going Up! (May-2021)
3 - Dream Big! (Feb-2022)

Book List in Order: 14 titles

  • The Watermelon Seed

    With perfect comic pacing, Greg Pizzoli introduces us to one funny crocodile who has one big fear: swallowing a watermelon seed. What will he do when his greatest fear is realized? Will vines sprout out his ears? Will his skin turn pink? This crocodi...

  • Number One Sam

    They're off Sam is the best race-car driver in history-he is number one at every race But when his best friend, Maggie, shows that she has racing talent of her own, Sam doesn't know how to handle coming in second place. Will he learn what it trul...

  • Templeton Gets His Wish

    Templeton the cat doesn't like his parents telling him to clean up, and he really doesn't like when his brothers steal his toys. So, he makes a wish on a magic diamond, and his family disappears! At first, Templeton is over the moon. He's free to ...

  • Good Night Owl

    Owl is ready for bed. But as soon as he settles in, he hears a strange noise. He'll never get to sleep unless he can figure out what's going on! He looks everywhere--in his cupboard, underneath the floorboards--even in his walls. But while he's busy ...

  • The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Elephant is delighted to get a gift, but as the twelve days of Christmas continue, presents pile higher and higher!...

  • This Story Is for You

    A simple "It's nice to know you" holds so much power in this tender picturebook by acclaimed author-illustrator Greg Pizzoli. Finding value in others as a matter of course, the narrator accepts and appreciates difference as the foundation of a life-l...

  • The Book Hog

    The Book Hog loves books -- the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell -- and he'll grab whatever he can find. There's only one problem: he can't read! But when a kind librarian invites him to join for storytime, this literature-loving ...

  • Baloney and Friends

    Baloney and Friends - 1

    Meet Baloney! This book is about him. And also Peanut the horse, his best friend. There's Bizz the bumblebee, too, of course. And Krabbit. He'd rather not be here, but what can you do? In this graphic novel for young readers, watch our pig...

  • Going Up!

    Baloney and Friends - 2

    In the second book of this easy-to-read graphic novel series from an award-winning creator, four funny animal friends and their wacky adventures "will inspire young readers to write and draw their own stories" (Dav Pilkey).

    Baloney...



  • Dream Big!

    Baloney and Friends - 3

    In this easy-to-read graphic novel from an award-winning creator, join four funny animal friends on their wacky adventures -- "A sure bet for Elephant and Piggie fans who are ready for the next step up or want to make the move to comics" (Booklist). ...

  • Mister Kitty Is Lost!

    A fun and interactive preschool adventure (with cutout surprises on almost every page!) that explores counting and colors, from the award-winning creator of The Watermelon Seed and Good Night Owl. Mister Kitty is missing somewhere inside th...

  • Lucky Duck

    From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious picture book about a duck who learns just how lucky she is.Susan the duck has the worst luck. Her rollerskates are two sizes too big. She's lost her favorite marble. And she's run out of...

  • The Bad Idea and Other Stories

    This giggle-inducing early reader kicks off a brand-new series featuring two unlikely friends, for fans of Frog and Toad, from beloved Geisel Award-winning author of The Watermelon Seed.Earl and Worm have been friends for a very, very long time, but ...

  • The Big Mess and Other Stories

    Beloved Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli is back with book two in the fan favorite early reader series of two unlikely friends, Earl and Worm, that is sure to make kids belly laugh!Earl and Worm couldn't be more different--but they also are a...

Award-Winning Books by Greg Pizzoli

The Watermelon Seed
2014 Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) -- Children's Literature
2014 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award -- Beginning Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Greg Pizzoli has published 14 books.

The next book by Greg Pizzoli, The Big Mess and Other Stories, will be published in July 2025.

The first book by Greg Pizzoli, The Watermelon Seed, was published in May 2013.

Yes. Greg Pizzoli has 1 series.
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