Jan Thomas

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2007
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Giggle Gang

What Will Fat Cat Sit On? (Sep-2007)
A Birthday for Cow! (Apr-2008)
Doghouse (Sep-2008)
Is That Wise, Pig? (Sep-2016)
There's a Pest in the Garden! (Jun-2017)
What Is Chasing Duck? (Jun-2017)
My Friends Make Me Happy! (Jan-2018)
My Toothbrush Is Missing! (Jan-2018)

Robots

Even Robots Aren't Perfect! (Jan-2022)
Even Robots Can Be Thankful! (Sep-2022)

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • What Will Fat Cat Sit On?

    Giggle Gang

    This “rollicking” picture book is “laugh-out-loud” fun for new readers (Publishers Weekly, starred review).What will Fat Cat sit on? The pig? (Oink!) The chicken? (Cluck!) How about the dog? (Grrrr.) Everyone in this bumbling animal gang -- u...

  • A Birthday for Cow!

    Giggle Gang

    Pig and Mouse are hard at work baking the best birthday cake EVER for Cow. But it would be a lot easier if Duck weren't hanging around, yammering on about turnips or some nonsense. (Sheesh!) With all this silliness going on, how will t...

  • Doghouse

    Giggle Gang

    Mouse, Pig, Cow, and Duck are playing a carefree game of ball when (horror of horrors!) their ball gets kicked into . . . THE DOGHOUSE. Who will risk a run-in with scary Dog to get it back? Hysterical high anxiety ensues as Mouse volunteers each anim...

  • Rhyming Dust Bunnies

    Bug! Rug! Mug! Hug! These dust bunnies love to rhyme. Well, except for Bob. Much to the other bunnies’ frustration, Bob can never get the rhythm right. Then he saves everyone from a big, scary monster wielding -- gasp! -- a broom, and they all brea...

  • Can You Make a Scary Face?

    What kind of a face would you make if a tickly green bug were sitting on your nose? Or if it were -- eek! -- inside your shirt? Could you make a scary face to frighten it away? Or, even better, stand up and do the chicken dance? Yes? Then better get ...

  • Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!

    The dust bunnies are back for another round of rhyming fun. But this time a big MEAN dust bunny wants to play -- and run and chase and grab! Can the four little dust bunnies get that bully to play nice? Jan Thomas’s lovable critters shine again in ...

  • Pumpkin Trouble

    Did that pumpkin just quack?...

  • Is Everyone Ready for Fun?

    Chicken has some unexpected and exuberant cow visitors who have exciting plans for jumping, dancing, and wiggling on his teeny-tiny couch, and Chicken is none too happy about it. That is until the fun concludes with a quiet, cozy and delicious nap fo...

  • The Easter Bunny's Assistant

    Easter? I’m so excited!...



  • Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy

    This playful picture book from Jan Thomas features a courageous cowboy who croons to his cows before bed -- with just a few fearful interruptions. Join the Brave Cowboy as he tries to sing his young calf pals to sleep on a dark, dark night -- EEEE...

  • Is That Wise, Pig?

    Giggle Gang

    Cow and Pig are helping Mouse make a delicious soup, but Pig keeps trying to add ingredients that don’t make sense! Mouse is making a yummy pot of soup and Cow and Pig are helping add ingredients. Mouse adds four tomatoes, Cow adds five potatoes...

  • There's a Pest in the Garden!

    Giggle Gang

    There’s a pest in the garden and he’s eating all the vegetables! But Duck has a plan to save the day (well, sort of). Featuring Jan Thomas’s wonderfully wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, and hilarious characters, this book is sure to have young r...

  • What Is Chasing Duck?

    Giggle Gang

    What is chasing Duck? Is it something wild and hairy? Does it have big teeth? Who will help protect Duck? Featuring Jan Thomas’s wonderfully wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, and hilarious characters, this book is sure to have young readers laughing ...

  • My Friends Make Me Happy!

    Giggle Gang

    Can you guess what makes Sheep really happy? Here's a clue ... it starts with the letter F. It is NOT fish or fans. And it is especially not turnips! That doesn't even start with the letter F! Featuring Jan Thomas’s wonderfully wacky humor, rowd...

  • My Toothbrush Is Missing!

    Giggle Gang

    Dog's toothbrush is missing. Has anybody seen it? Maybe... 'But what does a toothbrush look like?' Donkey wonders. Featuring Jan Thomas’s wonderfully wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, and hilarious characters, this book is sure to have young readers ...

  • The Chicken Who Couldn't

    After falling out of Farmer’s truck, Chicken must find his own way home in this goofy, laugh-out-loud story about overcoming obstacles and believing in yourself.It has not been a good day for Chicken. He went to the fair with Farmer, but didn’t w...

  • Even Robots Aren't Perfect!

    Robots

  • Even Robots Can Be Thankful!

    Robots

    Red Robot and Blue Robot are back in the hilarious and heartwarming picture book companion to Even Robots Aren’t Perfect! in which our favorite robot friends learn how to be grateful for little things.Red Robot and Blue Robot are best friends. ...

  • Problem Solved!

    Rabbit hopes Pete the Problem-Solving Porcupine can get her out of a bind only to wind up with more issues than she started with in this hilarious and relatable picture book.Rabbit has a problem! Her room is a mess. Luckily, Pete the Problem-Solving ...



  • A Scrub in the Tub

    A smelly Pig does not want to take a scrub in the tub…until his friends help him see the perks of getting clean in this hilarious and relatable bathtime picture book.Rabbit and Weasel know their pal Pig needs a scrub in the tub. There’s just one ...

Award-Winning Books by Jan Thomas

Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!
2012 Golden Archer Award -- Primary
Rhyming Dust Bunnies
2010 Buckaroo Book Award -- Children's
2010 Buckeye Children's Book Award -- Grades K-2
2011 Kentucky Bluegrass Award -- Grades K-2
2011 Monarch Award -- Grades K-3
2011 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Picture Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jan Thomas has published 20 books.

The next book by Jan Thomas, A Scrub in the Tub, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Jan Thomas, What Will Fat Cat Sit On?, was published in September 2007.

Yes. Jan Thomas has 2 series.
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