Kirby Larson

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  • Bibliography:
    29 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    December 1995
  • Latest Book:
    July 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Audacity Jones

1 - Audacity Jones to the Rescue (Feb-2016)
2 - Audacity Jones Steals the Show (Feb-2017)

Bitty Baby

1 - Bitty Baby and Me (Sep-2013)
2 - Bitty Baby the Brave (Sep-2013)
3 - Bitty Baby at the Ballet (Sep-2013)
4 - Bitty Baby Loves the Snow (Sep-2013)
5 - Princess Bitty Baby (Sep-2013)
6 - Bitty Baby Has a Tea Party (Jan-2014)
7 - Bitty Baby Makes a Splash (Feb-2014)
8 - Bitty Baby Shares a Gift (Jul-2014)
Bitty Baby's Mini Bear & Book (Sep-2013)
Bitty Baby's Mini Bunny & Book (Sep-2013)
Bitty Baby's Mini Elephant & Book (Sep-2013)

Dogs of World War II

1 - Dash (Sep-2014)
2 - Liberty (Oct-2016)
3 - Code Word Courage (Apr-2018)

Multi-Author Series List

The American Girls Collection

Growing Up with Aloha (Aug-2017)
Hula for the Home Front (Aug-2017)

Dear America

The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 (Sep-2010)

Book List in Order: 29 titles

  • Second-Grade Pig Pals

    As National Pig Day approaches, all the second graders bring something pig-like to their class Pig Patch, except for Quinn, who is more interested in rebuilding her friendship with her new classmate, Manuela....

  • Cody and Quinn, Sitting in a Tree

    Cody and Quinn are the best of friends. It's no big deal to Cody that Quinn is a girl. But it's a big deal to Royce, the class bully who likes to sing "Cody and Quinn, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Cody loses his temper and gets angry at Quinn. ...

  • The Magic Kerchief

  • Hattie Big Sky

    Alone in the world, teen-aged Hattie is driven to prove up on her uncle's homesteading claim. For years, sixteen-year-old Hattie's been shuttled between relatives. Tired of being Hattie Here-and-There, she courageously leaves Iowa to prove up on her...

  • The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941

    Dear America

    My name is Piper. This is my story... One fateful day in December 1941, Piper Davis awaits news of her brother, a soldier on the battleship Arizona stationed in Pearl Harbor. Explosions rule the earth and sky, and Piper wonders what will become of h...

  • The Friendship Doll

    I am Miss Kanagawa. In 1927, my 57 doll-sisters and I were sent from Japan to America as Ambassadors of Friendship. Our work wasn't all peach blossoms and tea cakes. My story will take you from New York to Oregon, during the Great Depression. Though ...

  • Hattie Ever After

    After leaving Uncle Chester's homestead claim, orphan Hattie Brooks throws a lasso around a new dream, even bigger than the Montana sky. She wants to be a reporter, knowing full well that a few pieces published in the Arlington News will not suffice....

  • Duke

    WITH WORLD WAR II RAGING and his father fighting overseas in Europe, eleven-year-old Hobie Hanson is determined to do his part to help his family and his country, even if it means giving up his beloved German shepherd, Duke. Hoping to help end the wa...

  • Bitty Baby and Me

    Bitty Baby - 1

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby - a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! In this first story, a little girl introduces her new doll, Bitty Baby, to her family, including her prickly big sister. At nap time, the little girl tells...



  • Bitty Baby at the Ballet

    Bitty Baby - 3

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby - a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! In this story, a little girl and her Bitty Baby doll are getting ready for a ballet recital. To calm her pre-performance jitters, the little girl tells Bit...

  • Bitty Baby Loves the Snow

    Bitty Baby - 4

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby - a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! In this story, a little girl wants to build a snowman with her brother - but he's too busy sledding. So instead, she tells her Bitty Baby doll a story abou...

  • Bitty Baby the Brave

    Bitty Baby - 2

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby - a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! In this story, a little girl and her Bitty Baby doll encounter a scary noise in Grammy and Grampa's basement. After an imaginary jungle adventure involving...

  • Bitty Baby's Mini Bear & Book

    Bitty Baby

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby with this story and plush pack- she's a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! In the included picture book, a little girl wants to build a snowman with her brother, but he's too busy sledding. So i...

  • Bitty Baby's Mini Bunny & Book

    Bitty Baby

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby with this story and plush pack - she's a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! In the included picture book, when a little girl feels stage fright before a ballet recital, she tells her Bitty Baby ...

  • Bitty Baby's Mini Elephant & Book

    Bitty Baby

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby with this story and plush pack - she's a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! In the included picture book, a little girl and her Bitty Baby doll encounter a scary noise in Grammy and Grampa's bas...

  • Princess Bitty Baby

    Bitty Baby - 5

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby - a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! In this story, a little girl and her Bitty Baby doll are all ready for bed and can't wait for a bedtime story. So the girl tells one of her own - about Pri...

  • Bitty Baby Has a Tea Party

    Bitty Baby - 6

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby--a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! These engaging tales are written by Newbery Honor winner Kirby Larson and illustrated by award-winning artist Sue Cornelison. In this story, a little girl a...

  • Bitty Baby Makes a Splash

    Bitty Baby - 7

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby--a special new friend to help girls ages 3 - 5 shine bright! These engaging tales are written by Newbery Honor winner Kirby Larson and illustrated by award-winning artist Sue Cornelison. In this story, a little gi...

  • Bitty Baby Shares a Gift

    Bitty Baby - 8

    Discover the world of Bitty Baby - a special new friend to help little girls shine bright! These whimsical tales are written by Newbery Honor winner Kirby Larson and illustrated by award-winning artist Sue Cornelison. In this story, a little girl and...



  • Dash

    Dogs of World War II - 1

    Although Mitsi Kashino and her family are swept up in the wave of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsi never expects to lose her home -- or her beloved dog, Dash. But, as World War II rages and people of Japanese descen...

  • Audacity Jones to the Rescue

    Audacity Jones - 1

    Audacity Jones is an eleven-year-old orphan who aches for adventure, a challenge to break up the monotony of her life at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls. Life as a wayward girl isn't so bad; Audie has the best of friends, a clever cat companio...

  • Liberty

    Dogs of World War II - 2

    Fish has a knack for inventing. His annoying neighbor, Olympia, has a knack for messing things up. But when his latest invention leads Fish to Liberty, a beautiful stray dog who needs a home, he and Olympia work together to rescue her. However, a ...

  • Audacity Jones Steals the Show

    Audacity Jones - 2

    Audacity Jones and her best friend, Bimmy, are setting off from Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls on an extraordinary adventure! In the glittering city of New York, the girls meet Harry Houdini, the world's most famous magician, as he prepares a...

  • Growing Up with Aloha

    The American Girls Collection

    Nine-year-old Nanea may be the youngest in her family, but she still wants to "dip her paddle in" and be useful. She knows she's grown-up enough to help in her grandparents' market. But before she can prove that she's ready for mo...

  • Hula for the Home Front

    The American Girls Collection

    Nanea had hoped that going back to school would make life seem normal again. But everything has changed since the war, including Miss Smith's wonderful classroom. Nanea's dear friend Donna is gone, and now there's a new girl who seems to be getting a...

  • Code Word Courage

    Dogs of World War II - 3

    Billie has lived with her great-aunt ever since her mom passed away and her dad left. Billie's big brother, Leo, is about to leave, too, for the warfront. But first, she gets one more weekend with him at the ranch. Billie's surprised when Leo brin...

  • The Spirit of Aloha

    Nanea Mitchell may be the youngest in her family, but she knows she's old enough to do grown-up things. Before she can prove she's ready for responsibility, the unthinkable happens. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor - the naval base where her father works -...

  • Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor

    Will summer break be a drag or a blast for meticulous Shermy when rambunctious Shake moves in next door? From Newbery Honor recipient Kirby Larson comes a bighearted chapter book about two boys’ friendship. When a new kid comes to stay with his gra...

  • Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-New Kid

    Shermy is excited to learn the new kid in school is none other than his pal Shake, but what if the other kids like Shake better? The two friends’ story, from Newbery Honoree Kirby Larson, continues with heart and humor. Being a second grader is eve...



Award-Winning Books by Kirby Larson

Dash
2015 Scott O Dell Award for Historical Fiction -- Historical Fiction
Duke
2014 Alabama Camellia Award -- Grades 4-5
2015 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Junior Book
Hattie Big Sky
2006 Montana Book Award -- Literary Excellence


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kirby Larson has published 29 books.

Kirby Larson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-New Kid, was published in July 2024.

The first book by Kirby Larson, Second-Grade Pig Pals, was published in December 1995.

Yes. Kirby Larson has 3 series.
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