Marthe Jocelyn

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  • Bibliography:
    39 Books
  • First Book:
    December 1997
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
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Book List in Order: 39 titles

  • The Invisible Day

    Billie's family believes there should be no secrets between them ever, but Billie feels she needs some privacy, so when she comes up with a magic make-up bag that allows her to be invisible, she feels all her dreams have come true....

  • The Invisible Harry

  • The Invisible Enemy

    When Alyssa steals Billie's backpack, she also gets her hand on his vanishing powder and uses it on herself, but Billie knows that she has done this and must figure out whether to help her get back to normal or teach her a lesson by leaving her that ...

  • A Day with Nellie

    Wake up, Nellie! The fun is about to begin. First, there’s deciding what to wear. Then there’s breakfast with all kinds of shapes and textures and tastes. From indoor play in a made-up train, to a trip to the park and a bedtime cuddle with Daddy,...

  • Earthly Astonishments

    In the late nineteenth century, in a dot of a town called Westley, lives the smallest girl in the world. Josephine stands only twenty-two inches high and her parents charge gawkers a penny a piece to see her " until they realize that the headmistre...

  • Hannah's Collections

    Hannah loves to make collections. Whether it’s new barrettes for her hair or seashells from the shore, she likes to gather things and sort them by size, shape, and color.

    But now she is facing a dilemma. The children in her class have been i...

  • One Some Many

    One Some Many by Marthe Jocelyn and Tom Slaughter is an excellent early introduction to numbers and to the principles of modern art. It is the perfect companion to 1 2 3, a counting book with a difference. Slaughter’s bold, Matisse-inspired paper c...

  • Mable Riley

    "Historical fiction buffs, especially those interested in the women’s suffrage movement, will enjoy sharing the eye-opening experiences of Mable Riley." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

    It’s the year 1901, and fourteen-year-old aspiring writer Mable...

  • Mayfly

    School is over! Hurry, pack up all your summer clothes (don’t forget your bathing suit!), load everything into the car, and find a spot in the backseat. Summer is about to begin.

    The siblings in Marthe Jocelyn’s new picture book can’t ...



  • Over Under

    Marthe Jocelyn and Tom Slaughter explore opposites in this gorgeous introduction to modern art for small readers. Cut paper images introduce children to color, form, and design as they explore tall giraffes and short mice, squares and circles, light ...

  • Hannah and the Seven Dresses

    Hannah is a little girl with a big problem. She loves her dresses " so much so that she cannot decide what to wear. Her solution is inventive. She will assign one dress to each day. The problem seems to be solved until a special day " her birthda...

  • Secrets

    In all their permutations, these unforgettable stories explore one of the irresistible facets of human nature, the fact that everyone has a secret. Marthe Jocelyn has selected twelve stories by several of the best authors in North America to explore ...

  • First Times: Stories Selected by Marthe Jocelyn

    “First times” can be life-changing experiences. Marthe Jocelyn has selected fourteen unforgettable stories, written by several of the best authors in North America, which explore human nature and take the reader on a transforming journey. From in...

  • Would You

    WOULD YOU RATHER know what's going to happen or not know? A summer night. A Saturday. For Natalie's amazing older sister, Claire, this summer is fantastic, because she's zooming off to college in the fall. For Natalie, it's a fun summer with her fri...

  • How It Happened in Peach Hill

    Heartbreak was good for business. Annie's mother has special powers. Annie's mother is a master at drawing out secrets. Annie's mother is the one, the only, the irresistible Madam Caterina. Annie and her mother come to Peach Hill, the lat...

  • Same Same

    Forget about differences! Here’s a wonderful new concept book to explore and enjoy!Marthe Jocelyn and Tom Slaughter team up again to deliver a delightfully simple book. Jocelyn’s marvelous concept -- finding common characteristics in different ...

  • Folly

    Three fates intertwine in this moving and passionate love story set in Victorian London. Mary Finn: country girl, maid to a lord in London Caden Tucker: liar, scoundrel, and heart's delight James Nelligan: age six, tossed into a herd of boy...

  • Which Way?

    A new book from the team of Marthe Jocelyn and Tom Slaughter, Which Way? is an invitation to explore and understand the concepts we see every day in the signs around us. Navigating the world involves many decisions. How do we know which way to go? Wi...

  • Scribbling Women

    In 1855, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote to his publisher, complaining about the irritating fad of “scribbling women.” Whether they were written by professionals, by women who simply wanted to connect with others, or by those who wanted to leave a reco...



  • Ones and Twos

    Marthe Jocelyn’s ability to present important-to-learn concepts to the very young has garnered accolades from around the world. Ones and Twos is her first book collaboration with her nineteen-year-old art student daughter, Nell, and, together, they...

  • Ready for Winter

    What am I going to wear? The question that diverts us all is first presented in the toddler years when the mastery of getting dressed is a triumph and opinions about clothing are emphatic. These four board books illustrated by collage-artist Marthe J...

  • Ready for Spring

    What am I going to wear? The question that diverts us all is first presented in the toddler years when the mastery of getting dressed is a triumph and opinions about clothing are emphatic. These four board books illustrated by collage-artist Marthe J...

  • Ready for Summer

    What am I going to wear? The question that diverts us all is first presented in the toddler years when the mastery of getting dressed is a triumph and opinions about clothing are emphatic. These four board books illustrated by collage-artist Marthe J...

  • Ready for Autumn

    What am I going to wear? The question that diverts us all is first presented in the toddler years when the mastery of getting dressed is a triumph and opinions about clothing are emphatic. These four board books illustrated by collage-artist Marthe J...

  • Where Do You Look?

    Where do you look for glasses? On a shelf? Or on a face?In this playful exploration of homonyms, readers will discover the fun they can have with language. Is a wave at a beach? Or at a train station? Is a trunk in a garden? Or on an elephant? Kids w...

  • What We Hide

    Americans Jenny and her brother, Tom, are off to England: Tom to university, to dodge the Vietnam draft, Jenny to be the new girl at a boarding school, Illington Hall. This is Jenny's chance to finally stand out, so accidentally, on purpose, she tell...

  • Viminy Crowe's Comic Book

    From two of Canada's most renowned children's authors comes a hilarious, action-packed comic adventure novel!      When chubby, geeky Wylder Wallace spills lunch on cool and aloof Addy Crowe at Toronto's Comicon, she dashes t...

  • A Big Dose of Lucky

    Malou has just turned sixteen -- hardly old enough to be out in the world on her own -- and all she knows for sure is that she’s of mixed race and that she was left at an orphanage as a newborn. When the orphanage burns to the ground, she finds out...

  • Sam Sorts

    Marthe Jocelyn is back with another clever concept book to follow Hannah's Collections, Ones and Twos and Where Do You Look? This time, she tackles counting and categories.Sam's things are in a heap. Time to tidy up! He start...



  • One Piece of String

    One piece of string comes untied from a parcel and changes into a spider's web, a ropy updo, a layer of snow on a birdhouse roof, and other surprises. Illustrated using Jocelyn's delightful paper collage, this wordless board book invites little on...

  • One Red Button

    One red button falls off a coat and becomes the cherry on an ice-cream cone, the wheel on a fire truck, the jewel in a necklace, and many other round surprises. Illustrated using Jocelyn's delightful paper collage, ONE RED BUTTON is a search-an...

  • One Patch of Blue

    One patch of denim escapes from a pair of pants and becomes a stained-glass window, an ice-cream truck, a Ferris wheel, a fish tank and many other square surprises in this delightful board book by celebrated paper artist Marthe Jocelyn. Jocelyn's...

  • One Yellow Ribbon

    One yellow ribbon unties itself from a child's hair and transforms into a winter scarf, a farmer's field and a lion's mane, among many other magical things, in this delightful board book by celebrated paper artist Marthe Jocelyn. Jocelyn's paper c...

  • The Body Under the Piano

    A smart and charming middle-grade mystery series starring young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. For fans of Lemony Snicket and En...

  • Peril at Owl Park

    For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, Christmas becomes a lot more exciting when a dead body is found in this second book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most pop...

  • Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen

    A smart and charming middle-grade mystery series starring young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot.Aggie Morton lives in a small town...

  • The Dead Man in the Garden

    For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, a spa stay becomes a lot more thrilling when TWO dead bodies are found in this third book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her mo...

  • The Seaside Corpse

    For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, an opportunity to dig up fossils becomes even more thrilling when a corpse washes ashore in this fourth book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christ...

  • One Kiss

    Sixteen-year-old Maya has been best friends with Plum ever since they were kids. Plum’s dad, Ross Kenner, is a rock star, and his band has risen to fame in the six years since he left his wife and daughter behind. But now he’s back to rec...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Marthe Jocelyn has published 39 books.

The next book by Marthe Jocelyn, One Kiss, will be published in April 2025.

The first book by Marthe Jocelyn, The Invisible Day, was published in December 1997.

No. Marthe Jocelyn does not write books in series.
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