Marty Kelley

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1998
  • Latest Book:
    November 2021
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Full Series List in Order

Molly Mac

1 - Sammy's Great Escape (Jan-2017)
2 - The Best Friend Bandit (Jan-2017)
3 - Lucky Break (Jan-2017)
4 - Tooth Fairy Trouble (Jan-2017)
5 - Top Secret Author Visit (Jan-2018)
6 - Three . . . Two . . .One . . . Blastoff! (Jan-2018)
7 - Magic Molly (Aug-2018)
8 - Campground Creature (Aug-2018)

Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • Fall Is Not Easy

    Fall Is Not Easy is the rhyming story of a tree's humorous struggles to change its colors for fall. Introducing children to the seasons, the silly, colorful illustrations will encourage the curiosity and imagination of children learning to read. Full...

  • The Rules

    K-Gr 3-Escalating the wry humor shown in his previous work, Fall Is Not Easy (Zino, 1998), Kelley's multiethnic cartoons will tickle kids' fancy while the rhyming text will remind them of grown-ups' directives regarding everything from clean underwea...

  • Summer Stinks

    PreS-Gr 1-This is a rhyming litany of summertime woes for pessimistic readers or, according to the title page, An alphabetical lexicon for the estivally dispirited. The text ranges from Ants that ate my whole snack and the Bug that crawled down m...

  • Winter Woes

    In bestselling author-illustrator Marty Kelley's newest seasonal soap opera, a young worrywort with a vivid imagination takes his fears to extremes-with hilarious results. What if he slips on the snow? What if he falls through the ice? What if he's f...

  • Spring Goes Squish

    No one slanders a season like Marty Kelley. This time he goes after spring, in a hilarious rhyming tale. What's wrong with spring, you ask? As it turns out, just about everything--rain and mud everywhere, disappearing kites, runny noses (of course), ...

  • Twelve Terrible Things

    At last, a grown-up brings to light some of the awful, horrible things kids must endure. A brother's smelly socks, a jump off the high-dive, or a sloppy kiss from a great-aunt--hey, childhood isn't without peril. In-your-face graphic paintings paired...

  • The Messiest Desk

    Benjamin Putt has THE MESSIEST DESK in Mr.McPatrick's class, and probably in the entire world: Eight hundred spelling lists/ From weeks and months gone by/ Twelve gooey wads of chewed-up gum/ A cockroach , a spider, a fly. When Benjamin tries to clea...

  • Fame, Fortune, and the Bran Muffins of Doom

    Simon's latest scheme is to gain everlasting fame and glory by winning the school talent show. What stands in his way? A lot. There's the fact that he doesn't sing, dance, or play a musical instrument. There's Stacy and her distracting brown eyes. Th...

  • Albert S Almost Amazing Adventure

    Albert’s vacation was amazing―or so he thought. To his friends, his time in Maine was boring. Dull. Lame. They’ve got a much more vivid idea of what Albert could, and should, have done on his trip. But Albert might just have a surprise for his ...



  • The Best Friend Bandit

    Molly Mac - 2

    Everyone in class loves the new student, Tori. Everyone except Molly Mac. Molly thinks Tori is not only a snack bandit, but a best friend bandit, too. Will Molly figure out a way to get her best friend, Kayley, back? ...

  • Lucky Break

    Molly Mac - 3

    When Molly Mac loses her "lucky" pencil, she starts to panic. She needs her pencil to create a drawing for the school's art show. Just when her luck is running out, things get even worse. Will Molly be able to enter the art contest? She needs good lu...

  • Sammy's Great Escape

    Molly Mac - 1

    Molly decides she wants to be a famous animal trainer, but there's one problem -- her parents won't let her get a pet. Molly's big chance comes when her teacher needs someone to watch the class hamster for the weekend. But her best friend beats her t...

  • Tooth Fairy Trouble

    Molly Mac - 4

    When Molly Mac loses her first tooth, talk of the Tooth Fairy makes her head spin! What does the Tooth Fairy do with all of those teeth anyway? Molly and her best friend, Kayley, decide to investigate. When Molly figures out what happens to her lost ...

  • Almost Everybody Farts

    Grandmas fart. Teachers fart. Terrifying creatures fart. But ... is there someone who DOESN’T fart? With sly humor, this fun picture book looks at a subject that’s sure to make children laugh: farting. With silent farts, farts like horns, and...

  • Three . . . Two . . .One . . . Blastoff!

    Molly Mac - 6

    Molly's class is going on a field trip to the Space Science Center, but Molly thinks they'll be blasting off into outer space. Everyone tries to tell Molly that the trip won't involve visiting outer space, but Molly is sure they're all wrong. When Mr...

  • Top Secret Author Visit

    Molly Mac - 5

    When a famous author visits Molly's classroom, Molly is bound and determined to find out his big secret - you know, the secret to being a rich, famous author. Molly tries inventing a special mind-controlling hat in order to steal his secret. Will Mol...

  • Campground Creature

    Molly Mac - 8

    Molly's family and Kayley go on a camping trip. With a new camera in hand, Molly is determined to take a picture of a mysterious creature. Will Molly click the perfect pic? Or will the campground creature remain a mystery? ...

  • Magic Molly

    Molly Mac - 7

    Molly decides she wants to be a famous magician, but there's one problem-she doesn't know any REAL magic tricks. An old magic kit in the attic may do just the trick! Will Molly make REAL magic? Or will her magic fizzle? ...

  • Experiment #256

    Ian is wild about science experiments and for his latest (number 256) he's building a jet pack for his dog, Wilbur--the leftover parts shouldn't be anything to worry about, right? When Wilbur dons his new pack and blasts off, he leave a swath of chao...



  • Albert's Almost Amazing Adventure

    Albert's vacation was amazing―or so he thought. To friends, his time in Maine was boring. Dull. Lame. They've got a more vivid and exciting idea of what Albert could―and should―have done on his trip. But Albert might just have a surprise for hi...

  • A Cape!

    When a boy finds a cape (!!!) he knows it must mean he has a superpower, everyone with a cape has one. But dad is far too distracted to play, until the boy discovers he does have a superpower—a super powerful imagination!—far too powerful f...

  • Pugnapped!

    A funny, fast-paced illustrated chapter book aimed at fans of Hank Zipzer, Stink, and I Funny. Fourth-grader Stevie Blunt is a huge comic book fan–and he's just found a rare copy of the first issue of Captain Fantastic, featuring a &ld...

  • Pugnapped!: Commander Universe Saves the Day (Sort of)

    A funny, fast-paced illustrated chapter book aimed at fans of Hank Zipzer, Stink, and I Funny. Fourth-grader Stevie Blunt is a huge comic book fanâ€"and he's just found a rare copy of the first issue of Captain Fantastic, featuring a “Top Secr...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Marty Kelley has published 23 books.

Marty Kelley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Pugnapped!, was published in November 2021.

The first book by Marty Kelley, Fall Is Not Easy, was published in September 1998.

Yes. Marty Kelley has 1 series.
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