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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books
  • First Book:
    April 2007
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
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Book List in Order: 23 titles



  • This is a book of free verse poetry concerning the war-like times we live in and the solution of violence that is used almost on a casual basis. It doesn't have to be this way, we can aspire to other solutions to our international problems and Peace...



  • A heart can be hopeful, or silly, or happy. A heart can be rugged, or snappy, or lonely. A heart holds every different feeling, and debut author-artist Michael Hall captures each one with a delicate touch. For each feeling, the bold, graphic artw...



  • A perfect square is transformed in this adventure story that will transport you far beyond the four equal sides of this square book. ...



  • From word to word they find their way, Lillian, Tilly, and William J. Like this: They spot some ewes. They use a box. They box some fleas. And flee a steer . . . First they see, then they do. The only thing missing? You! Co...



  • Acclaimed New York Times-bestselling picture book creator Michael Hall delivers a funny and suspenseful story about colors, ants, aardvarks, and rainbows that will appeal to Lois Ehlert fans and fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. Ano...



  • A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis in the new picture book by the New York Timesâ€"bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and It's an Orange Aardvark! Funny, insightful, and colorful, Red: A Crayon's Story, by...



  • 'A Life for a Life’ is a story about revenge and political ambition set mainly in the United States. It begins by bringing together three very different characters who witness a tragedy whilst at the same university in England. Twenty five years la...



  • Ingenuity and surprise rule in this funny and colorful companion to Red: A Crayon’s Story written and illustrated by Michael Hall. The crayons are ready to tell the thrilling tale of Frankencrayon. The costumes are made, the roles are cast, the ...



  • This beautiful and informative picture book follows a single tree through the fall season, from the end of summer to winter’s first snowfall. Wonderfall follows a single tree through the changing of the seasons. People, animals, and vehicles pa...






  • When Little i’s dot falls off and rolls away, Little i leaves the alphabet and sets out on a journey to find it. Little i’s adventure is epic, and stormy, and twisty, and spine-chilling, and surprising. Are you ready?...



  • It takes time to spin a web. It takes time to climb a tree. It takes time to hatch from an egg. It takes time to eat a meal. It takes time to bloom. Monkey is trying to catch time. Up, down, and all around Monkey goes. Can Monkey catch a minut...





  • There is much in life in which we don't understand or can control. If it's meant to be, it will happen. So when that South Vietnamese veteran took my M16 so I could run for my life, was this his purpose for me?...



  • As four very different letters arrive at the playground, each makes the next feel unwelcome, but once they begin to swing together, they have a wonderful time. ...



  • When a clever and resourceful mouse looks for a safe place to settle down, she learns that home is wherever you make it. A story about friendship, hospitality, and building from the award-winning and bestselling Michael Hall, creator of Red: A Crayon...



  • Biggsy is an idealistic 50-year-old English teacher in a West London boys’ secondary school. A maverick head of department who battled against the educational establishment for twenty-five years, he’s beginning to crack. His depart...



  • What Swoosa Says Goes is the story of a playful dog-god that inadvertently creates a universe. A mystical mythology materializes as Swoosa unwittingly transcends time and space. Part photography book and part art comic, this children's book spans the...



  • Biggsy's challenging school year continues into the spring term. The 50-year-old head of English at a West London boys' secondary school is at a critical point in his career. Jaded with the state education system and nearing professional burnout, he ...



  • When Badger bullies his friends Frog, Moose, Elephant, and Bear, they teach him an unforgettable lesson about empathy, kindness, and forgiveness in this funny and thematically rich social and emotional read-aloud from the acclaimed creator of Re...






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    Candice began her new life away from the influences of her past. Her old habits and past dealings come to bare when her relationship with her boyfriend Alex becomes strained. In the first installment of the CAROLL series old habits and old wounds bec...




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    The final story of the 3 part short story series. Riley and Melinda(Mother) contend for the role of Matriarch, and neither one will back down. The past must be dealt with and put to rest once and for all....



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    Through a secret black budget project, experiments are being conducted on innocent people by the power hungry and corrupt. A small group of those involved decide enough is enough and attempt to stop this by exposing the horrible nature of the experim...


Award-Winning Books by Michael Hall

My Heart Is Like a Zoo
2011 Minnesota Book Award -- Children's Literature


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Michael Hall has published 23 books.

The next book by Michael Hall, Punch!, will be published in April 2025.

The first book by Michael Hall, Peace is...Inevitable, was published in April 2007.

No. Michael Hall does not write books in series.