Michelle Knudsen

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  • Bibliography:
    34 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 1998
  • Latest Book:
    March 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Evil Librarian

1 - Evil Librarian (Sep-2014)
2 - Revenge of the Evil Librarian (Feb-2017)

Trelian

1 - The Dragon of Trelian (Aug-2010)
2 - The Princess of Trelian (Apr-2012)

Book List in Order: 34 titles

  • Old MacDonald's Farm

    Old MacDonald has a farm, and children will love exploring it as they sing out the familiar animal sounds, from moo to meow, to be found in this fun book. Enchanting illustrations make this visit to the farm a memorable and mooving experience. Full c...

  • Valentine's Day

  • Dinosaur Days

  • Cat Hat

  • Colorful Chameleons!

    Most everyone knows that chameleons change color, but not everyone knows why! In this illuminating natural science Step 2 reader, children learn fascinating facts about their scaly friends! This nonfiction title reveals that chameleons have prehensil...

  • Autumn Is for Apples

    Apples are my favorite snackâ€" all juicy, red, and round. I love how every tasty bite comes with a crunchy sound. Sparse rhyming text details a child’s impressions of a trip to go apple-picking, from the morning flapjacks to the last juicy b...

  • Happy Halloween

  • Merry Christmas

  • Easter Basket



  • Easter Egg

  • Happy Easter!

  • Case of Vampire Vivian

    Solve kid-sized dilemmas and mysteries with SCIENCE SOLVES IT! These fun science books for kids ages 5â€"8 blend clever stories with real-life science. Why did the dog turn green? Can you control a hiccup? Is that a UFO? Find the answers to these que...

  • Winter is for Snowflakes

    Winter is for snowflakes.
    It’s the season I love best.
    When I wake up to falling snow,
    I hurry to get dressed.

    In simple, lyrical text, a boy expresses his love of winter activities, from bundling up in his winter garb to sledding w...

  • Slimy Story

    Slimy! Yucky! Wriggly! Dan is grossed out by earthworms until one of them hitches a ride in his pocket -- and creates a sensation in school!...

  • Fish and Frog: Brand New Readers

    Every child CAN read Brand New Readers!

    Fish and Frog swim, make faces, and play silly games in four simple stories enhanced by enticingly vibrant illustrations.

    Brand New Readers are the most effective way to make reading a success --...

  • Mother's Day Ribbons

    See the real ribbons in this Mother's Day board book! It's morning on Mother's Day -- wrap a bouquet of flowers for Mommy with a pretty ribbon. Decorate her present by tying it with a ribbon. When she opens the gift, there's a surprise inside adorned...

  • Carl the Complainer

    The popular Social Studies Connects series links history, geography, civics and economics to kids’ daily lives. Featuring stories with diverse characters who face situations young readers can relate to, these books support reading and social studie...

  • Easter Fun

  • Hearts and Kisses

    A heart-shaped board book makes the perfect gift for a preschooler who wants to know what Valentine's Day is all about, as colorful art shows how decorating cards, giving chocolates, and spreading hugs and kisses makes everyone feel special....



  • A Moldy Mystery

    Solve kid-sized dilemmas and mysteries with the Science Solves It! series. These fun books for kids ages 5â€"8 blend clever stories with real-life science. Why did the dog turn green? Can you control a hiccup? Is that a UFO? Find the answers to these...

  • Library Lion

    "A reminder that sometimes, there is a good reason to break the rules. . . .This winsome pairing of text and illustration is a natural for storytime." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review) (Ages 4-7) Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is ver...

  • Bugged!

    Bzzzz! The mosquitoes are attacking and Riley’s on the run! Can he find a way to make himself bug-proof -- once and for all?...

  • Fish and Frog Big Book

    Brand New Readers

    What happens when you cross Big Books with Brand New Readers? A picture-perfect group sharing experience! Fish and Frog have no trouble finding fun -- swimming, jumping, making faces, and playing silly games -- in four brightly illustrated tales. ...

  • The Dragon of Trelian

    Trelian - 1

    Calen, a lonely young mage-to-be, never dreamed that Princess Meglynne would become his friend. And impulsive Meg never imagined that tending a baby dragon would link her to the creature -- for life. And now Meg's sister is about to marry a prince ...

  • Argus

    From the author of the best-selling Library Lion comes a funny, heartfelt new picture book about embracing the unusual, green scales and all. Sally’s class is doing a science project, and Mrs. Henshaw is handing out eggs for hatching. "Mine look...

  • The Princess of Trelian

    Trelian - 2

    The hundred-year war with Kragnir is over, and Meg will soon be named the princess-heir of Trelian. But her connection to her dragon, Jakl, is making her parents' subjects uneasy. Will they ever accept this dragon princess as their future queen? It d...

  • Big Mean Mike

    A laugh-out-loud funny story about not worrying what others think -- even if you’re big and tough, and your friends are fuzzy and cute. Big Mean Mike is the biggest, toughest dog in the whole neighborhood. He has a big, mean car that he likes ...

  • Evil Librarian

    Evil Librarian - 1

    He’s young. He’s hot. He’s also evil. He’s . . . the librarian. When Cynthia Rothschild’s best friend, Annie, falls head over heels for the new high-school librarian, Cyn can totally see why. He’s really young and super cute and thinks...

  • Marilyn's Monster

    The best-selling author of "Library Lion" pairs with award-winning illustrator Matt Phelan to create a picture book gem with an unexpected twist. Some of the kids in Marilyn’s class have monsters. Marilyn doesn’t have hers yet, but she can’t...



  • Noah's Ark

    The tale of Noah’s ark, one of the most enduring stories of all time, is now available as a board book full of 30 fun flaps. Children will love flipping the pages, lifting the flaps, and finding their very favorite animals. From zebras and rabbits ...

  • The Mage of Trelian

    Dragon fire, dark magic, and the bonds of friendship clash in a thrilling finale to the middle-grade fantasy trilogy by best-selling author Michelle Knudsen. Apprentice mage Calen shocked everyone when he disappeared -- apparently willingly -- wit...

  • Revenge of the Evil Librarian

    Evil Librarian - 2

    The stage is set for a fiendishly dramatic summer at theater camp for Cyn and Ryan. With NO DEMONS. Last fall, Cynthia Rothschild saved her best friend, Annie, (and everyone else in her high school) from the demon librarian, Mr. Gabriel. But now ...

  • Curse of the Evil Librarian

    Will it finally be curtains for the demonic Mr. Gabriel in this climactic chapter of the Evil Librarian series? After sending the evil librarian, Mr. Gabriel, back to the demon world once and for all at theater camp last summer, Cynthia is ready to e...

  • Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten

    From the New York Times best-selling creators of Library Lion comes a warm (and delightfully fuzzy) storybook about learning to be -- and be loved for -- exactly who you are. On a street of old houses, a big hairy spider is searching for a home with ...

Award-Winning Books by Michelle Knudsen

Big Mean Mike
2012 Irma S. & James H. Black Award -- Children's Literature
2014 Golden Archer Award -- Primary
Evil Librarian
2015 Golden Kite -- Humor
Library Lion
2006 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -- Silver
2007 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award -- Picture Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Michelle Knudsen has published 34 books.

Michelle Knudsen does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten, was published in March 2024.

The first book by Michelle Knudsen, Old MacDonald's Farm, was published in February 1998.

Yes. Michelle Knudsen has 2 series.
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