Miriam Cohen

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  • Bibliography:
    42 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1977
  • Latest Book:
    January 2021
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Full Series List in Order

Second-Grade Friends

1 - Second-Grade Friends (Oct-1993)
2 - Second-Grade -- Friends Again! (Mar-1994)

We Love First Grade!

Bee My Valentine (Oct-2008)
Layla's Head Scarf (May-2009)

Book List in Order: 42 titles

  • When Will I Read?

  • No Good in Art

    When Jim was in kindergarten the art teacher said, "Dear, your man has no neck." And she showed him the right way to draw -- right on his picture. Jim knew then and there that he was no good at art. But next year the first grade got a new art teacher...

  • First Grade Takes a Test

    Who's the smartest person in the first grade? When the teacher hands out a test, everybody can't wait to find out. But only lucky Anna Maria does well enough to move to a special class. Is getting the best grade all that matters?...

  • Lost In The Museum

    The first grade is going on a trip to the museum. It's an exciting day for everybody. The teacher says the most important thing is to stick together. So when Danny says he knows where the dinosaur is, Jim and his friends follow. The only problem is, ...

  • Born to Dance Samba

  • Starring First Grade

    Paul plays the part Jim wanted in the First Grade's production of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. On the night of the play Paul is struck with stage fright and with some discreet prompting Jim saves the play! The engaging group of multiracial children a...

  • Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!

    When the class finds out that the new boy, Alex, exaggerates and even lies, no one wants anything to do with him. But when Alex helps Jim, he decides to befriend him, and soon Alex learns that to be accepted, you just need to be yourself....

  • Robert and Dawn Marie Forever

  • Don't Eat Too Much Turkey



  • It's George!

  • So What?

  • See You Tomorrow, Charles

    Charles is the new boy in the first-grade class, and he is blind. His classmates want to be helpful. Should they protect Charles or treat him like everyone else? No one knows for sure. Then one day Danny, Charles, and Anna Maria get into trouble. Ca...

  • The New Teacher

  • Will I Have a Friend?

    "A little boy's anxieties on his first day at school are quickly forgotten when he makes a new friend. ""Lively, full-color scenes of an integrated kindergarten engaging in familiar activities will make this a meaningful picture book for Head Start a...

  • See You in Second Grade!

    Wishing goodbye to each other at the end-of-the-year first grade beach picnic, Jim, Paul, Danny, George, and Anna Maria talk about their first grade experiences and realize they will miss their teacher. Reprint....

  • Laura Leonora's First Amendment

    A young girl who likes to read stories about courageous people, must find her own form of courage when she discovers that a boy with AIDS has been mandated to attend her school and other students and parents react with hysteria...

  • The Christmas Revolution

  • Second-Grade Friends

    Second-Grade Friends - 1

    Don't worry, Jacob -- everything will be all right... Jacob is worried when a "Real Author" comes to his classroom to look at everyone's work. Suppose he discovers that Jacob has no imagination? And what if Margarita, the girl visiting from Pue...

  • Second-Grade -- Friends Again!

    Second-Grade Friends - 2

    Everyone is mad at Jacob. Will he ever have friends again? The team is mad at Jacob. Jacob thinks it's all Honey's fault that he's missed the ball. But when Honey hits a homerun, and the class cheers for her like she's a hero -- Jacob says somethi...



  • Second Grade

  • The Real-Skin Rubber Monster Mask

    Jim loves his Halloween mask with all his heart -- until the night he wears it. When he sees it reflected in the big glass doors, suddenly his mask looks scary. Too scary. Halloween will be horrible! That's what Jim thinks, until his friend Willy com...

  • Jim Meets the Thing; Welcome to First Grade!

    Jim is the only one in the first grade who is scared of The Thing on television. He feels so ashamed. No one else is afraid. He won't even play Super Heroes with the rest of the class. But when a praying mantis walks on Danny's arm, no one wants to t...

  • Mimmy and Sophie

    Mimmy and Sophie live in Brooklyn, New York, during the Great Depression. Like most sisters, they have a lot in common, but they're also different: Mimmy dreams of owning an Oldsmobile that she can fix with her own tools, and of growing up to be a tr...

  • Backpack Baby

    Backpack Baby is so happy! He shares his big secret with everyone he meets, but the reader is kept guessing until the last page. He has a new sibling!
    A delightful way to introduce toddlers and preschoolers to how much fun it can be to have a sibl...

  • Mine!

  • Eddy's Dream

  • Say Hi, Backpack Baby!

  • Down in the Subway

    "Oscar was hot and bored on the subway train. Then he saw the Island Lady with a huge basket. ""Want to know what''s inside?"" she asked. And out she brought a cool island breeze, the green Caribbean Sea, good things to eat? a calypso man and music a...

  • Mimmy and Sophie: All Around the Town


    Homemade fun and simple pleasures abound

    Mimmy and Sophie are sisters who live in Brooklyn, New York, during the Great Depression. Even though their parents don't have a lot of money, Mimmy and Sophie still have lots of fun together, whet...



  • Two Little Mittens

    Two little mittens are such good friends that when one is lost, the other is desperate to find its mate. A woolly hat suggests checking the "Lost and Found." Joy abounds when the friends are reunited.
    A perfect story for early readers or for teach...

  • Tough Jim

    When the first grade plans an exciting costume party, Anna-Maria decides to be a fairy princess, Sammy a tramp and Danny a hiccup! However, on the day of the party, as the children are snacking on cupcakes and enjoying themselves in their fun costume...

  • Best Friends

    "Jim was waiting outside of school. He was waiting to say ""Hi"" to Paul. Paul was his best friend. Jim was almost sure of it. At the beginning of the day, Jim and Paul are almost best friends - and after a series of mix-ups, almost enemies Then, to...

  • Jim's Dog Muffins

    When Jim returns to school after his dog, Muffins, is hit by a garbage truck and dies, the first-graders try to share his loss and ease his pain. But Jim refuses to talk or even let anyone come near him. He does not participate in any school activiti...

  • Bee My Valentine

    We Love First Grade!

    It's Valentine's Day and the first graders are excited about the cards they will receive. Their teacher requests everybody in class to send a Valentine's card to everybody else so that nobody feels left out. However, in their eagerness to create the ...

  • Layla's Head Scarf

    We Love First Grade!

    Miriam Cohen s timely story highlights a challenge that many children face in today s multicultural environment. Layla, a new girl in first grade, wears a headscarf but it does not take long for the others to welcome her. Ronald Himler s watercolor i...

  • Be Ba Lo/ Backpack Baby

  • C?a T?! // Mine!

  • Daddy's Busy Day

    Daddy stays home with their toddler while Mommy works. They do everything together: they do the laundry, dance, and race to the park. Everything is fun with Daddy! At bedtime Daddy reads to the toddler making every day a good day!


    This si...

  • Jacob's Little Sister

    Jacob's little sister is as cute as a button, but she runs everywhere in the park. Jacob and his father cannot take their eyes off her otherwise she'll get into some mischief. It s hard to be a good brother! But Jacob knows it's big brother's job to ...



  • My Big Brother

    K-Gr 3-In this quietly compelling story, a boy idolizes his older sibling and tries to imitate him in everything, from learning basketball to helping to fix his old car to giving their mama compliments. Because college costs too much, the big bro...

  • Adults and Other Children

    An “acute portrayal of failed relationships and struggles to transcend social norms,”―New York Times Book Review (editor's choice)

    “Readers can detect deadpan realism influences of Lorrie Moore and the feminism of Angela Carter in ...

  • Jacob's First Day

    Jacob just turned four and is starting preschool! He is anything but excited. This is the first time he will be away from Daddy and Jacob’s classmates started school months ago. How will he fit in? Luckily, Jacob’s new teacher and classmates s...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Miriam Cohen has published 42 books.

Miriam Cohen does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Jacob's First Day, was published in January 2021.

The first book by Miriam Cohen, When Will I Read?, was published in September 1977.

Yes. Miriam Cohen has 2 series.
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