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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2011
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

School Sidekicks

1 - Friends All Day (Jan-2019)
2 - Plans Gone Wrong (Jan-2019)
3 - Party Time (Jan-2019)
4 - A New Year (Jan-2019)
5 - Field Trip Trouble (Aug-2019)
6 - Hard Hat Heroes (Aug-2019)
7 - Field Day Fun (Aug-2019)
8 - Test Trouble (Aug-2019)

Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • Atop the rippling waves -- the breeze ruffling his fluff -- Loon Baby waits, alone, and wonders: Will his mother ever come back? With sensitivity and a spare prose, first-time author Molly Beth Griffin navigates the quiet panic that Loon Ba...



  • Growing up in the 1920s, sixteen-year-old Garnet Richardson watches the birds outside her window, admiring their freedom and beauty. Her mother, on the other hand, does not approve of Garnet climbing trees to peer into nests. She has Garnet’s life ...



  • Rhoda is on a long, long hike with her aunt and uncle, each of them carrying backpacks of gear as they walk through the north woods. While Auntie June and Uncle Jonah watch for wildlife and set up their campsites, Rhoda is on the hunt for one thing: ...



  • Four animal best friends live together in a school. Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet each love different subjects and different activities, so every part of the school day has something special to offer each cu...



  • Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet are animal best friends who live in a school. They are so excited to see the children arrive on the first day of school in the fall! But they notice that some children are small...



  • The last week of the school year is one party after another! Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet are animal best friends who live in a school, and they LOVE parties. The four friends are so excited to take part in...



  • Four animal friends live in a school. Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet all love every child at school, so they decide to do something nice for the kids. After all, showing your love to your friends can feel rea...



  • Field day arrives, and Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet are excited to join in the fun. Stella wants everyone to be a team for the relays. But Bo says no. He just wants to sit under a tree with his book. Can th...



  • Nico the Toad is always a little grumpy. But lately he's been grumpier than ever. Stella the Mouse, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet think the field trip to the art museum will cheer him up. But the animal friends have never left the school be...






  • Crash! Boom! Bang! The school is under construction, so Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet grab their hard hats to explore. The art room, music room, and media center are a mess, and they can't find Goldie the Go...



  • Testing week at school is coming, and Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet are stressed out. Everyone wants to do well. They know their brains are ready, but they're so nervous anyway, all jitters and tummy aches! ...



  • A heartfelt story of changing perspectives, set in the Midwest. Ten Beautiful Things gently explores loss, a new home, and finding beauty wherever you are. Lily and her grandmother search for ten beautiful things as they take a long car ride to Io...



  • The leaves are down. The rakes are out. But one girl can’t do it alone. Neighborhood kids join forces to build a big, huge, enormously enormous mountain of leaves. Ready, set . . . leap!The girl wants a leaf pile to leap in. A big leaf pile, a ...



  • How can it be the holidays if everyone isn't together? Relevant and relatable, Just Us will provide comfort and warm hearts at a time of the year when maybe it's needed most.A fantastic holiday read for ages 3-7 that is perfect for Thankgiving, ...



  • Growth is exciting—bigger, faster, stronger! But sometimes leaving behind our younger selves is hard. From bugs to bats to bears, the natural world shows us how to embrace transformation as part of life.Growth is the excitement of something new...



  • A picture book celebrating the beauty of nature, new experiences, and gaining perspective. Sometimes you have to go far, far away to appreciate the world around you.Excellent for fans of The Camping Trip and 3â€"7-year-olds with an interest in the ou...


Award-Winning Books by Molly Beth Griffin

Rhoda's Rock Hunt
2014 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award -- Children's Literature


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Molly Beth Griffin has published 16 books.

The next book by Molly Beth Griffin, Far, Far Away, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Molly Beth Griffin, Loon Baby, was published in April 2011.

Yes. Molly Beth Griffin has 1 series.