Monica Brown

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  • Bibliography:
    25 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2007
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Lola Levine

1 - Lola Levine Is Not Mean! (Nov-2015)
2 - Lola Levine, Drama Queen (Jan-2016)
3 - Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme (Jul-2016)
4 - Lola Levine Meets Jelly and Bean (Feb-2017)
5 - Lola Levine and the Vacation Dream (Apr-2017)
6 - Lola Levine and the Halloween Scream (Jul-2017)

Book List in Order: 25 titles

  • Butterflies on Carmen Street/Mariposas En La Calle Carmen

    "Today is Butterfly Day!" Julianita excitedly tells her grandfather as they make their way down Carmen Street to school one morning. Today is the day Julianita and her friends have been waiting for--they're going to learn about monarch butterflies. B...

  • Chavela and the Magic Bubble

    Chavela loves chomping chicle -- chewing gum. And she loves blowing bubbles even more. One day, while out with her abuelita, she finds a mysterious kind of gum she’s never seen before. She pops it in her mouth and blows a giant bubble that lifts he...

  • Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez

    Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez ...

  • Waiting for the Biblioburro

    Ana loves stories. She often makes them up to help her little brother fall asleep. But in her small village there are only a few books and she has read them all. One morning, Ana wakes up to the clip-clop of hooves, and there before her, is the most ...

  • Clara and the Curandera/Clara y La Curandera

    "Once there was a little girl named Clara, who was grumpy." She was grumpy about having to take out the trash, having to share her toys with her seven brothers and sisters, and having to read one book a week for school.

    And Mami is tired of Cl...

  • Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina

    My name is Marisol McDonald, and I don’t match. At least, that’s what everyone tells me.Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in...

  • Tito Puente, Mambo King

    Meet Tito Puente--the King of Mambo. Tum Tica From musical prodigy on the streets of Harlem to five-time Grammy Award winner, Tito's life was full of rhythm. Drums and claves, saxophones and tambourines were all part of the fun. Tac Tic M...

  • Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash

    Marisol is turning eight, and it's time to plan a birthday party that will be fabulous, marvelous, and divine. She also hopes that Abuelita, who lives far away in Peru, will be able to come to the celebration. At the party store, Marisol can t decide...

  • Maya's Blanket

    Little Maya has a special blanket that Grandma stitched with her own two hands. As Maya grows, her blanket becomes worn and frayed, so with Grandma s help, Maya makes it into a dress. Over time the dress is made into a skirt, a shawl, a scarf, a hair...



  • Adeline Abigail Adams and the Giant Bird's Nest

    Every night was routine for Adeline Abigail Adams: dinner at 6, bath at 7, brush teeth at 7:15, and thenit would come out. The GIANT, wooden, hairbrush Adeline detested the most. When Adeline ignores her mothers warning and declares she will never br...

  • Lola Levine Is Not Mean!

    Lola Levine - 1

    Lola Levine likes writing in her diario, sipping her mom's cafe con leche, eating her dad's matzo ball soup, and playing soccer with her team, the Orange Smoothies. So what if she doesn't always fit in? Lola is fierce on the field, but when a socc...

  • Lola Levine, Drama Queen

    Lola Levine - 2

    Seven-year-old Lola Levine is fierce on the soccer field. She can do a slide tackle (although she's not supposed to) and even likes gooey worms. Nothing scares Lola! That is, until she is auditioning in front of EVERYONE for her class play. After Lol...

  • Marisol McDonald and the Monster

    Marisol McDonald loves words that begin with the letter m except the word monster. Monsters are scary, with big eyes, wild fur, pointy claws, and sharp teeth. One night, when Marisol hears loud bumps under her bed, she is immediately convinced tha...

  • Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme

    Lola Levine - 3

    When new classmate Bella, a ballet dancer, walks into Lola's class at Northland Elementary, all Lola can see is pink everywhere--pink ribbons, a pink sweatshirt, and pink tennis shoes. Yuck! Pink is Lola's least favorite color. Plus, Ballet isn't nea...

  • Lola Levine Meets Jelly and Bean

    Lola Levine - 4

    The Levines are finally getting a pet--a furry one that is. They are excited about adopting a kitty they name Jelly, but they don't get very far in the process when Ben starts sneezing. Oh no, he's allergic! Lola is devastated and sets out to find Je...

  • Lola Levine and the Vacation Dream

    Lola Levine - 5

    The Levines are jetting off on a family vacation to Peru in the fifth book in this heartwarming chapter book series by acclaimed author Monica Brown. Lola is named after her tía Lola, who lives in Lima, Peru. Lola misses her aunt and dreams of vi...

  • Lola Levine and the Halloween Scream

    Lola Levine - 6

    It's Halloween--Lola and Ben's favorite holiday. She loves pumpkins, scary costumes, monsters, and ghosts--and she likes to scare people, too. But when Lola plays a scary joke on her super best friends, Josh Blot and Bella Benitez, it doesn't go as p...

  • Frida Kahlo And Her Animalitos

  • Butterflies on Carmen Street

    “Today is Butterfly Day!” Julianita excitedly tells her grandfather as they make their way down Carmen Street to school one morning. Today is the day Julianita and her friends have been waiting for -- they’re going to learn about monarch butter...



  • Clara and the Curandera

    “Once there was a little girl named Clara, who was grumpy.” She was grumpy about having to take out the trash, having to share her toys with her seven brothers and sisters, and having to read one book a week for school.And Mami is tired of Clara...

  • You Will Always Be My Baby

    Monica Brown's gentle story of the everlasting love of mothers for their children provides a soothing experience for all readers - the adult and child alike. The unique use of the world of animals provides children with the opportunity for growth in ...

  • The Turquoise Room // El cuarto turquesa

    Bestselling author Monica Brown takes us on a magical journey into the lives of generations of creative women in her family in this gorgeously illustrated bilingual picture book. Monica Brown, exitosa autora, nos lleva a un viaje mágico en la vi...

  • Dare to Care

    The Fintastical Tales of Mari A. Fisch #2: Dare to Care has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher....

  • Mermaid Mission

    The Fintastical Tales of Mari A. Fisch #1: Mermaid Mission has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher....

  • Pet Peeves

    The Fintastical Tales of Mari A. Fisch #3: Pet Peeves has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher....

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Monica Brown has published 25 books.

The next book by Monica Brown, Mermaid Mission, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Monica Brown, Butterflies on Carmen Street/Mariposas En La Calle Carmen, was published in November 2007.

Yes. Monica Brown has 1 series.
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