Nancy Van Laan

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books
  • First Book:
    July 1990
  • Latest Book:
    August 2014
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Book List in Order: 30 titles

  • A Mouse in My House

  • The Legend of el Dorado

  • Rainbow Crow

    Illus. in full color. This story of how the Rainbow Crow lost his sweet voice and brilliant colors by bringing the gift of fire to the other woodland animals is "a Native American legend that will be a fine read-aloud because of the smooth text and s...

  • People, People, Everywhere!

  • Possum Come A-Knockin'

    When someone knocks at the door, Ma stops cooking and Granny stops rocking, and Sis stops tossing Baby. But no one believes the young narrator, who peeks and says It's a possum come a-knockin'. . . . Parents' Choice Award; 1991 Notable Children's Tra...

  • This Is the Hat

  • The Tiny, Tiny Boy and the Big, Big Cow

  • Buffalo Dance

    A young woman's courage saves her village, in a beautifully illustrated retelling of a Blackfoot myth about the significance of the buffalo dance ritual, performed before and after each hunt to show respect for, and gratitude to, the buffalo....

  • Round and Round Again

    Mama recycles everything until the house is complete with walls covered with candy wrappers and shingles that used to be flap-jack flappers, and the whole town turns out to see her handmade rocketship...



  • Mama Rocks, Papa Sings

  • The Big Fat Worm

  • In a Circle Long Ago

    Celebrate earth's bounty and the inherent value of all living things with a lavish anthology of traditional Native American animal and nature lore, selected and retold especially for young children.  Representing 20 tribes and every ethnological re...

  • Sleep, Sleep, Sleep

  • Mouse in My House!

  • Little Baby Bobby

    Little Baby Bobby, who lives on a hill, just can't seem to sit still. So it's inevitable that, in the blink of an eye, his baby buggy goes careening down that hill with his babysitter in frantic pursuit. Whizzing through the park, scattering street v...

  • Little Fish Lost

  • Magic Bean Tree

    In the middle of the wide Argentine pampas there once grew a magic tree. Above this tree slept a bird so evil it could stop the rain from falling. And not far from this tree lived a brave boy who one day set out to save his village and all the creatu...

  • With a Whoop and a Holler

  • Tiny Tiny Boy and Big Big Cow



  • A Tree For Me

    In simple rhyme, Nancy Van Laan tells the joyous story of a child looking for a tree to call his own. He climbs five trees and discovers them occupied by everything from one owl nesting to five spiders spinning, until at last he finds the tree that's...

  • When Winter Comes

    Where oh where do the leaves all go when winter comes and the cold winds blow? What happens to fish, flowers, field mice, and other living things when ponds freeze and the air turns blustery? Walk with a curious child and his parents as winter's fir...

  • Moose Tales

    Moose has good friends in the woodland: Beaver, Squirrel, Rabbit, and Mouse. Together they count snowflakes, help one another out of fixes, and make practically perfect creatures out of snow. Set in the secure world of the woods, these tender, funny ...

  • Teeny Tiny Tingly Tales

    What happens when...

    Old Doctor Wango Tango, along with his rosy, blowsy, noisy nose and crew of lightweight pets, travels to the tip of a very windy hill?

    Two dancing legs; two waving, whirling arms; and one big head piece themsel...

  • So Say the Little Monkeys

    JUMP, JABBA JABBA, RUN, JABBA JABBA, MUNCH, JABBA JABBA, Tiny, tiny monkeys having fun! But when are they going to remember to build themselves a shelter from the rain, PLINKA PLINKA, and the wind, WOOYA WOOYA, and - scariest of all - the jaguar, GUR...

  • Shingebiss

    Shingebiss, a little merganser duck, can always find plenty to eat. In all seasons, the Great Lake is full of fish. But one cold year the lake freezes over, and Shingebiss has to find a way to fish through the thick ice. To do that, he must face the ...

  • Busy, Busy Moose

    It is fall, and Beaver must make his winter house. Squirrel must hide acorns. Rabbit must gather bark and twigs. But Moose has nothing busy to do. How can Moose feel useful and important too? Set in the secure world of the woods, these gentle stories...

  • Tickle Tum!

    Uppa Uppa Time for suppa! No little bunny can resist a meal of stew...and fun...and squash...and games...and applesauce...and tickles! Here's a deliciously playful picture book that turns mealtime into a read-aloud treat....

  • Scrubba Dub

    Scrubba dub dubbasquigga giggle squash.Splash splishsplish sploshtime to wash.What little bunny can resist bathtime, especially with a tub full of bubbles...and boats...and rubber ducks...and more bubbles? In this delightful read-aloud treat, getting...

  • Nit-Pickin'

    I was scritcha-scratchin' while a batch-a bugs was hatchin', yes, those cooties were attachin' to my head. When nits attack, no one is safe -- and if the lice don't get you, the cures surely will.......



  • Forget Me Not

    Young readers are given an emotionally powerful yet accessible introduction to what it is like having a close family member with Alzheimer’s disease in this deeply resonant story about the relationship between a girl and her grandmother. Grandm...

Award-Winning Books by Nancy Van Laan

Rainbow Crow
1991 Keystone to Reading Book Award -- Children's


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nancy Van Laan has published 30 books.

Nancy Van Laan does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Forget Me Not, was published in August 2014.

The first book by Nancy Van Laan, A Mouse in My House, was published in July 1990.

No. Nancy Van Laan does not write books in series.
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