Peter Catalanotto

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1989
  • Latest Book:
    April 2022
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Full Series List in Order

2nd Grade Friends

1 - The Secret Lunch Special (Aug-2006)
2 - No More Pumpkins (Sep-2007)
3 - The Veterans Day Visitor ()

Monkey & Robot

1 - Monkey & Robot (Feb-2013)
2 - More of Monkey & Robot (Mar-2014)

Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • Dylan's Day Out

  • Soda Jerk

  • Mr. Mumble

  • Christmas Always...

  • The Painter

  • Dad & Me

    Tommy is eager to listen with his father to the first American spacewalk, but his father has to go to work, and when he comes home in the evening they have some trouble reconnecting. 12,500 first printing....

  • Emily's Art

    "What a gorgeous painting," exclaimed the judge of Ms. Fair's first-grade art contest. "What a beautiful rabbit!" For Emily, the words are a shock. Her painting is of her dog, Thor. Not a rabbit. But instead of thinking: What's wrong with this jud...

  • Matthew A.B.C.

    Mrs. Tuttle has her hands full with a class of twenty-five boys -- and to make matters worse, they're all named Matthew! Could there be room for one more Matthew? Mrs. Tuttle thinks so...and she doesn't even have trouble figuring out which boy is whi...

  • Celebrate! Stories of The Jewish Holidays

    This sparkling collection of stories, recipes, crafts, and commentary introduces readers to the eight major Jewish holidays.

    This collection focuses on the eight major holidays in the Jewish year, starting with the weekly celebration of Shabba...



  • Daisy 1, 2, 3

  • Kitten Red, Yellow, Blue

    Sixteen calico kittens -- the number of colors in a crayon box. Their mother, Sophie, knows one from another...but how do you think Mrs. Tuttle tells those kittens apart? Peter Catalanotto's sequel to his Matthew A.B.C. and Daisy 1, 2, 3 invites lo...

  • The Secret Lunch Special

    2nd Grade Friends - 1

    Meet Emily, and her new friend -- sort of . . .Emily loves her shiny black lunch bag -- the jewels, the way it sparkles. But one day a new school bus picks her up, and in the confusion she forgets her lunch bag on the bus. Will she get a ticket, like...

  • Ivan the Terrier

    Ivan loves a good story. Like that one about the three bears or those three gruff billy goats. Where else can a dog find such playmates action fun... or a cookie? Ivan's own good story lands him just where he loves to be. In your lap....

  • No More Pumpkins

    2nd Grade Friends - 2

    Emily is tired of pumpkins. At school she and her friend Vincetta Louise have been doing pumpkin math, pumpkin field trips, and pumpkin writing. Can't they just carve jack-o-lanterns? But even this ends up being an assignment: the kids have to make p...

  • Harcourt School Publishers Signatures: English as a Second Language Grade 3 Dylan's Day Out

  • No More Pumpkins // Secret Lunch Special

    The Secret Lunch Special Emily loves her shiny black lunch bag--the jewels, the way it sparkles. But one day a new school bus picks her up, and in the confusion she forgets her lunch bag on the bus. Will she get a ticket, like that loud girl Vincetta...

  • Question Boy Meets Little Miss Know-It-All

    It’s a factual face-off in this superhero picture book from all-star Peter Catalanotto. Question Boy wants answers. He lives for them. But none of the town’s action heroes -- Oil Man, Paperboy, Police Woman -- can satisfy Question Boy’s hero...

  • Monkey & Robot

    Monkey & Robot - 1

    Meet best pals Monkey & Robot. This snappy collection of stories includes their first four adventures! Monkey and Robot are friends -- the best kind. They simply belong together, and it never matters that silly Monkey is furry, or that kind Robot ...

  • More of Monkey & Robot

    Monkey & Robot - 2

    Monkey and Robot are the best of friends -- and they have the best of adventures! This chapter book includes four (more!) playful stories. Monkey always gets in the wildest of messes. And Robot is always there to help him out. After all, what are ...



  • The Newbies

    Luke finds out that family can be fantastic just the way it is in this witty picture book from the author-illustrator of Matthew ABCs and Question Boy Meets Little Miss Know-It-All. Luke is used to having Mom and Dad all to himself, to play soccer...

  • Friends and Neighbors

    Using plays on words and humorous misunderstandings, Monkey & Robot tells stories that will delight the most reluctant reader. Catalanotto has created an unforgettable pair with the all-too-literal Monkey and the all-too-careful Robot.

    ...

  • Flights of Fancy

    Monkey and Robot are back with more adventures. In this beginning reader graphic novel, the two show how much fun opposites can have together. They try to become superheroes, to travel back in time, to study turtles, and to become famous. Robot is th...

  • The Veterans Day Visitor

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    2nd Grade Friends - 3

    Emily's Pop-Pop is shocked when he hears that Emily and Vincetta Louise don't know what a veteran is. With Veterans Day coming up, he volunteers to talk to their class about the holiday and the people it honors. But Emily is worried. Pop-Pop sometime...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Peter Catalanotto has published 23 books.

Peter Catalanotto does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Flights of Fancy, was published in April 2022.

The first book by Peter Catalanotto, Dylan's Day Out, was published in August 1989.

Yes. Peter Catalanotto has 2 series.
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