Sandra Boynton

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  • Bibliography:
    74 Books
  • First Book:
    March 1980
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Book List in Order: 74 titles

  • If at First...

  • Hippos Go Berserk!

    The hippos meet up with their friends and enjoy an evening out at a party where chaos, fun, and wild times erupt, in a colorful counting book featuring a humorous rhyming text and enhanced by lively illustrations....

  • But Not the Hippopotamus

    A shy hippo is hesitant to join in the fun that the other animals are having. But little by little, she finds her courage. A fine and funny book, with over two million copies in print, But Not the Hippopotamus is a classic favorite anytime book for l...

  • The Going to Bed Book

    An ark-full of energetic animals get ready for sleep. It’s the perfect end-of-the-day book for young children. With over five million copies in print, THE GOING TO BED BOOK is listed among Publishers Weekly’s Bestselling Children Books of All Tim...

  • Moo, Baa, La La La!

    This raucous story about the sounds animals make -- including three pigs who say "la la la!" -- is just right for reading aloud.Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her...

  • Opposites

    Opposites entertain in this classic exploration of an important first concept, now available in an enlarged anniversary edition. Big and small short and tall high and low fast and slow . . . This cherished board book from Sandra Boynton pres...

  • A is for Angry

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    ""Because you can''t stand another apple, ball, or cup,"" Sandra Boynton presents an alphabet book of animals and adjectives. An Angry Animal Assortment Along an Arrow starts off the whimsy as a Big Bashful Bear, a Cute Clean Cat, a Tangled Turke...

  • Doggies

    Count -- and bark -- with a fun pack of pups in this Sandra Boynton classic.Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical ...

  • Horns to Toes

    Friendly monsters help teach parts of the body -- and indulge in a silly dance! -- in this Sandra Boynton classic.Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million...



  • A to Z

    From A to Z, the alphabet gets a seriously silly twist in this Sandra Boynton classic.Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These ...

  • Blue Hat, Green Hat

    “OOPS!” Three earnest animals and one misguided turkey learn colors and clothes. Though admittedly, the turkey never quite gets the hang of it. A bestselling book every year since its publication in 1984....

  • Chloe and Maude

    First published in 1985, this classic Sandra Boynton storybook of three stories about two best friends has been redrawn and redesigned for a new generation of young readers!Chloë and Maude is a truly terrific children’s classic, celebratin...

  • Birthday Monsters!

    You hear your door come crashing down -- those birthday monsters are in town! And they're going to wreak havoc in the most extraordinarily rude ways. What fun! From Boynton on Board, the more-than-20-million-copy-bestselling series of extra-big, extr...

  • One, Two, Three!

    A wacky crew of hippos, cats, pigs, and cows lead kids from a quiet One to a "LOUD LOUD LOUD" Ten-and back to quiet One again. From Boynton on Board, the bestselling series of extra-big, extra-fat, and extra-fun board books, here is One, Two, Three!...

  • Barnyard Dance!

    "Stomp your feet! Clap your hands! Everybody ready for a BARNYARD DANCE!” An assortment of irrepressible farm animals join in a rollicking square dance. With nearly four million copies in print, BARNYARD DANCE! is listed among Publishers Weekly’s...

  • Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!

    Sunbathing dinosaurs and artistic dinosaurs, dancing dinosaurs and volleyball-playing dinosaurs make learning opposites fun! From Boynton on Board, the bestselling series of extra-big, extra-fat, extra-appealing board books, Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs...

  • Rhinoceros Tap

    Sing a song of Boynton! Before there was the Grammy-niminated Philadelphia Chickens, the #1 New York Times children’s bestseller, there was Rhinoceros Tap, the collection of seriously silly songs. This truly delightful set -- a Recording Industr...

  • Snoozers

    Snoozy Choosers Choose Snoozers Here are seven different Boynton bedtime stories for little listeners. Guided by the colorful picture tabs, children can find whichever story they want to hear. And the next one. And then this one. Okay, now this...

  • Dinosaur's Binkit

    Known for her delightful board books for very young children, Sandra Boynton has done it again with Dinosaur's Binkit, a prehistoric and tactile treat for infants and preschoolers. It's bedtime and the young dinosaur must have its 'bink...



  • Bob: And 6 More Christmas Stories

    I have a tiny reindeer. He says his name is Bob. The winsome tale of Bob opens this book of seven Boynton Christmas stories. Using the colorful picture tabs, little children can choose the story they want to hear: * Bob * Merry Christmas Pa...

  • Hey! Wake Up!

    The perfect partner to Pajama Time!, Hey! Wake Up! is a good-morning book with the irrepressible language, the inimitable illustrations, the irresistible cast of characters only Sandra Boynton could create.

    Yawn.

    Stretch.

  • Pajama Time!

    Pajama Time! is a good-night book with the irrepressible language, the inimitable illustrations, the irresistible cast of characters only Sandra Boynton could create.

    A jump-roping chicken and a pig on a swing. A Scottie in plaid pajamas ...

  • Dinos to Go

    Zoomer, Dozy, Hey-Ho-Howdy, Sob, Snort, Tremble and Smooch. Um, who? Why they're your very own DINOS TO GO Seven different dinosaurs dash, crawl, frolic, mope, stomp, shudder and glide through this lively Boynton board book. Guided...

  • Yay, You!: Moving Out, Moving Up, Moving on

    Moving Out, Moving Up, Moving On For new graduates, or for anyone facing imminent change, here is profound insight, bold inspiration, and truly ensloxifying advice. Also an occasional hippo. No wombats. What's more, Yay,You! will not overstress the...

  • Consider Love: Its Moods and Many Ways

    Children and adults alike will adore this reissue of the playful, illustrated ode to love in its many forms from bestselling humorist Sandra Boynton. From the sentimental to the soulful, this delightful book explores the many and curious modes of ...

  • Consider Love

    From the sentimental to the soulful, this book explores, in absolutely no depth whatsoever (yet with a number of lively and perhaps profound illustrations), the many and curious modes of love. Also it rhymes. This lovely volume is a terrific gifty o...

  • Snuggle Puppy!

    Starring a big dog and a little puppy, SNUGGLE PUPPY! is a sweet and reassuring love song from parent to child. This gentle book is a favorite of families everywhere, with over a million copies in print....

  • Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy!

    COW Tousle her fuzzy blue hair. Rub her fuzzy pink nose. PUPPY Skritch the rough brown pad of his paw. PIGGY Stroke her smooth pink snout. Touch her cool green glasses. TURKEY Feel his bumpy red wattle. DUCK Tic...

  • Belly Button Book!

    Featuring a beachful of bare-bellied hippos -- including one tiny baby who can only say “Bee Bo” -- the Belly Button Book is a quirky addition to the phenomenally successful Boynton on Board series. Every page captivates with Sandra Boynton’s i...



  • Your Personal Penguin

    Your Personal Penguin is an irrepressible, read-aloud, listen-along favorite for young children and the grown-ups who read to them. Fun to hold, the book tells the story of a slightly bewildered hippo and the loyal penguin who wants nothing more than...

  • What's Wrong, Little Pookie?

    POOKIE'S UPSET AND POOKIE'S MOM cannot figure out why. And Pookie isn't helping, either. This familiar scenario is told with Sandra Boynton's signature humor, in both story and art. Caregivers and young children will laugh their way out of their sorr...

  • Let's Dance, Little Pookie

    POOKIE’S MOM proposes a lively dance together. Pookie, being Pookie, is somewhat hesitant to try something new. But little by little, Pookie is drawn into the dance -- hopping, marching, shimmying, singing. Presented in Boynton’s captivating styl...

  • Fifteen Animals!

    The amazing Bob! The amazing Boynton! Because who else but Sandra Boynton could imagine 15 Bobs in one book? Actually, that''s 14 Bobs, and one Simon James Alexander Ragsdale the Third (he''s a turtle), which gives Fifteen Animals! the added dimensio...

  • Night-Night, Little Pookie

    It's evening, and mom patiently eases Pookie toward bed. Pookie cooperates (mostly) -- though with that particular Pookie flair. And imagine who gets the last word.

    Told in Boynton’s signature rhyme and illustrations, this humorous and gentl...

  • One Shoe Blues

    One Shoe Blues is a thoroughly captivating story and a dazzling music video. And what an unexpected yet oddly perfect team: Sandra Boynton and -- wait for it -- B.B. King! Boynton writes, designs, and directs (her first film ever), B.B. stars (singin...

  • Happy Birthday, Little Pookie

    Wake up and celebrate Little Pookie’s big day in this way-too-early board book from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton. Is that you, little Pookie? It’s not even light. You ought to be sleeping. Look outside. It’s still night. ...

  • Perfect Piggies!

    Give a piggy for cuddling this holiday season It’s a book, it’s a toy, it’s a perfect gift. It can even be accompanied by music (The song, "Perfect Piggies," is available as a download from the Workman website.)

    A perfect pairing, it co...

  • Amazing Cows!: Udder Absurdity for Children

    From Sandra Boynton -- as it could only come from Boynton -- an inventive exuberant jumble of a book for the young reader. Amazing Cows is a picture book, a storybook, a book of fun and games -- it’s all those things in one. Plus it even includes a...

  • Numbers: A Silly Slider Book

    This new Silly Slider Book features picture changing sliders and plenty of critters for counting, along with numerals and written numbersTake a numerical safari with Numbers: A Silly Slider Book, the second book in Accord's Silly Slider Book series. ...



  • Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods

    Are you HAPPY AS A HIPPO?
    Or ANGRY AS A DUCK?
    Maybe SAD AS A CHICKEN?
    (Can you sadly say "CLUCK CLUCK"?)
    Bestselling author Sandra Boynton is back in this all-new board book about moods. Boynton's clever animals exemplify a wide range o...

  • Little Pookie

    This book introduces Pookie, in a sweet sort-of counting book. Mom lists ten particular things she knows about Pookie. ("You like macaroni. You're suspicious of peas.") punctuated by brief comments by Pookie. A perfect ending awaits. ...

  • Christmas Parade

    A delightful Christmas picture book filled with hilarious characters and dynamic art from the one and only Sandra Boynton! BOOM biddy BOOM biddy BOOM BOOM BOOM! What’s that noise filling the room? From this rousing beginning unfolds Christm...

  • Tickle Time!

    Sometimes kids just need a good tickle. Maybe your child is grumpy, or frustrated, or looking for a little extra attention. Well, we have the cure. Reach for Tickle Time!—and like magic, everyone’s bright and sunny and giggling again.

  • Are You a Cow?

    Embrace identity with this brand-new board book from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton! Are you a COW? Are you a DOG? Are you a DUCK? Are you a FROG? A clever chicken narrates a playful inquiry in this charming and hilarious s...

  • Frog Trouble

    Hang on to yer hat, Cowboy.
     
    Yeeeee-hah! Boynton goes Country with Frog Trouble, a terrific CD and illustrated songbook of her new and wildly original Country songs. And they’re sung by a truly amazing roster of Country Music’s ...

  • Your Nose!

    You’ve got front-row seats to the cutest revue in town -- hop on down to The Bunny Rabbit Show! The latest addition to Sandra Boynton’s phenomenal bestselling Boynton on Board series, this book stars a cast of high-kicking bunnies performing i...

  • Spooky Pookie

    It’s Halloween! What will little Pookie decide to be this year? Pookie tries on costumes one by one, but somehow can’t find just the right thing. The resolution to Pookie’s dilemma will delight toddlers and their caregivers alike. Told and illu...

  • Eek! Halloween!

    Boynton celebrates Halloween!

    A new addition to the Boynton on Board series, with over 21 million copies sold, Eek! Halloween! is all treat and no tricks, a journey with Boynton and her nutty characters through the tradition of Halloween....

  • Dinosaur Dance!

    A brand-new board book about dancing dinosaurs from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton! ZANG! BOP! KIDDLY POW! The DINOSAUR DANCE is starting NOW! Join Boynton’s lively prehistoric bunch as they get everyone’s tails shaking for a...



  • Hog Wild!

    “Every man, woman, chicken, and child! Come on over now ’cause we’re going HOG WILD!”

        Great singers, great actors, terrific music, and SUCH a cool illustrated songbook -- wild times all around! The irrepressible Sandra Boyn...

  • Here, George!

    Bestselling author Sandra Boynton and iconic cartoonist for The New Yorker George Booth collaborate in this hilarious new board book about George, a lovable dog with a big secret. George is a big dog who likes to just sit around. But there’s an...

  • But Not the Armadillo

    For more than thirty-five years, readers have wondered what happens to the mystery armadillo on the last page of Sandra Boynton’s classic board book, BUT NOT THE HIPPOPOTAMUS. Now, at last, comes the long-awaited sequel. Behold the armadillo, a ...

  • Merry Christmas, Little Pookie

    Pookie and Mom get ready to welcome Christmas, in this gentle and captivating board book from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton. It’s Christmas Eve! Join Mom and her little Pookie as they prepare for the merriest of holidays. Together t...

  • I Love You, Little Pookie

    From the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton, here is I LOVE YOU, LITTLE POOKIE, a sweet and simple board book that offers a declaration of unwavering love from Mom to her wonderful child. I LOVE YOU, LITTLE POOKIE is an affectionate and heartf...

  • Silly Lullaby

    What’s the best way to say good night? With a silly lullaby from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton. It all starts with the big bear observing to the little bear in the red footie pajamas: Your pajamas are on. There’s a duck on you...

  • Dinosnores

    “Honk SHOOOOOO! Honk SHOOOOOO! . . .”        
     
    The snoring goes on, on and on through the night. They never stop snoring till the first morning light.
     
    Ah, all those dinosaurs look so cute in their pajam...

  • How Big Is Zagnodd?

    Finally, a board book that dares to answer the question: “HOW BIG IS ZAGNODD?” (Spoiler alert: SO big.) From there, we zip around outer space to meet a wild variety of­ aliens—Boknuk, Fleeb, Igwak, to name a few—who are L...

  • Jungle Night

    Two celebrated artists, Sandra Boynton and Yo-Yo Ma, come together for Jungle Night, a soothing bedtime board book. (Okay, MOSTLY soothing.)This board book guides us through the jungle to hear the distinctive, gentle snore of each animal: “...

  • Boo! Baa, La La La!

  • Good Night, Good Night

    Maestro of bedtime, Sandra Boynton, expands her bestselling The Going to Bed Book in this deluxe collectible picture book that will help a new generation of children get ready for bed.The sun has set not long ago. So begins one of the most widely lov...

  • Woodland Dance

     "The moose plays the cello. The deer, violin. And it’s ONE-two-three, ONE-two-three, time to begin!" Destined to be a read-aloud favorite, Woodland Dance is the newest board book from Sandra Boynton—a mystical, waltzing ni...

  • Peekaboo Rex!

    Join a T. rex who loves playing peekaboo in this surprising board book from bestselling and beloved Sandra Boynton!Follow a lovable T. rex throughout its day as it plays peekaboo with a tiny dinosaur friend. A story only Sandra Boynton could dream up...

  • The Bunny Rabbit Show!

    In this board book by Sandra Boynton, celebrate with a cast of high-kicking bunnies that perform in perfect unison to a lively song and dance all about, well, themselves! They’re very good at hopping, and not so good at stopping! You’ve g...

  • Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!

    A New York Times bestseller! Beloved author Sandra Boynton—and a very exuberant chicken!—have an important message to share in this inspiring and highly giftable all-ages picture book for every life milestone.   Whether you are learn...

  • Philadelphia Chickens

    From the one and only Sandra Boynton comes the tuneful, toe-tapping hardcover Philadelphia Chickens. Celebrating its 21st anniversary, this catchy and quirky musical-in-a-book has been completely redrawn and redesigned for the next generation of read...

  • Hippos Remain Calm

    Catch up with the party-loving hippos from Hippos Go Berserk! in this long-awaited picture book more than forty-five years in the making—from the one and only Sandra Boynton!Hippos have a reputation for wild parties that go on till dawn. People...

  • Ooo, Baby Baby!

    This uplifting board book from New York Times bestselling author Sandra Boynton beautifully captures the wonder of being a new parent.From the moment I saw you and whispered your name, nothing, no nothing, has been quite the same. Welcoming a baby tr...

  • Hey! What's That?

    From the brilliant mind of bestselling and beloved Sandra Boynton, comes a wild touch-and-feel book with a guessing game twist! Hey! What’s That? invites readers to guess what comes next by touching a mysterious tactile element through a hole o...

  • Dinosaurs in Trucks Because Hey, Why Not?

    Find out what happens when you suddenly give some dinosaurs their very own trucks in this hilarious rhyming board book from bestselling author Sandra Boynton. You like dinosaurs. Of course you do! Dinosaurs are terrific! I like them too.  Y...

  • Hey! Look at You!

    Hey! Look At You! is a play book with mirrors galore from the one and only Sandra Boynton!With mirrors and mooing and more, Hey! Look at You! invites readers to gaze into gigantic, animal-shaped mirrors to see themselves as Boynton’s fan-favori...

  • Little Night Songs

    Read and sing along with this adorable sound book that plays FIVE quick little night songs for sleepy kids, by the one and only Sandra Boynton!Each page turn in this nighttime book prompts a different song to play with the press of a button. Five son...

  • Little Love Songs

    Read and sing along with this adorable sound book that plays FIVE quick little love songs for cuddly kids, by the one and only Sandra Boynton!Each page turn in this charming book prompts a different song to play with the press of a button. Five songs...

  • Banana Bop!

    Introduce little ones to their soon-to-be-favorite word with this seriously silly board book from the one and only Sandra Boynton.Banana Bop! is a book of few words—and most of them are “banana.” But we challenge you to find a bette...

  • Dog Train

    The deluxe illustrated songbook from the one and only Sandra Boynton, is full of attitude, full of fun, and all lit up with star power. Dog Train is a Recording Industry Association of America Gold Album with more than 600,000 copies in print. Origin...

Award-Winning Books by Sandra Boynton

Chloe and Maude
1986 Irma S. & James H. Black Award -- Children's Literature
Moo Cow Book
2004 NAPPA Gold Award -- Babies & Toddlers
Your Personal Penguin
2006 NAPPA Gold Award -- Babies & Toddlers


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Sandra Boynton has published 74 books.

The next book by Sandra Boynton, Dog Train, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Sandra Boynton, If at First..., was published in March 1980.

No. Sandra Boynton does not write books in series.
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