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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books
  • First Book:
    October 1997
  • Latest Book:
    August 2013
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Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • An old favorite as you've never seen it before!

    Everyone knows the song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, a spider, a bird, and even worse, but who's ever seen what's going on inside the old lady's stomach? With this inventive die-cut artwork...



  • Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes -- just like this book! When Joseph's coat got too old and shabby, he made it into a jacket. But what did he make it into after that? And after that?

    As children turn the pages of this book, th...



  • What happened in the house that Jack built? It all started with the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built. And then came the rat that ate the cheese and the cat who killed the rat. Caldecott Medal?winning author and illustrator Simms Taback br...



  • A saying: It pays to have a little chutzpah (nerve).

    With Old World charm, universal humor, and just a bit of chutzpah, Simms Taback offers this lively spin on thirteen playful tales -- as only he could. Paired with his trademark vibrant an...



  • What do you do when you miss someone every day? If you live in the eloquently magical world of Simms Taback, you wrap yourself in paper, close yourself up in a box (don?t forget the air holes!) and mail yourself to the one you love. From the creator ...



  • Here's a book that's also a guessing game! Turn the page for your first clue: "I have a huge mane." Open the flap and you'll see another: "I can roar." Open one more, and you'll see the answer to the riddle: "It's a lion!" In this colorful book of sa...














  • The hilarious correspondence between a reluctant first-time camper and his dad This fabulously creative book by Caldecott Award winner Simms Taback features handmade postcards and funny letters that readers will enjoy pulling out of their envelope...



  • Where does a bird live? A dog? A mouse? A bunny? Where is My House? shows animals in their homes. With each lift of a flap, the animal changes expressiona feature very interesting to babies and toddlers....



  • Caldecott award-winning illustrator Simms Taback adds Farm Animals to his best-selling City Animals and Safari Animals series. Just like the other books, Farm Animals is a guessing game. Turn the page for your first clue: "I have curly hair.” Open...



  • The author's cheerful, energetic animals compare their similarities and differences. A mouse finger puppet attached to the book encourages playful, interactive reading and it 'talks' to the animal in the book and to the listening child....



  • Can you BAA like a sheep? SING like a bird? WHINNY like a horse ahead of the herd? Simms Taback's charming critters will have kids mooing, quacking, and hee-haw-ing. The lively lenticular cover shows a quacking duck who's on the move!...



  • Peek-a-boo, I see you A parrot A rabbit A frog A bear Simma Taback's bright, bolf animals and simple, repetitive tect make this a perfect board book for every young child who loves to play peek-a-boo....


Award-Winning Books by Simms Taback

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
1999 National Jewish Book Award -- Children's Picture
2000 Caldecott Medal -- Picture Book
Postcards from Camp
2013 Bluebonnet Award -- Children's


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Simms Taback has published 16 books.

Simms Taback does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Peek-A-Boo Who?, was published in August 2013.

The first book by Simms Taback, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, was published in October 1997.

No. Simms Taback does not write books in series.