Tedd Arnold

Author Information
Tedd Arnold's Latest Book

Newest Release

  • Bibliography:
    65 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1987
  • Latest Book:
    October 2022
  • Author Rating:
  • Share:

Full Series List in Order

Fly Guy

1 - Hi! Fly Guy (Sep-2005)
2 - Super Fly Guy! (Mar-2006)
3 - Shoo, Fly Guy! (Sep-2006)
4 - There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy (Sep-2007)
5 - Fly High, Fly Guy! (May-2008)
6 - Hooray for Fly Guy! (Sep-2008)
7 - I Spy Fly Guy! (Oct-2009)
8 - Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl (Jan-2010)
9 - Buzz Boy and Fly Guy (Sep-2010)
10 - Fly Guy Vs. the Flyswatter! (Aug-2011)
11 - Ride, Fly Guy, Ride! (Mar-2012)
12 - There's a Fly Guy in My Soup (Sep-2012)
13 - Fly Guy and the Frankenfly (Jul-2013)
14 - Fly Guy's Amazing Tricks (Sep-2014)
15 - Prince Fly Guy (Aug-2015)
16 - Fly Guy's Ninja Christmas (Oct-2016)
17 - Fly Guy's Big Family (Sep-2017)
18 - Fly Guy and the Alienzz (Apr-2018)
19 - Attack of the 50-Foot Fly Guy! (Sep-2019)
A Pet for Fly Guy (May-2014)

Fly Guy and Fly Girl

1 - Night Fright (Sep-2020)
2 - Friendly Frenzy (Jan-2022)

Fly Guy Presents

1 - Sharks (May-2013)
2 - Space (Sep-2013)
3 - Dinosaurs (Jan-2014)
4 - Firefighters (Aug-2014)
5 - Insects (Jan-2015)
6 - Bats (Jul-2015)
7 - Snakes (Jan-2016)
8 - The White House (Jul-2016)
9 - Weather (Sep-2016)
10 - Castles (Jan-2017)
11 - Police Officers (Jul-2018)
12 - Garbage and Recycling (Feb-2019)
13 - Monster Trucks (Oct-2019)
14 - Weird Animals (Feb-2021)

The Monster Under the Bed

1 - Huggly Gets Dressed (Jun-1998)
2 - Huggly Takes a Bath (Feb-1999)
3 - Huggly and the Toy Monster (Sep-1999)
4 - Huggly's Pizza (Feb-2000)
5 - Huggly Goes to School (Aug-2000)
6 - Huggly's Big Mess (Jan-2001)
7 - Huggly's Christmas (Oct-2001)
8 - Huggly's Snow Day (2002)

Book List in Order: 65 titles

  • No Jumping on the Bed!

    Fully re-illustrated for its anniversary, this classic is funnier and more kid-appealing than ever In celebration of twenty-five gleeful years in print, Tedd Arnold has created all-new artwork in the zany style he is now known and loved for - the sty...

  • Ollie Forgot

  • Mother Goose's Words of Wit and Wisdom

  • The Signmaker's Assistant

  • The Simple People

  • Green Wilma

    "Wilma''s parents don''t know quite what to do when their daughter wakes up green and requests bugs for breakfast. At school, Wilma''s teachers are appalled by her unusually colorful antics. Wherever Wilma goes, surprises await herand readers of this...

  • Five Ugly Monsters

  • No More Water in the Tub!

    William is getting ready for his bath when the faucet breaks, sending him and his tub surfing through the building! On his wet ride, he collects a strange fleet in his wake -- from Uncle Nash, who sits in the trash, to Little Dottie, who sails the po...

  • Parts

    I just don't know what's going onOr why it has to beBut every day it's something worseWhat's happening to me?So begins this uproarious new story from the best-selling creator of No Jumping on the Bed!,Green Wilma, and other popular books. The young n...



  • Huggly Gets Dressed

    The Monster Under the Bed - 1

  • Huggly Takes a Bath

    The Monster Under the Bed - 2

    When he ventures out from under the bed one night, Huggly tries to figure out the use for various items in the bathroom including toothpaste and bubble bath, in a follow-up story to Huggly Gets Dressed. ...

  • Huggly and the Toy Monster

    The Monster Under the Bed - 3

  • Huggly's Pizza

    The Monster Under the Bed - 4

  • Huggly Goes to School

    The Monster Under the Bed - 5

    Huggly doesn't realize that his perfect hide-and-seek hiding spot is...a school! Can Huggly and his friends pretend to be people without getting caught? Find out when you join Huggly on this rollicking adventure!Lovable Huggly and his friends are m...

  • Huggly's Big Mess

    The Monster Under the Bed - 6

    Huggly learned to love pizza in his birthday party adventure, Huggly and the Toy Monster. He convinced his friends Booter and Grubble to go out into the people world in Huggly's Pizza to find his favorite round, flat food. Now, in Huggly's Big Mess, ...

  • More Parts

    Give me a hand . . . hold your tongue . . . scream your lungs out . . . what's a kid to do if he wants to keep all his body parts in place? Well, one thing is for sure, he'll have to be creative. Like, if you want to keep your heart from breaking, ...

  • Huggly's Christmas

    The Monster Under the Bed - 7

    When Huggly accidentally leaves his star-shaped light beam in the people-child's closet, he thinks he's lost it for good, but then he and his friends Booter and Grubble find it in a most unlikely place. Original....

  • Huggly's Snow Day

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    The Monster Under the Bed - 8

  • Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name

    Wild and wacky art by Tedd Arnold illustrates this favorite camp song. With googly eyes that move and priced at $10.95!



    Meet Catalina Magdalena Whoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan...
    She had two holes on the bottom of her ...



  • Even More Parts

    Chip Block, the hero of Parts, is back, and still worried about falling apart based on the things he hears. This time he’s made a list of all the strange, crazy things he’s heard people say: “I lost my head.” “My nose is running.” “I sa...

  • Hi! Fly Guy

    Fly Guy - 1
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    From bestselling author/illustrator Tedd Arnold, creator of PARTS and GREEN WILMA, comes the hilarious FLY GUY! It's easy to read and it comes with a shiny foil cover!"A fly was flying. He was looking for something to eat. Something tasty. Something ...

  • Super Fly Guy!

    Fly Guy - 2
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    The second book in a humorous, easy-to-read series about a boy and his fly! Books have foil covers!Fly Guy loves the school lunchroom. He loves the dirty dishes, the smelly mop, and the garbage cans. But when the lunch ladies discover there's a fly i...

  • Shoo, Fly Guy!

    Fly Guy - 3

    Fly Guy returns home to discover that Buzz has gone on a picnic without him! Sad and hungry, Fly Guy takes off in search of his favorite food. He gets shooed away from a hamburger, a pizza, a dog's bones, and even roadkill--leaving readers to guess w...

  • Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

    We all know the joke. We''ve all told it. Kids love to tell it over and over and over again, with as many different punch lines as possible. And now we''ve found out that famous award-winning artists love to tell the joke too—and they have some...

  • Rat Life

    The dead body found in the Chemanga River has nothing to do with Todd. He's been busy making beds at the family motel and writing alien stories to entertain his friends. Sure, a murder is big news, but what would really interest him? A paying job and...

  • The Twin Princes

    Why did Old King Chanticleer worry about his two sons? Because they were twins, and he could not decide which prince should inherit his throne. And so he planned a horse race -- one that would determine the next king. But this race was an unusual one...

  • There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy

    Fly Guy - 4

    Buzz is visiting Grandma, and Fly Guy comes along for the ride. Oops! Grandma swallows Fly Guy, then a spider, then a bird, then a cat, then a dog. . . . She's about to swallow a horse, when Fly Guy shouts: "BUZZZ!" Buzz is starting to worry, but ...

  • Fly High, Fly Guy!

    Fly Guy - 5

    Oh, no! Is Fly Guy lost?Mom and Dad won't let Fly Guy go along on the family road trip. They're afraid he'll get lost. But when Dad accidentally shuts him in the trunk, Fly Guy goes along for the ride!Fly Guy gets lost at the picnic site, but he show...

  • Hooray for Fly Guy!

    Fly Guy - 6

    Will Coach put Fly Guy in the big game?"Flies can't play football," says Coach. But Fly Guy and Buzz are determined to prove him wrong. Fly Guy tries to kick a football, go out for a pass, and tackle his friend Buzz. In the end, Fly Guy helps Buzz sc...



  • Green Wilma, Frog in Space

    Wilma's parents don't know quite what to do when their daughter wakes up green and requests bugs for breakfast. At school, Wilma's teachers are appalled by her unusually colorful antics. Wherever Wilma goes, surprises await herand readers of this irr...

  • I Spy Fly Guy!

    Fly Guy - 7

    When Fly Guy and Buzz play hide-and-seek, Fly Guy hides in his favorite place--the garbage can. But as Buzz finishes counting, the garbageman drives away with the garbage and Fly Guy, too. Buzz follows the truck to the dump, where he sees zillions of...

  • Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl

    Fly Guy - 8

    Fly Guy has met his match, and her name is Fly Girl. Fly Guy can do fancy flying. Fly Girl can do fancier flying. Fly Guy can eat gross stuff. Fly Girl can eat grosser stuff. Fly Guy can say his boy's name--Buzzzzzz! And Fly Girl can say her girl's n...

  • Buzz Boy and Fly Guy

    Fly Guy - 9

    The excitement is jam packed in Fly Guy's newest episode which features a comic book within the story. Buzz and Fly Guy are superheroes! The dynamic duo must battle a fiery dragon and a band of pirates. Will Fly Guy and Buzz Boy defeat their enemies ...

  • Fly Guy Vs. the Flyswatter!

    Fly Guy - 10

    A hilarious new Fly Guy adventure -- when Fly Guy joins Buzz's class on a trip to a flyswatter factory, it's the "best field trip ever!" When Fly Guy goes to school with Buzz, they learn that his class is taking a field trip to a flyswatter factor...

  • Ride, Fly Guy, Ride!

    Fly Guy - 11

    Dad takes Fly Guy and Buzz for a car ride, but in a funny and wacky turn of events, Fly Guy is blown out of the car window and into a passing truck, where he lands in the driver's mouth! The driver spits him out, and Fly Guy tumbles onto a boat. Fly ...

  • There's a Fly Guy in My Soup

    Fly Guy - 12

    At a fancy hotel dinner, Fly Guy gets into some trouble--and the restaurant's soup! When Buzz and his family have dinner in a fancy hotel's restaurant, Fly Guy isn't allowed in. After searching through the hotel's trash, Fly Guy smells a wonderful...

  • Dirty Gert

    Gert loves dirt. She rolls in it, digs in it, even tastes it. Then one day while making mud pies in the rain, Gert becomes reorganized: she grows branches, leaves and roots. Gert is delighted....until camera crews televise her, botanists analyze her,...

  • Sharks

    Fly Guy Presents - 1
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Fly Guy is buzzzzing on over to the nonfiction genre! Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold brings nonfiction to life with the help of his very popular main character, Fly Guy! This engaging nonfiction reader combines the kid-friendly humor...

  • Fly Guy and the Frankenfly

    Fly Guy - 13

    Buzz dreams about Frankenfly--but Fly Guy is a friend, not a monster! In the latest installment of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Fly Guy series, Buzz and Fly Guy spend a day together playing some spooky games and doing arts and crafts projects. W...



  • Space

    Fly Guy Presents - 2
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Fly Guy and Buzz are back with another great nonfiction book! Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold brings nonfiction to life in this engaging nonfiction reader! During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, sp...

  • Fix This Mess!

    Robug tries to obey when Jake instructs it to "Fix this mess" but somehow manages to make things worse....

  • Dinosaurs

    Fly Guy Presents - 3
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Learn all about dinosaurs with Fly Guy and Buzz! Fly Guy and Buzz are ready for their next field trip! And in FLY GUY PRESENTS: DINOSAURS they visit a natural history museum to learn all about dinosaurs. With straightforward text, humorous asides,...

  • A Pet for Fly Guy

    Fly Guy

    What is the right pet for Fly Guy? In the first zany, hilarious Fly Guy picture book, Buzz tries to help Fly Guy find the right pet. It seems that everyone else at the park has a pet, so Fly Guy wants one, too. A dog licked Fly Guy. A frog chased ...

  • Firefighters

    Fly Guy Presents - 4
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Come ride the fire truck with Fly Guy! Fly Guy and Buzz are off on another exciting field trip. This time, they're visiting the fire station! There, they will learn all about firefighters, fire trucks, and fire safety. They'll even get to zoom dow...

  • Fly Guy's Amazing Tricks

    Fly Guy - 14

    Get ready for Fly Guy's wacky new tricks as he saves the day! In the latest installment of Tedd Arnold's New York Times-bestselling Fly Guy series, Fly Guy puts on a show with all the new tricks that Buzz taught him. But when Fly Guy shows off The...

  • Insects

    Fly Guy Presents - 5
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Learn all about insects with Fly Guy and Buzz! Fly Guy and Buzz are ready for their next field trip! And in FLY GUY PRESENTS: INSECTS they go outside to learn all about other insects like Fly Guy! With straightforward text, humorous asides, and ki...

  • Vincent Paints His House

    In this playful picture book homage to artist Vincent van Gogh, a house gets a brilliantly colorful paint job. Vincent is ready to paint his house. The only problem is choosing the color. He thinks white would be nice ... until the spider convinc...

  • Bats

    Fly Guy Presents - 6
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Learn all about bats with Fly Guy! It's time for a field trip! Fly Guy and Buzz are going into a bat cave to learn all about bats. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will l...

  • Prince Fly Guy

    Fly Guy - 15

    Once upon a time, Buzz writes a fairy tale for a class assignment and Fly Guy becomes a handsome prince! In the latest installment of Tedd Arnold's NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Fly Guy series, Buzz has a homework assignment to write a fairy tale and...



  • Snakes

    Fly Guy Presents - 7
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    It's time for a field trip! Fly Guy and Buzz are going to the zoo to learn all about snakes. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will love learning about these slithery creatur...

  • The White House

    Fly Guy Presents - 8
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    It's time for a field trip! Fly Guy and Buzz are going to the White House. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly, full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will love learning about the presidents and their famous house.<...

  • Weather

    Fly Guy Presents - 9
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    It's time for a field trip! Fly Guy and Buzz are going to a weather station to learn all about weather. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will love learning about tornadoes, ...

  • Fly Guy's Ninja Christmas

    Fly Guy - 16

    It's Christmazzz Eve and Fly Guy doesn't have a present to give his best friend, Buzz. But when he goes out to look for one, Fly Guy meets a stranger in the house whom he has to fight off with his ninja action. Will Fly Guy defeat the stranger? Will ...

  • Castles

    Fly Guy Presents - 10
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Children across the nation voted for the topic of this Fly Guy Presents book, and the winning topic was... CASTLES! On their latest field trip, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about castles: from drawbridges and dungeons to kings, queens, and knights! Awa...

  • Fly Guy's Big Family

    Fly Guy - 17

    Fly Guy misses his family. So when Fly Guy's not looking, Buzz plans him a surprise party and invites his whole family-including all his brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and mother and father. When the time comes for the party, will Fly Guy...

  • Fly Guy and the Alienzz

    Fly Guy - 18

    Buzz is making a movie about aliens from outer space. When the action begins, superheroes Fly Guy and Buzz Boy are protecting a secret fort in the sky when an alien ship captures them! The duo must outsmart the aliens and the space pirates with the h...

  • Police Officers

    Fly Guy Presents - 11
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Fly Guy and Buzz are visiting a police station on their latest field trip. They will learn all about police officers: job duties and responsibilities, police dogs, uniforms, police cars, community policing, police stations, police chiefs, police acad...

  • Garbage and Recycling

    Fly Guy Presents - 12
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Fly Guy and Buzz visit a landfill to discover where their garbage goes. They learn all about garbage trucks, trash sorting, bacteria, and how landfills can be more environmentally friendly. They also visit a recycling plant to learn about how recycli...

  • Attack of the 50-Foot Fly Guy!

    Fly Guy - 19

    Buzz comes home from school to find that Fly Guy is 50 feet tall! WOW-ZAA! After grabbing a snack from a radioactive trash can, Fly Guy grows to 50 feet tall! Can Buzz and the scientist figure out how to shrink him before the police and military a...

  • Monster Trucks

    Fly Guy Presents - 13
    Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Buzz introduces Fly Guy to one of the coolest vehicles around: monster trucks! Buzz and Fly Guy learn all about monster truck technology, tricks, events, and safety. These "monsterzzzz" are nothing to be scared of! Award-winning author-...

  • Night Fright

    Fly Guy and Fly Girl - 1

    Introducing the Fly Guy and Fly Girl series! YIPPEEZZZ! Buzz and Liz go to the zoo with their pets, Fly Guy and Fly Girl. Little do they know that something scary is about to happen... GULPZ! GULPZIE!...

  • Weird Animals

    Fly Guy Presents - 14

    Fly Guy is buzzing to learn all about the world's weirdest animals! While on a field trip to the zoo, Buzz and Fly Guy discover the world is filled with weird and unusual animals! From blobfish to naked mole rats, there's plenty for the best friends ...

  • Friendly Frenzy

    Fly Guy and Fly Girl - 2

    Fly Guy and Fly Girl have a scary SURPRIZZZE in the park!Buzz and Fly Guy see Liz and Fly Girl in the park. Up in a tree, they meet a boy named Carlos, who introduces them to his pet lizard, Annie. But where have Fly Guy and Fly Girl gone...?Featurin...

  • Fly Guy Presents: Dogs

    Fly Guy is buzzing to learn all about dogs!¡Buzz y Hombre Mosca visitan una exposicion canina donde lo aprenden todo sobre el mejor amigo del hombre! Ambos amigos exploran las diferentes razas de perro, perros famosos a lo largo de la historia, los ...

  • Noodleheads Take It Easy

    Taking it easy is easy peasy, until Mac and Mac give it a try! This colorful graphic novel will have 1st and 2nd grade independent readers laughing out loud at Noodleheads’ funny adventures. Mac and Mac want to take it easy and eat their favorit...

Award-Winning Books by Tedd Arnold

Buzz Boy and Fly Guy
2013 Garden State Children's Book Award -- Easy-To-Read
Fly Guy Vs. the Flyswatter!
2014 Garden State Children's Book Award -- Easy-To-Read
Hi! Fly Guy
2006 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award -- Beginning Fiction
Hooray for Fly Guy!
2011 Garden State Children's Book Award -- Easy-To-Read Series
I Spy Fly Guy!
2012 Garden State Children's Book Award -- Easy-To-Read Series
More Parts
2003 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
No Jumping on the Bed!
1990 Georgia Children's Book Award -- Picture Storybook
No More Water in the Tub!
1999 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award -- Grades K-3
Parts
1999 Colorado Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
1999 Florida Children's Book Award -- Pre K - 2nd Grade
1999 Volunteer State Book Award -- Grades K-3
Rat Life
2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award -- Young Adult
Super Fly Guy!
2009 Garden State Children's Book Award -- Easy-To-Read
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy
2010 Garden State Children's Book Award -- Easy-To-Read Series


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Tedd Arnold has published 65 books.

Tedd Arnold does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Fly Guy Presents: Dogs, was published in October 2022.

The first book by Tedd Arnold, No Jumping on the Bed!, was published in September 1987.

Yes. Tedd Arnold has 4 series.
Pseudonyms / Co-Author
Author Series
Publisher Series
No ads, please...

$20 / year

FictionDB Premium Membership

Subscribe