Bibliography of Mercer Mayer
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List of titles

The following is a partial list of books that Mercer Mayer has written and/or illustrated. It also includes books and items that are related to Mercer Mayer and his creations (like coloring books, sticker
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 books, lacing cards, toy
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s, etc.).

Little Critter main series

Published in the Golden Books "Look-Look Books" series

Individual books may also be available in special editions
  • Just For You (1975) ISBN 0-307-12542-4 (first hardcover printing has 5 more pages of story and artwork then all subsequent printings, including "I wanted to build a beautiful house just for you, but I hurt myself")
  • Just Me and My Dad
    Just Me and My Dad
    Just Me and My Dad is a Little Critter book by Mercer Mayer, second in the series after Just for You. The story takes place when Little Critter and his dad go camping in the woods...

     (1977)
  • The New Baby (1980)
  • All by Myself (1983)
  • I Was So Mad (1983)
  • Just Go To Bed (1983)
  • Just Grandma and Me (1983)
  • Just Grandpa and Me (1983)
  • Me Too! (1983)
  • Merry Christmas Mom and Dad (1983)
  • When I Get Bigger (1985) (also released as a mini-hardback book)
  • Just Me and My Puppy (1985)
  • Just Me and My Babysitter (1986)
  • Just Me and My Little Sister (1986)
  • Just a Mess (1987)
  • Baby Sister Says No (1987)
  • Happy Easter, Little Critter (1988) ISBN 0-307-11723-5
  • I Just Forgot (1988)
  • Just My Friend and Me (1988)
  • Just a Daydream (1989)
  • Just Shopping with Mom (1989) (original version featured the mother warning Little Sister she will be spanked if she does not behave, reprints since the mid-1990s replaced spanking references with "time-out")
  • Just Me and My Mom (1990)
  • Just Going to the Dentist (1990)
  • Just Me and My Little Brother (1991)
  • Little Critter at Scout Camp (1991)
  • What a Bad Dream (1992) ISBN 0-307-12685-4
  • Just Me and My Cousin (1992; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-12688-9
  • This is My Family (1992; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-00137-7
  • Little Critter's Joke Book (1993)
  • Trick or Treat, Little Critter (1993; with Gina Mayer)
  • A Very Special Little Critter (1993; with Gina Mayer)
  • Just Me in the Tub (1994; with Gina Mayer)
  • Just Lost! (1994; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-12844-X
  • Just a Bully (1999; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-13200-5
  • Just a New Neighbor (1999; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-13265-X
  • Just a Toy (2000; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-13279-X
  • Just a Piggy Bank (2001; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-13283-8
  • Just a Secret (2001; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-13287-0
  • Just a Snowy Vacation (2001; with Gina Mayer)
  • Just Not Invited (2002; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-13289-7
  • Just a Baseball Game (2003; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-10451-6
  • Just Fishing with Grandma (2003; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-10453-2
  • Just a Little Homework (2004; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-375-82745-5

The new adventures

Continuation of the main series with HarperFestival

same dimensions, may contain some stickers, or other items.
  • Bye-Bye, Mom and Dad (2004; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053945-3 (with pull-out poster Family Tree)
  • Good for Me and You (2004; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053948-8 (with more than 20 stickers)
  • Happy Halloween, Little Critter! (2004) ISBN 0-06-053971-2 (with pull back flaps)
  • Just a School Project (2004; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053946-1 (with more than 20 stickers)
  • Just a Snowman (2004; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053947-X (with more than 20 stickers)
  • Just Big Enough (2004; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053963-1 (with Pull out growth chart) (this book can be found as an over-sized hardback)
  • Merry Christmas, Little Critter (2004; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053972-0 (with pull back flaps)
  • My Trip to the Hospital (2005; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053949-6 (with 5 adhesive bandages that feature Little Critter)
  • Happy Valentine's Day, Little Critter (2005; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053973-9 (with pull back flaps)
  • Just so Thankful (2006; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053950-X (with four thank you cards)
  • It's Easter, Little Critter! (2007; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053974-7 (with pull back flaps)
  • Grandma, Grandpa, and Me (2007; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053951-8
  • Happy Father's Day! (2007; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-06-053965-8
  • The Lost Dinosaur Bone (December 2007) ISBN 0-06-053952-6
  • Snowball Soup (an I Can Read book) (September 2007) ISBN 0-06-083544-3 (hardcover) and ISBN 0-06-083543-5 (paperback)
  • It's Earth Day (February 2008) ISBN 0-06-053959-3 (originally announced under the title My Earth Day Surprise)
  • The Best Teacher Ever (May 2008) ISBN 0-06-053960-7
  • Going to the Firehouse (an I Can Read book) (June 2008) ISBN 0-06-083546-X (hardcover) ISBN 0-06-083545-1 (paperback)
  • Just a Day at the Pond (July 2008) ISBN 0-06-053961-5
  • To the Rescue! (an I Can Read book) (September 2008) ISBN 0-06-083548-6 (hardcover) ISBN 0-06-083547-8 (paperback)
  • This Is My Town (an I Can Read book) (December 2008) ISBN 0-06-083550-8 (hardcover) ISBN 0-06-083549-4 (paperback)
  • Happy Mother's Day! (March 2008) ISBN 0-06-053970-4
  • First Day of School (June 2009) ISBN 0-06-053969-0
  • The Fall Festival (an I Can Read book) (July 2009) ISBN 0-06-083551-6
  • Going to the Sea Park (an I Can Read book) (September 2009) ISBN 0-060-83553-2
  • Just a Little Music (December 2009) ISBN 0-060-53962-3
  • Just a Little Sick (December 2009) ISBN 0-060-83555-9
  • Just Saving My Money (an I Can Read book) (June 2010) ISBN 0-060-83557-5
  • The Best Yard Sale (July 2010) ISBN 0-061-47799-0
  • Just Critters Who Care (an I Can Read book) (August 2010) ISBN 0-060-83559-1
  • Just a Little Luck (February 2011) ISBN 0-061-47800-8
  • A Green, Green Garden (an I Can Read book) (March 2011) ISBN 0-060-83561-3
  • Just Helping My Dad (an I Can Read book) (April, 2011) ISBN 0-060-83563-X
  • The Best Show and Share (scheduled June, 2011) ISBN 0-061-47801-6
  • Little Critter: A Busy Day (scheduled August, 2011) ISBN 1-402-78411-2

Scholastic series

Portrait shaped in different sizes
  • I'm Sorry (1995; with Gina Mayer)
  • At the Beach With Dad (1998; with Gina Mayer)
  • It's Mine (2000; with Gina Mayer)

Special publications

  • Just a Snowy Day (1983) "Golden Touch and Feel Book" ISBN 0-307-12156-9 (republished by HarperCollins
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    )
  • Little Critter In Search of the Beautiful Princess (1993) Green Frog Publishers ISBN 1-56619-449-0 (oversized hardcover book in the style of the Where's Waldo series)
  • Little Critter's Camp Out: A Golden Sound Story (1994) ISBN 0-307-70902-7
  • Little Critter: Just a Pirate (a "Magic Touch Talking Book" by Hasbro, Incorporated) (July 1996) ISBN 1-888-20812-0
  • Little Critter: Just Going to the Moon (a "Magic Touch Talking Book" by Hasbro, Incorporated (July 1996) ISBN 1-888-20811-2
  • Super Critter To The Rescue: A Golden Sound Story (1997) ISBN 0-307-74708-5
  • Just a Bubble Bath (1997) Inchworm Press, "Scrub-A-Dub Bath Book" (10 pages) ISBN 1-57719-222-2
  • Just My Camera and Me: Photo Fun Package (1998) Inchworm Press, ISBN 1-57719-398-9 (comes with a camera, a photo album, and the book Just My Camera and Me)
  • Just a Garden (1999) ISBN 1-57719-605-8 (was sold as a kit with four small plastic gardening tools and the book Just a Garden)

Little Golden Books

A numbered series. These were re-released by Scholastic and as a part of Mercer Mayer's Little Critter Book Club
  • Just a Bad Day (1993; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-98873-2
  • Taking Care of Mom (1993; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-98880-5
  • Just a Little Different (1993; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-98875-9
  • Just Like Dad (1993; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-98876-7
  • Just Say Please (1993; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-96017-X
  • This is My Body (1993; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-96013-7
  • I'm Sorry (1993; with Gina Mayer)
  • Just A Gum Wrapper (1993; by Gina and Mercer Mayer) ISBN 0-89577-766-5
  • Just Me and My Bicycle (1993; by Gina and Mercer Mayer)
  • Just Too Little (1993; by Gina and Mercer Mayer)
  • Just Leave Me Alone (1995; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-307-96016-1
  • The School Play (1995; by Gina and Mercer Mayer)
  • The Loose Tooth (1995; by Gina and Mercer Mayer)
  • Just an Airplane (1995; by Gina and Mercer Mayer) ISBN 0-89577-784-3
  • I Was So Sick (1995; with Gina Mayer)

Little Sister (of Little Critter)

Published as Golden Books "Little Look-Look Books"
  • Little Sister's Birthday (1988)
  • Just a Nap (1989)
  • Just a Rainy Day (1990)
  • When I Grow Up (1991)
  • Just Camping Out (1991)
  • The New Potty (1992; with Gina Mayer)
  • Just a Thunderstorm (1993; with Gina Mayer) ISBN 0-375-82633-5
  • My Big Sister (1995; with Gina Mayer)
  • The Magic Pumpkin (1997; with Gina Mayer)

Little Critter Storybooks featuring the "Critter Kids"

These were initially published by Scholastic publishing as accordion-style fold-out board books.

Most were republished by Random House
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 and Green Frog as regular hardcover and softcover books.
  • Malcom's Race (1983) ISBN 0-590-32808-5
  • Possum Child Goes Shopping (1983) ISBN 0-590-32806-9
  • Little Sister's Bracelet (originally titled Too's Bracelet) (1983) ISBN 0-590-32810-7, ISBN 0-88029-800-6, ISBN 0-517-27369-1
  • Bun Bun's Birthday (originally titled SweetMeat's Birthday) (1983) ISBN 0-590-32809-3, ISBN 0-517-27160-5, ISBN 0-679-87368-6
  • Bat Child's Haunted House (1983) ISBN 0-590-32811-5, ISBN 0-88029-802-2
  • Gator Cleans House (1983) ISBN 0-590-32807-7, ISBN 0-517-60092-7, ISBN 0-679-87354-6

Readers

Published by Random House, McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing, and by School Specialty Publishing
  • Little Critter Sleeps Over (Road To Reading adaption of Little Critter's Staying Overnight from 1988) (1999) ISBN 0-307-26203-0
  • My Trip to the Zoo (2001)ISBN 1-57768-826-0 (Level 1)
  • Country Fair (2002) ISBN 1-57768-827-9 (Level 1)
  • Show and Tell (2002) ISBN 1-57768-835-X (Level 1)
  • Beach Day (2001) ISBN 1-57768-844-9 (Level 1)
  • Tiger's Birthday (2001) ISBN 1-57768-828-7 (Level 2)
  • A Day at Camp (2001) ISBN 1-57768-836-8 (Level 2)
  • The New Fire Truck (2001) ISBN 1-57768-843-0 (Level 2)
  • Grandma's Garden (2001) ISBN 1-57768-846-5 (Level 2)
  • Our Tree House (2001) ISBN 1-57768-833-3 (Level 3)
  • Goodnight, Little Critter (2001) (Level 3)
  • Class Trip (2001) ISBN 1-57768-845-7 (Level 3)
  • New Kid in Town (2001) ISBN 1-57768-829-5 (Level 3)
  • Helping Mom (2000)
  • Little Critters' The Best Present (2000) ISBN 0-606-18923-8
  • Our Park (2000) ISBN 1-57768-807-4
  • Field Day (2000) ISBN 1-57768-813-9
  • Camping Out (2001) ISBN 1-57768-806-6
  • The Mixed-up Morning (2001) ISBN 1-57768-808-2
  • Our Friend Sam (2001) ISBN 1-57768-815-5
  • My Trip to the Farm (2001) ISBN 1-57768-817-1
  • No One Can Play (2001) ISBN 1-57768-804-X
  • Play Ball (2001) ISBN 1-57768-803-1
  • A Yummy Lunch (2001) ISBN 1-57768-809-0
  • Surprise! (2002) ISBN 1-57768-638-1
  • Harvest Time (2003) ISBN 1-57768-578-4
  • We Love You, Little Critter (2003)
  • The Little Christmas Tree (2003) ISBN 1-57768-583-0
  • Christmas for Miss Kitty (2003) ISBN 1-57768-584-9
  • Play It Safe (2004) ISBN 1-57768-586-5
  • Skating Day (2004) ISBN 1-57768-588-1

Boardbooks

Published by Little Simon (Simon & Schuster), Random House, Golden Books, GT Publishing and HarperFestival
  • Little Critter's Play with Me (1982) ISBN 0-307-12269-7
  • Astronaut Critter (1986) ISBN 0-671-61142-9
  • Construction Critter (1986) ISBN 1-57719-397-0
  • Cowboy Critter (1986) ISBN 0-671-61141-0
  • Fireman Critter (1986) ISBN 0-671-61143-7
  • Police Critter (1986) ISBN 0-671-61140-2
  • Mail Critter (1987) ISBN 0-671-61144-5
  • Doctor Critter (1987) ISBN 0-671-61147-X
  • Sailor Critter (1987) ISBN 0-671-61146-1
  • Little Critter's Day (1990) ISBN 0-307-06107-8
  • Little Critter at Play (1990) ISBN 0-307-06106-X
  • Little Critter (Booktivity) ISBN 0-307-05579-5
  • Little Critter Colors (1992) ISBN 0-88029-830-8
  • Little Critter Numbers (1992) ISBN 0-679-87355-4
  • Little Critter Shapes (1992) ISBN 0-88029-832-4
  • Little Critter's ABC's (1993) ISBN 0-88029-831-6
  • Little Critter Cowboy (1996) ISBN 1-57719-258-3 (edited 10 page version of the 14 page Cowboy Critter)
  • Little Critter Doctor (1996) ISBN 1-57719-104-8 (edited 10 page version of the 14 page Doctor Critter)
  • Little Critter Astronaut (1996) ISBN 1-57719-089-0 (edited 10 page version of the 14 page Astronaut Critter)
  • Little Critter Policeman (1996)(edited 10 page version of the 14 page Police Critter)
  • Little Critter Construction (1996) (edited 10 page version of the 14 page Construction Critter, also released as a part of the Little Critter Construction Playset) ISBN 1-57719-655-4
  • Little Critter Sailor (1998) ISBN 1-57719-396-2 (edited 10 page version of the 14 page Sailor Critter)
  • Little Critter All Grown Up! (1999) ISBN 1-57719-648-1 (Collection containing the edited versions of the 4 books: Doctor, Sailor, Cowboy, and Construction)
  • Just a Dump Truck (2004) ISBN 0-06-053968-2
  • Just a Tugboat (2004) ISBN 0-06-053967-4

Lift-a-Flap Books

Published by multiple publishing houses. Some were originally released as hardcovers and then later re-released as Chunky Flap Board Books (two ISBN numbers are listed when this is the case).
  • Where's Kitty (1991) ISBN 0-88029-864-2, ISBN 0-679-87343-0
  • Where is My Frog? (1991) ISBN 0-88029-863-4, ISBN 0-679-87344-9
  • Where's My Sneaker? (1991) ISBN 0-88029-793-X, ISBN 0-679-87370-8
  • Little Critter Hansel & Gretel: A Lift the Flap Book (1991) ISBN 0-88029-797-2, ISBN 0-679-87369-4
  • Little Critter's Jack and the Beanstalk (1991) ISBN 0-88029-798-0, ISBN 0-679-87345-7
  • Little Critter's Little Red Riding Hood (1991) ISBN 0-88029-866-9, ISBN 0-679-87346-5
  • Just an Easter Egg (1998; written by Erica Farber and John Sansevere) ISBN 1-57719-299-0
  • Just a Magic Trick (1998; written by Erica Farber and John Sansevere) ISBN 1-57719-298-2

Activity books

  • Little Critter: My Stories: Write and Draw Your Own Stories (1991) ISBN 0-307-05830-1
  • Little Critter Stand Ups to Color and Share (1992) (comes with 6 stand ups and stickers)
  • Little Critter Favorite Things (1994) ISBN 0-307-08573-2 (a coloring book)
  • Little Critter's Day at the Farm (with reusable stickers) (1994) ISBN 0-590-48641-1 (and ISBN 0-590-32804-2)
  • Little Critter's Holiday Fun Sticker Book (1994) ISBN 0-590-48640-3
  • Little Critter Shapes & Colors Coloring Book
  • Little Critter Dots and Mazes (Golden First Fun)
  • Little Critter's Song and Activity Book (1996)
  • Little Critter's Halloween: A Coloring and Activity Book (1997) (also came with Spooky Halloween Kit which included the book The Magic Pumpkin (Little Sister), a Flashlight, and a Trick-Or-Treat Bag). ISBN 1-57719-236-2
  • Little Critter's Christmas: A Coloring and Activity Book (1997) ISBN 1-57719-230-3
  • Little Critter's Backseat Busy Book (1999)
  • Painting the Seasons with Little Critter (2003) HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-053956-9
  • Fun at School with Little Critter (2004)

Collections

  • Little Critter's Bedtime Storybook (1987) (includes: The Fussy Princess, The Grumpy Old Rabbit, The Day the Wind Stopped Blowing, The Bear Who Wouldn't Share, and some bumper "Bedtime" segments)
  • Two-minute Little Critter Stories: Eight favorite stories (1990) ISBN 0-307-12192-5 (Includes: Just A Mess, Just Me and My Babysitter, I Just Forgot, Just Me and My Puppy, I Was So Mad, Just My Friends and Me, When I Get Bigger, and Just Go to Bed)
  • Thrills and Spills (1991) (Early Bird Series Big Books: 19.5 x 16.2) ISBN 0-8273-4120-2 (Contains four stories: Just for You by Mercer Mayer, Jamberry by Bruce Degen
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    , The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone
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    , and Baby Days)
  • Just Me and My Family (1997) (A box set of four separate Golden Look Look books)
  • Just Me and My Family: Six Story Books in One (1999) ISBN 0-307-34094-5 (contains: Just Me and My Mom, Just Me and My Dad, Just Me and My Little Brother, Just Grandpa and Me, Just Grandma and Me, and Just Me and My Puppy)
  • Little Critter Read-It-Yourself Storybook: Six Funny Easy to Read Stories (2000) ISBN 0-307-16840-9 (contains: Little Critter's This Is My House, Little Critter's These Are My Pets, Little Critter's Little Sister's Birthday, Little Critter's This Is My School, Little Critter's This Is My Friend, and Little Critter's Staying Overnight).
  • Growing Every Day (A Little Critter Collection) (2002) ISBN 0-9654579-6-6 (Contains: Just Go to Bed, When I Get Bigger, Just a Mess, Just Going to the Dentist, Just Lost and Just Me in the Tub)
  • Feelings and Manners (2002) ISBN 0-9654579-5-8 (Contains: All by Myself, I was So Mad, Me Too!, I Just Forgot, I'm Sorry, and Just a Bully)
  • Little Critter Storybook Collection (2005) ISBN 0-06-082009-8 (Contains 7 stories)
  • Just a Little Critter Collection: 7 Books Inside (2005) ISBN 0-375-83255-6 (contains: Just For You, When I Get Bigger, I Was So Mad, All By Myself, Just Go To Bed, Just A Mess, and I Just Forgot)

Little Critter workbooks

By Spectrum & Brighter Child (for Homeschool)
  • Little Critter Math: Grade Pre K (2001) ISBN 0-7696-3009-X or 1577685792
  • Little Critter Math: Grade K (2001) ISBN 0-7696-3010-3 or 1577688007
  • Little Critter Math: Grade 1 (2001) ISBN 0-7696-3011-1
  • Little Critter Math: Grade 2 (2001) ISBN 0-7696-3012-X
  • Little Critter Phonics: Grade Pre K (2002) ISBN 0-7696-3029-4
  • Little Critter Phonics: Grade K (2002) ISBN 0-7696-3030-8
  • Little Critter Phonics: Grade 1 (2002) ISBN 0-7696-3031-6
  • Little Critter Phonics: Grade 2 (2002) ISBN 0-7696-3032-4
  • Little Critter Reading: Grade Pre K (2002) ISBN 0-7696-3022-7
  • Little Critter Reading: Grade K (2002) ISBN 0-7696-3020-0
  • Little Critter Reading: Grade 1 (2002) ISBN 0-7696-3019-7
  • Little Critter Reading: Grade 2 (2002) ISBN 0-7696-3021-9
  • Little Critter Language Arts: Grade Pre K (2002)
  • Little Critter Language Arts: Grade K (2002)
  • Little Critter Language Arts: Grade 1 (2002)
  • Little Critter Language Arts: Grade 2 (2002)
  • Little Critter Beginning Writing: Grade Pre K (2002)
  • Little Critter Beginning Writing: Grade K (2002)
  • Little Critter Beginning Writing: Grade 1 (2002)
  • Little Critter Beginning Writing: Grade 2 (2002)
  • Little Critter Basic Concepts: Grade Pre K (2002)
  • Little Critter Basic Concepts: Grade K (2002)
  • Little Critter Basic Concepts: Grade 1 (2002)
  • Little Critter Basic Concepts: Grade 2 (2002)

Critters of the Night

AKA Creepy Critters, all written by Erica Farber and J. R. Sansevere (illustrated by Mercer Mayer)
  • Werewolves for Lunch (1995)
  • No Howling in the House (1996)
  • The Headless Gargoyle (1996)
  • To Catch a Little Fish (1996)
  • If You Dream a Dragon (1996)
  • Purple Pickle Juice (1996)
  • Zombies Don't Do Windows (1996)
  • The Vampire Brides (1996) ISBN 0-679-87360-0
  • The Goblin's Birthday Party(1996) ISBN 0-679-87373-2
  • Old Howl Hall Big Lift-And-look Book (1996) ISBN 0-679-88019-4
  • Pirate Soup (Pictureback Shape Books) ISBN 0-679-87364-3
  • Night of the Walking Dead Part 1 ISBN 0-679-87371-6 (1997)
  • Night of the Walking Dead Part 2 ISBN 0-679-87372-4 (1997)
  • Love You to Pieces: (24 Spooky Punch-out Valentines) (1997) ISBN 0-679-88709-1
  • Critters of the Night Glow-In-The-Dark Book (1997) ISBN 0-679-88707-5
  • Chomp Chomp! (1998)
  • Ooey Gooey (1998)
  • Roast and Toast (1998)
  • Midnight Snack (1999)
  • Kiss of the Mermaid (1999)
  • Mummy Pancakes (Tattoo Tales) (with over 20 tattoos) (1997) ISBN 0-679-87378-3
  • Zoom on My Broom (2001)

Mercer Mayer's LC + the Critter Kids

All written by Erica Farber and J. R. Sansevere (illustrated by Mercer Mayer)
  • My Teacher Is a Vampire (1994)
  • The Secret Code (1994)
  • The Purple Kiss (1994)
  • The Mummy's Curse (1994)
  • Top Dog (1994)
  • Surf's Up (1994)
  • Pizza War (1994)
  • The Cat's Meow (1994)
  • Showdown at the Arcade (1994)
  • The Ghost of Goose Island (1995)
  • Mystery at Big Horn Ranch (1995)
  • The E-Mail Mystery (1995)
  • The Swamp Thing (1995)
  • Backstage Pass (1995)
  • The Alien (1995)
  • The Prince (1995)
  • The Haunted House (1995) ISBN 0-307-66180-6
  • Jaguar Paw (1995)
  • Golden Eagle (1995)
  • Octopus Island (1996)
  • Blue Ribbon Mystery (1996)
  • Circus of Ghouls (1996)
  • Lil Shop of Magic (1996)
  • Kiss of the Vampire (1996)

Other Little Critter titles

  • I am Hiding (1992) ISBN 0-88029-980-0
  • I am Helping (1992) ISBN 0-88029-978-9
  • I am Playing (1992) ISBN 0-88029-979-7
  • I am Sharing (1992) ISBN 0-88029-981-9
  • I Smell Christmas: A Nose Tickler (1997) ISBN 1-57719-221-4
  • Little Critter's These Are My Pets (1988)
  • Little Critter's The Trip (1988) (Originally published as an ABC style book, and then as an edited story with less pages in 1997).
  • Little Critter's The Picnic (1988)
  • Little Critter's Staying Overnight (1988)
  • Little Critter's This Is My Friend (1989) ISBN 0-307-61685-1
  • Little Critter's This Is My School (1990)
  • Little Critter's Christmas Book (1989) ISBN 0-307-15849-7
  • Little Critter's Spooky Halloween Party (1999)
  • Little Critter's The Night Before Christmas (1995) ISBN 0-679-87352-X
  • The Grumpy Old Rabbit: Little Critter's Bedtime Storybook (1987) (Taco Bell
    Taco Bell
    Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...

     Promotional Book)
  • The Bear Who Wouldn't Share: Little Critter's Bedtime Storybook (1987) ASIN B00072HVVC (published by Western Publishing)
  • The Fussy Princess: Little Critter's Bedtime Storybook: (1989) ISBN 0-307-62090-5
  • Little Critter's Picture Dictionary (2001) ISBN 1-57768-839-2
  • Little Critter's Favorite Things (1994)
  • I Didn't Know That (by Gina and Mercer Mayer)
  • Mercer Mayer's Little Critter Lacing Cards (1992) (toy)

Little Monster series

Books that feature the character Little Monster
Little Monster
Little Monster is an anthropomorphic character created by Mercer Mayer. He looks like a mix of a dinosaur and a dragon. Little Monster first appeared in the 1977 book Little Monster's Word Book, but many characters in the Little Monster series were first introduced in the 1975 book One Monster...

:
  • Little Monster's Word Book (1977) ISBN 0-307-65766-3
  • Little Monster's Alphabet Book (1978) ISBN 0-307-61847-1
  • Little Monster's Counting Book (1978) ISBN 0-307-61844-7
  • Little Monster's Neighborhood (1978) ISBN 0-307-61849-8
  • Little Monster at School (1978) ISBN 0-307-61845-5
  • Little Monster at Home (1978) ISBN 0-307-61846-3
  • Little Monster at Work (1978) ISBN 0-307-13736-8
  • Little Monster's Bedtime Book (1978) ISBN 0-307-61848-X
  • Little Monster's You Can Make It Book (1978) ISBN 0-307-15802-0
  • Little Monster's Mother Goose (1979) ISBN 0-307-13742-2
  • Little Monster's Scratch and Sniff Mystery (1980) ISBN 0-307-13546-2
  • Little Monster's Sports Fun Sticker Book (with reusable stickers) (1985) ISBN 0-590-48644-6
  • Little Monster's Moving Day Sticker Book (with reusable stickers) (1995) ISBN 0-590-48643-8
  • Little Monster Private Eye: The Smelly Mystery (1998) ISBN 1-57719-319-9 (re-release edited version of Scratch and Sniff Mystery without Scratch and Sniff Spots, all dialogue balloons removed, major text changes, and 5 pages less in length) (also released as part of a Detective Kit gift set ISBN 1-57719-259-1)
  • Little Monster Private Eye: The Lost Wish (by Erica Farber and J. R. Sansevere) (1998) ISBN 1-57719-318-0
  • Little Monster Private Eye: How The Zebra Lost His Stripes (by Erica Farber and J. R. Sansevere)(1998) ISBN 1-57719-317-2 (also released with the Little Monster Private Eye Goes on Safari gift set ISBN 1-57719-306-7)
  • Mercer Mayer's Little Monster Private Eye: The Mummy Mystery (by Erica Farber) (also released with The Treasure of the Nile gift set ISBN 1-57719-661-9)
  • Mercer Mayer's Little Monster Private Eye: 101 Penguins (by Erica Farber and J. R. Sansevere) (1998) (also came in a 101 Penguins A Polar Adventure gift set with a Snow Globe that has two penguins in it) ISBN 1-57719-395-4
  • Mercer Mayer's Little Monster Private Eye: The Bubble Gum Pirates (by Erica Farber and J. R. Sansevere) (1998) ISBN 1-57719-604-X (also came as part of a pirate themed gift set featuring a sword and other items)
  • Mercer Mayer's Little Monster Treasury Book (contains 11 previously released Little Monster stories, some edited)

Professor Wormbog series

Creatures in the Professor Wormbog series tend to also appear in the Little Monster series of books.
  • Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-A-Zoo (1976)
  • Professor Wormbog's Gloomy Kerploppus: A Book of Great Smells (and a Heart-Warming Story, Besides) (1977)
  • Professor Wormbog's Cut It, Glue It, Tape It, Do It (1980)
  • Professor Wormbog's Crazy Cut-Ups (1980) ISBN 0-307-15807-1

Other Little Monster related books

Books that feature characters that also appear in the Little Monster and Professor Wormbog series.
  • One Monster After Another (1974)
  • How the Trollusk Got His Hat (1979)
  • Mercer's Monsters (a "Golden Book of Picture Postcards" with verses by Seymour Reit
    Seymour Reit
    Seymour Victory Reit was the author of over 80 children's books as well as several works for adults. Reit was the creator, with cartoonist Joe Oriolo, of the character Casper the Friendly Ghost...

    ) (1977) ISBN 0-307-11105-9

Boy, Dog, Frog series

A series of 6 wordless books. These have been re-released in many formats, but they are usually smaller in size.
  • A Boy, a Dog and a Frog (1967)
  • Frog, Where Are You? (1969)
  • A Boy, a Dog, a Frog, and a Friend (1971)
  • Frog on His Own (1973)
  • Frog Goes to Dinner (1974)
  • One Frog Too Many (1975)
  • Four Frogs In a Box (1976) (collection of the first four "Frog" mini-books in a box set) ISBN 0-8037-2776-3

Tink Tonk series

AKA A Tiny Tink! Tonk! Tale series published by Bantam Books. Also see the Mercer Mayer Computer Software section for the video game titles related to this series that were developed by Mercer Mayer.
  • Tinka Bakes a Cake (1984) ISBN 0-553-15295-5
  • Tink Goes Fishing (1984) ISBN 0-553-15297-1
  • Tuk Takes a Trip (1984) ISBN 0-553-15296-3
  • Tonk Gives a Magic Show (1985) ISBN 0-553-15313-7
  • Teep and Beep Go to Sleep (1985) ISBN 0-553-15298-X
  • Zoomer Builds a Racing Car (1985) ISBN 0-553-15314-5

"There's a..." series

  • There's a Nightmare in My Closet (AKA There's a Nightmare in my Cupboard - Australia) (1968)
  • There's an Alligator Under My Bed (1987)
  • There's Something in My Attic (AKA There's Something Spooky in My Attic) (1988)
  • There's Something There: Three Bedtime Classics (1998) ISBN 0-7607-1173-9 (Re-prints Nightmare, Alligator, and Attic)
  • There Are Monsters Everywhere (2005) ISBN 0-8037-0621-9

One word series

A series of virtually wordless books featuring a male and a female anthropomorphic hippopotamus
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...

 or elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...

 and the word that is in the title.
  • Hiccup (1976)
  • Ah-choo (1976)
  • Oops (1977)

Liverwurst series

Both books in this series are written by Mercer Mayer, but illustrated by Steven Kellogg
Steven Kellogg
Steven Kellogg is an author and illustrator who has contributed over 90 books for children. He is best known for writing books about animals, for which he credits his grandmother ....

:
  • Appelard and Liverwurst (1978)
  • Liverwurst is Missing (1981)

Fairy tale and classic story re-telling

  • Beauty and the Beast
    Beauty and the Beast
    Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale. The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740...

     (with Marianna Mayer
    Marianna Mayer
    Marianna Mayer is a well-known children’s book writer and artist from Roxbury, Connecticut. Her early education was in the field of the visual arts. Her first book was published when she was nineteen years old. After graduating from college, she became a student painter at the Art Students...

    ) (1978) ISBN 1-58717-017-5
  • East of the Sun & West of the Moon (1980)
  • Favorite Tales from Grimm (Retold by Nancy Garden
    Nancy Garden
    Nancy Garden is an American author of children's and young adult literature.- Biography :She is best known for her novel, Annie on My Mind , which was critically acclaimed but attracted controversy because of its lesbian characters, Annie and Liza who fall in love...

    ) (1982)
  • The Sleeping Beauty (1984) ISBN 0-02-765340-4
  • A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...

     (1986) (retold with mice, originally by Charles Dickens
    Charles Dickens
    Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...

    ) ISBN 0-02-730310-1
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin
    The Pied Piper of Hamelin
    The Pied Piper of Hamelin is the subject of a legend concerning the departure or death of a great many children from the town of Hamelin , Lower Saxony, Germany, in the Middle Ages. The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in pied clothing, leading the children away from the town never...

     (1987)

Moral Tales series

Wordless flip-books featuring two stories
  • Two Moral Tales (1974) featuring:
"Bird's New Hat"
"Bear's New Clothes"
  • Two More Moral Tales (1974) featuring:
"Sly Fox's Folly"
"Just a Pig at Heart"

Other Mercer Mayer books

  • Terrible Troll (1968) (re-released as The Bravest Knight in May, 2007 with ISBN 0-8037-3206-6)
  • If I Had (1968) (re-released as If I Had a Gorilla)
  • I Am a Hunter (1969)
  • A Special Trick (1970)
  • Mine! (with Marianna Mayer) (1970)
  • Me and My Flying Machine (1971)
  • The Queen Always Wanted to Dance (1971)
  • A Silly Story (1972)
  • Bubble Bubble (1973)
  • Mrs. Beggs and the Wizard (re-released as The Wizard Comes to Town) (1973) ISBN 1-57768-388-9
  • Walk, Robot, Walk (1974)
  • You're the Scaredy-Cat (1974)
  • What Do You Do with a Kangaroo? (1974)
  • The Great Cat Chase: A Wordless Book (1975) (originally released with black and white illustrations, it was re-released as just The Great Cat Chase in the 1990s with added words and in color)
  • Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp (1976) ISBN 0-8193-0801-3
  • Herbert the Timid Dragon (1980) ISBN 0-307-13732-5
  • Whinnie the Lovesick Dragon (illustrated by Diane Dawson Hearn) (1986)
  • Mercer Mayer's a Monster Followed Me to School (1991) ISBN 0-307-61466-2
  • Rosie's Mouse (1992) ISBN 0-307-11468-6
  • Shibumi and the Kitemaker (1999) ISBN 0-7614-5145-5
  • The Rocking Horse Angel (2000) ISBN 0-7614-5072-6
  • The Little Drummer Mouse (2006) ISBN 0-8037-3147-7 (Mercer Mayer also narrates the audio version, and he wrote the music)
  • Octopus Soup (a wordless book) (2011) ISBN 0-7614-5812-3
  • Too Many Dinosaurs (coming September, 2011) ISBN 0-8234-2316-6

Illustrations for other author's books

  • The Master and Margarita
    The Master and Margarita
    The Master and Margarita is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, woven around the premise of a visit by the Devil to the fervently atheistic Soviet Union. Many critics consider the book to be one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, and one of the foremost Soviet satires, directed against a...

     - by Mikhail Bulgakov
    Mikhail Bulgakov
    Mikhaíl Afanásyevich Bulgákov was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which The Times of London has called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.-Biography:Mikhail Bulgakov was born on...

     (1967 English edition by Harper & Row) (features a winking cat holding a gun on the front cover)
  • Logan's Run
    Logan's Run
    Logan's Run is a novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, it depicts a dystopic ageist future society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of everyone reaching a particular age...

     - by William F. Nolan
    William F. Nolan
    William Francis Nolan is an American author, who wrote stories in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres. He is best known for coauthoring the novel Logan's Run, with George Clayton Johnson. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 horror film Burnt Offerings which starred Karen Black and...

     and George Clayton Johnson
    George Clayton Johnson
    George Clayton Johnson is an American science fiction writer most famous for co-writing the novel Logan's Run with William F. Nolan...

     (Dial Press, 1967 first printing hardcover)
  • Outside My Window - by Liesel Moak Skorpen
    Liesel Moak Skorpen
    Liesel Moak Skorpen is German-born children's author. Ms. Skorpen moved to the United States at a young age. She currently lives in Maine.-Selected bibliography:...

     (1968) (re-issued 2004) ISBN 0-06-050774-8
  • The Boy Who Made A Million - by Sidney Offit (1968)
  • Golden Butter - by Sheila LaFarge (1969)
  • Boy Was I Mad - by Kathryn Hitte (1969) ISBN 0-8193-0273-2
  • The Mousechildren and the Famous Collector - by Warren Fine (1970)
  • Jack Tar - by Jean Russell Larson (1970) ISBN 0-8255-5200-1
  • The Bird of Time - by Jane Yolen
    Jane Yolen
    Jane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...

     (1971) ISBN 0-690-14425-3
  • Altogether, One At a Time - by E.L. Konigsburg (1971) ISBN 0-689-71290-1
  • Good-bye Kitchen - by Mildred Kantrowitz (1972) ISBN 0-8193-0542-1
  • Kim Ann and the Yellow Machine - by Candida Palmer (1972) ISBN 0-663-22972-3
  • While the Horses Galloped to London - by Mabel Watts (1973) ISBN 0-8193-0652-5
  • The Greenhouse - by Antonia Lamb (1974 paperback version)
  • The Figure In the Shadows
    Lewis Barnavelt
    Lewis Barnavelt is a fictional character who appears in a series of children's gothic horror novels by John Bellairs and Brad Strickland. In each book, Lewis and his group of friends face and overcome various evil forces usually bent on ending the world....

     - by John Bellairs
    John Bellairs
    John Anthony Bellairs was an American author, best known for his well-respected fantasy novel The Face in the Frost as well as many gothic mystery novels for young adults featuring Lewis Barnavelt, Anthony Monday, and Johnny Dixon.-Biography:After earning degrees at University of Notre Dame and...

     (1975) (Re-released in 2004 as A John Bellairs Mystery Featuring Lewis Barnavelt: The Figure in the Shadows) ISBN 0-14-240260-5
  • A Poison Tree and Other Poems - written by various poets, poems selected by and llustrated by Mercer Mayer (1977)
  • A Book of Unicorns - by Welleran Poltarnees
    Welleran Poltarnees
    Welleran Poltarnees is the pen name of Harold Darling, an author who is best known for having written numerous "blessing books" that employ turn-of-the-century artwork...

     (1978) (various illustrators including a Mercer Mayer's Unicorn illustration from Amanda Dreaming)
  • The Dictopedia: A - L - by Pleasant T. Rowland (1979) (an Addison-Wesley
    Addison-Wesley
    Addison-Wesley was a book publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, best known for its textbooks and computer literature. As well as publishing books, Addison-Wesley also distributed its technical titles through the Safari Books Online e-reference service...

     Reading Program anthology) - features "The Case of the Gingerbread Ghost" (AKA "The Gingerbread Ghost") by Shirleyann Costigan a seven-page story with five unique full color illustrations by Mercer Mayer ISBN 0-201-20800-8
  • The Dictopedia: M - Z - by Pleasant T. Rowland (an Addison-Wesley Reading Program anthology) - features one blue, black, and white illustration by Mercer Mayer for James A. Emanuel's "A Small Discovery" poem (the illustration also appeared in Mercer Mayer's A Poison Tree and Other Poems) (1979) ISBN 0-201-20850-4

Illustrations for George Mendoza's books

Books written by George Mendoza that Mercer Mayer illustrated:
  • The Crack in the Wall & Other Terribly Weird Tales (1968) ISBN 0-8037-1547-1
  • The Gillygoofang(1968) ISBN 0-8037-2899-9

Illustrations for Jan Wahl's books

Book by Jan Wahl
Jan Wahl
Jan Boyer Wahl is an American children's book author.Jan was born in Columbus, Ohio. His father is physician Russell Rothenberger, and his mother is Nina Marie Boyer Wahl.Jan Wahl is also well-known as a collector of old films....

 that Mercer Mayer illustrated:
  • Margaret's Birthday (1971)
  • Grandmother Told Me (1972) ISBN 0-316-91744-3

Illustrations for Jay Williams' books

Book by Jay Williams
Jay Williams (author)
Jay Williams was an American author born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Max and Lillian Jacobson. He cited the experience of growing up as the son of a vaudeville show producer as leading him to pursue his acting career as early as college...

 that Mercer Mayer illustrated:
  • Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like (1976)
  • The Reward Worth Having (1977)

Illustrations for John D. Fitzgerald's The Great Brain series

Books from John D. Fitzgerald
John D. Fitzgerald
John Dennis Fitzgerald was an American author.Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother...

's The Great Brain
The Great Brain
The Great Brain is a series of children's books by American author John Dennis Fitzgerald . Set in the fictitious small town of Adenville, Utah, between 1896 and 1898, the stories are loosely based on Fitzgerald's childhood experiences. Although John D...

 series that were originally illustrated by Mercer Mayer. Some later releases had new front covers by a different illustrator, but were still illustrated by Mercer Mayer on the inside.
The Great Brain
The Great Brain
The Great Brain is a series of children's books by American author John Dennis Fitzgerald . Set in the fictitious small town of Adenville, Utah, between 1896 and 1898, the stories are loosely based on Fitzgerald's childhood experiences. Although John D...

 series by John D. Fitzgerald
John D. Fitzgerald
John Dennis Fitzgerald was an American author.Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother...

  1. The Great Brain (1967) (by John D. Fitzgerald
    John D. Fitzgerald
    John Dennis Fitzgerald was an American author.Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother...

    )
  2. More Adventures of the Great Brain (1969) (by John D. Fitzgerald
    John D. Fitzgerald
    John Dennis Fitzgerald was an American author.Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother...

    ) ISBN 0-8037-5819-7
  3. Me and My Little Brain (1971) (by John D. Fitzgerald
    John D. Fitzgerald
    John Dennis Fitzgerald was an American author.Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother...

    ) ISBN 0-8037-5531-7
  4. The Great Brain at the Academy (1972) (by John D. Fitzgerald
    John D. Fitzgerald
    John Dennis Fitzgerald was an American author.Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother...

    ) ISBN 0-8037-3039-X
  5. The Great Brain Reforms (1973) (by John D. Fitzgerald
    John D. Fitzgerald
    John Dennis Fitzgerald was an American author.Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother...

    ) ISBN 0-8037-3067-5
  6. The Return of the Great Brain (1974) (by John D. Fitzgerald
    John D. Fitzgerald
    John Dennis Fitzgerald was an American author.Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother...

    ) ISBN 0-8037-7403-6
  7. The Great Brain Does it Again (1975) (by John D. Fitzgerald
    John D. Fitzgerald
    John Dennis Fitzgerald was an American author.Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother...

    ) ISBN 0-8037-5065-X

Illustrations for Barbara Wersba's books

Books by Barbara Wersba that Mercer Mayer illustrated:
  • Let Me Fall Before I Fly (1971)
  • Amanda Dreaming (1973)

Magazine appearances

  • Harper's Magazine
    Harper's Magazine
    Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. . The current editor is Ellen Rosenbush, who replaced Roger Hodge in January 2010...

    , April 1967. Vol. 284. No. 1403. - features, The War with the Birds by Philip Wagner with drawings by Mercer Mayer)
  • Harper's Magazine
    Harper's Magazine
    Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. . The current editor is Ellen Rosenbush, who replaced Roger Hodge in January 2010...

    , June 1967. Vol. 234. No. 1405. - features, The Riddle of the Dangerous Bean: A Scientific Detective Story by Judith R. Marcus and Gerald Cohen
    Gerald Cohen
    Gerald Allan "Jerry" Cohen was a Marxist political philosopher, formerly Visiting Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, University College, London and Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, All Souls College, Oxford...

     with a drawing by Mercer Mayer)
  • Harper's Magazine
    Harper's Magazine
    Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. . The current editor is Ellen Rosenbush, who replaced Roger Hodge in January 2010...

    , August 1967. Vol. 235. No. 1407. - features, What Keeps Nixon Running by Stephen Hess and David S. Broder
    David S. Broder
    David Salzer Broder was an American journalist, writing for The Washington Post for over forty years. He also was an author, television news show pundit, and university lecturer....

     with a drawing by Mercer Mayer)
  • Children's Digest
    Children's Digest
    Children's Digest was a children's magazine published from Oct. 1950 to May/June 2009, after which it was merged with Jack and Jill from the same publisher. For over 20 years it was published in the digest size implied by its name, but it subsequently switched to a larger format more similar to...

    , December 1968 - front cover illustration
  • Penthouse: The International Magazine for Men
    Penthouse (magazine)
    Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...

    , Vol. 5, #10, June 1974. Illustration for “Okay Tribesmen, Now Hear This” by Henry Morgan (page 98)
  • Penthouse: The International Magazine for Men
    Penthouse (magazine)
    Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...

    , Vol. 6, #5, January 1975. Illustration for “Good Eats” by Henry Morgan (page 80)
  • Penthouse: The International Magazine for Men
    Penthouse (magazine)
    Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...

    , Vol. 6, #6, February 1975. Illustration for “Another Damn Year is Under Way” by Henry Morgan (page 82)
  • Penthouse: The International Magazine for Men
    Penthouse (magazine)
    Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...

    , Vol. 6, #7, March 1975. Illustration for “The Irish” by Henry Morgan (page 80)
  • Cricket: The Magazine for Children
    Cricket (magazine)
    Cricket is an illustrated literary magazine for children published in the United States, founded in September 1973 by Marianne Carus, whose intent was to create "The New Yorker for children." Marianne Carus still serves as the magazine's editor-in-chief.Each issue of Cricket is 64 pages...

    , Vol. 4 No. 7 (March, 1977) - reprints Hiccup.
  • Cricket: The Magazine for Children
    Cricket (magazine)
    Cricket is an illustrated literary magazine for children published in the United States, founded in September 1973 by Marianne Carus, whose intent was to create "The New Yorker for children." Marianne Carus still serves as the magazine's editor-in-chief.Each issue of Cricket is 64 pages...

    , Vol. 4 No. 9 (May, 1977) - reprints Ah-Choo.

Audio Books

What do You do with a Kangaroo (released on cassette, CD, and download) - Read by Jane Casserly
There's a Nightmare in My Closet (released as an Audible.com
Audible.com
Audible.com is an Internet provider of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming.Audible sells digital audiobooks, radio and TV programs, and audio versions of magazines and newspapers....

 download) - Read by Mo Godin

Little Critter

Most of these are from Disneyland Records
Disneyland Records
Disneyland Records is the original name of the Walt Disney Company's record company.After long associations with primarily RCA Victor Records, with a few select titles on Capitol, Disneyland Records was established by the Disney studio in 1956 with its first release entitled A Child's Garden of...

 and Little Golden Books
Little Golden Books
Little Golden Books is a popular series of children's books. The first 12 titles were published on October 1, 1942:#Three Little Kittens#Bedtime Stories#Mother Goose#Prayers for Children#The Little Red Hen#Nursery Songs...

 (usually labeled as a "Little Golden Book & Cassette" or "Little Golden Book & Record"). These are books that came with a word for word audio recording on record (speed = 33 1/3, size = 7") or cassette tape of someone reading the story. They usually included music, sound effects, and original songs too. Sometimes the cassettes were labeled "Record your own story" on the B-side (with the original recording on the A-side. "SEE the pictures HEAR the record READ the book", was a catch phrase that was written on most of these books.
  • Just For You (1984) ASIN B000JFJCIM
  • Just Me and My Dad
  • Merry Christmas Mom & Dad (Includes the original songs "Merry Christmas Mom and Dad" and "Dear Santa") Series # 226 (1983) ISBN per Amazon was 9-9963-6247-7 (out of print)
  • Just Go To Bed (1986) ISBN 0-307-13798-8
  • Just Grandpa and Me (1986) ISBN 0-307-13942-5
  • Just Grandma and Me (1986) ISBN per Amazon was 9-9988-8357-1
  • Just Me and My Babysitter (1986) ISBN 0-307-13943-3
  • When I Get Bigger (1986) ISBN 0-307-13799-6

Little Critter's The Night Before Christmas ISBN 9-7814027-6799-9

Mercer Mayer recordings

Audio CDs that are available on Mercer Mayer's official site.
  • Mercer Mayer Alligator Under My Bed and Other Story Songs CD (Featuring the songs: "What Do You Do With A Kangaroo," "Critters Of The Night (Theme)," "Alligator Under My Bed," "Let's Go Camping," "Me And My Mom," "If I Had A Gorilla," "Big Paw's Coming," "The World Goes Around")
  • The Little Drummer Mouse A Christmas Story CD (Featuring the story read by Mercer Mayer and the songs: "Three Kings From Far Away," "I Wish," "The New Baby King," "Me And My Drum," "The Blessing," "You Must Be From The City")

Other Known Mercer Mayer songs

These songs are either mentioned on the official Mercer Mayer website or featured on it, but are not currently available otherwise.
  • "Sunshine" (AKA "Sunshine Makes You Sneeze")
  • "My Momma Said" (AKA "Clean Up Your Room")
  • "Clean up My Doggie" (AKA "My Doggie Lies in a Mud Puddle")

CD-Roms

The CD-Roms usually included the original story and additional material (animations, audio) for fun and educational purposes (they were produced in association with Mercer Mayer's company Big Tuna New Media, LLC).

The Tink! Tonk! series of games were educational and action video game style.
  • Mercer Mayer's Just Grandma and Me CD-Rom (part of the Living Books series
    Living Books series
    The Living Books series is a series of interactive animated multimedia children's books, first produced by Brøderbund and then spun off into a jointly-owned subsidiary, which were distributed on CD-ROM for Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows...

    ) (1993) ISBN 1-57135-002-0
  • Mercer Mayer's Little Monster at School (part of the Living Books series
    Living Books series
    The Living Books series is a series of interactive animated multimedia children's books, first produced by Brøderbund and then spun off into a jointly-owned subsidiary, which were distributed on CD-ROM for Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows...

    ) CD-Rom (1994) ISBN 1-57135-037-3
  • Mercer Mayer's Just Me and My Dad CD-Rom (1996)
  • Mercer Mayer's Just Me and My Mom CD-Rom (1996)
  • The Smelly Mystery Starring Mercer Mayer's Little Monster, Private Eye CD-Rom (1997) ISBN 1-56893-402-5
  • The Mummy Mystery Starring Mercer Mayer's Little Monster, Private Eye CD-Rom (2001)
  • Mercer Mayer's Little Critter and the Great Race CD-Rom (2001)
  • Tink! Tonk! Tink's Adventure Atari
    Atari
    Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...

     / Commodore 64
    Commodore 64
    The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...

    /Apple II (C64) (Sprout Software)
  • Tink! Tonk! Tonk in the Land of Buddy Bots Atari / C64 /Apple II (Sprout Software)
  • Tink! Tonk! Tinka's Mazes Atari / C64 / Apple II (Sprout Software)
  • Tink! Tonk! Tuk Goes to Town Atari / C64 / Apple II (Sprout Software)
  • Tink! Tonk! Tink's Subtraction Fair Atari / C64 / Apple II (Sprout Software)
  • Tink! Tonk! Castle Clobber Atari / C64 / Apple II (Sprout Software)
  • Forbidden Castle PC booter / Apple II (Mindscape, Inc.) (1985)

Oceanhouse Media releases

  • All By Myself
  • Just for You
  • I Just Forgot
  • Just Grandma and Me
  • Just Me and My Mom (lite and full versions)
  • I Was So Mad
  • The New Baby
  • The New Potty
  • Me Too!
  • When I Get Bigger

Critter Kids

This is a list of Critter Kids books with dates originally scheduled for late 2006 but they have yet to be released:
  • Danger Down Under (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Date unknown) ISBN 0-7696-4774-X
  • The Return of the Dinosaurs (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Date unknown) ISBN 0-7696-4772-3
  • Canyon River Camp (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Date unknown) ISBN 0-7696-4773-1
  • The Secrets of Snowy Mountain (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Date unknown) ISBN 0-7696-4776-6
  • The Critter Kids Talent Show (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Date unknown) ISBN 0-7696-4777-4
  • The Mystery of the Missing Vase (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Date unknown) ISBN 0-7696-4775-8

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