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EspañolBIBLIOGRAPHY OF MERCER MAYER
This is a list of the works of Mercer Mayer.
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 books, lacing cards, toys, etc).
==Little Critter related books==
Books that feature the character Little Critter:
Published in the Golden Books "Look-Look Books" series
Individual books may ''also'' be available in special editions
★ ''Just For You'' (1975)
★ ''Just Me and My Dad'' (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)
★ ''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
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
Portrait shaped in different sizes
★ ''I'm Sorry'' (1995; with Gina Mayer)
★ ''At the Beach With Dad'' (1998; with Gina Mayer)
★ ''Just a Snowy Day'' (1983) "Golden Touch and Feel Book" ISBN 0-307-12156-9 (republished by HarperCollins)
★ ''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
★ ''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 and a photo album)
★ ''Just a Garden'' (1999) ISBN 1-57719-605-8 (was sold as a kit with four small plastic gardening tools)
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)
★ ''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)
★ ''I'm Sorry'' (1995; with Gina Mayer)
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)
These were initially published by Scholastic publishing as accordion style board books.
Most were republished by Random House and Green Frog as regular 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 0-88029-802-2
★ ''Gator Cleans House'' (1983) ISBN 0-517-60092-7, ISBN 0-679-87354-6
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
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
★ ''Police Critter'' (1986) ISBN 0-671-61140-2
★ ''Cowboy Critter'' (1986) ISBN 0-671-61141-0
★ ''Fireman Critter'' (1986) ISBN 0-671-61143-7
★ ''Astronaut Critter'' (1986) ISBN 0-671-61142-9
★ ''Construction Critter'' (1986) ISBN 1-57719-397-0
★ ''Doctor Critter'' (1987) ISBN 0-671-61147-X
★ ''Sailor Critter'' (1987)
★ ''Little Critter's Day (1990) ISBN 0-307-06107-8
★ ''Little Critter at Play'' (1990) ISBN 0-307-06106-X
★ ''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
★ ''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'')
★ ''I Smell Christmas'' (1997) ISBN 1-57719-221-4
★ ''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
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
★ ''Little Critter: My Stories: Write and Draw Your Own Stories'' (1991) ASIN B0006QTLFI
★ ''Little Critter Stand Ups to Color and Share'' (1992) (comes with 6 stand ups and stickers)
★ ''Little Critter Coloring Book'' (1994) ISBN 0-307-08573-2
★ ''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)
★ ''Little Critter's Bedtime Storybook'' (1987) (includes: The Fuzzy Princess, The Grumpy Old Rabbit, and more)
★ ''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, The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone, 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'')
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)
AKA Creepy Critters, all written by Erica Farber and J. R. Sansevere (illustrated by Mercer Mayer)
★ ''Werewolves for Lunch'' (1996)
★ ''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)
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 Secret Code'' (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)
★ ''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 Christmas Book'' (1989) ISBN 0-307-15849-7
★ ''Little Critter's This Is My School'' (1990)
★ ''Little Critter's The Night Before Christmas'' (1995) ISBN 0-679-87352-X
★ ''Little Critter's Spooky Halloween Party'' (1999)
★ ''The Grumpy Old Rabbit: Little Critter's Bedtime Storybook'' (1987) (Taco Bell 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'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)
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
Books that feature characters that also appear in the ''Little Monster'' series.
★ ''One Monster After Another'' (1974)
★ ''How the Trollusk Got His Hat'' (1979)
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
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 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'' (1992)
★ ''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
A series of virtually wordless books featuring a male and a female anthropomorphic hippo or elephant and the word/body function that is in the title.
★ ''Hiccup'' (1976)
★ ''Ah-choo'' (1976)
★ ''Oops'' (1977)
★ ''Appelard and Liverwurst'' (illustrated by Steven Kellogg) (1978)
★ ''Liverwurst is Missing'' (illustrated by Steven Kellogg) (1981)
★ ''Beauty and the Beast'' (with Marianna Mayer) (1978) ISBN 1-58717-017-5
★ ''Favorite Tales from Grimm'' (Retold by Nancy Garden) (1982)
★ ''The Sleeping Beauty'' (1984) ISBN 0-02-765340-4
★ ''A Christmas Carol'' (1986) (retold with mice, originally by Charles Dickens) ISBN 0-02-730310-1
★ ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1987)
★ ''Terrible Troll'' (1968)
★ ''If I Had a Gorilla'' (1968) (Originally released as ''If I Had'')
★ ''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)
★ ''The Wizard Comes to Town'' (title was changed from ''Mrs. Beggs and the Wizard'') (1973) ISBN 1-57768-388-9
★ ''Two Moral Tales'' (1974)
★ ''Two More Moral Tales'' (1974)
★ ''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 black and white, 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
★ ''East of the Sun & West of the Moon'' (1980)
★ ''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)
★ ''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 (released October 19, 2006) (Mercer Mayer also narrates the audio version, and he wrote the music)
★ ''The Bravest Knight'' (May, 2007) ISBN 0-8037-3206-6 (a newly illustrated and rewritten version of his 1968 book ''The Terrible Troll'')
★ ''The Master and Margarita'' (by Mikhail Bulgakov) (1967 English edition by Harper & Row) (features a winking cat holding a gun on the front cover)
★ 'The Great Brain' series by John D. Fitzgerald:
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★ ''The Great Brain'' (1967) (by John D. Fitzgerald)
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★ ''More Adventures of the Great Brain'' (1969) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-5819-7
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★ ''Me and My Little Brain'' (1971) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-5531-7
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★ ''The Great Brain at the Academy'' (1972) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-3039-X
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★ ''The Great Brain Reforms'' (1973)(by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-3067-5
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★ ''The Return of the Great Brain'' (1974) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-7403-6
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★ ''The Great Brain Does it Again'' (1975) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-5065-X
★ ''The Crack in the Wall & Other Terribly Weird Tales'' (1968) (by George Mendoza) ISBN 0-8037-1547-1
★ ''Outside My Window'' (by Liesel Moak Skorpen) (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) (1971) ISBN 0-690-14425-3
★ ''Let Me Fall Before I Fly'' (by Barbara Wersba)(1971)
★ ''Altogether, One At a Time'' (by E.L. Konigsburg) (1971) ISBN 0-689-71290-1
★ ''Grandmother Told Me'' (by Jan Wahl) (1972) ISBN 0-316-91744-3
★ ''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
★ ''Amanda Dreaming'' (by Barbara Wersba) (1973)
★ ''The Greenhouse'' (by Antonia Lamb) (1974 paperback version)
★ ''The Figure In the Shadows'' (by John Bellairs) (1975) (Re-released in 2004 as ''A John Bellairs Mystery Featuring Lewis Barnevelt The Figure in the Shadows'') ISBN 0-14-240260-5
★ ''Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like'' (by Jay Williams) (1976)
★ ''The Reward Worth Having'' (by Jay Williams) (1977)
★ ''A Poison Tree and Other Poems'' (Various poets) (illustrated by Mercer Mayer) (1977)
★ ''Mercer's Monster'' (AKA ''Mercers Monsters'') (a postcard book with verses by Seymour Reit) (1977) ISBN 0-307-11105-9
★ ''A Book of Unicorns'' (by Welleran Poltarnees) (various illustrators including a Mercer Mayer's Unicorn illustration from ''Amanda Dreaming'' ) (1978)
★ ''The Gillygoofang'' (by George Mendoza) (1982) ISBN 0-8037-2899-9
Dates are as scheduled and are subject to change.
★ ''Little Critter: The Lost Dinosaur Bone'' (December 2007) ISBN 0-06-053952-6
★ ''Danger Down Under'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4774-X
★ ''The Return of the Dinosaurs'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4772-3
★ ''Canyon River Camp'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4773-1
★ ''The Secrets of Snowy Mountain'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4776-6
★ ''The Critter Kids Talent Show'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4777-4
★ ''The Mystery of the Missing Vase'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4775-8
★ ''Harper's Magazine'': April 1967. Vol. 284. No. 1403. (features, ''The War with the Birds'' by Philip Wagner with drawings by Mercer Mayer)
★ ''Harper's Magazine'': June 1967. Vol. 234. No. 1405. (features, ''The Riddle of the Dangerous Bean: A Scientific Detective Story'' by Judith R. Marcus and Gerald Cohen with a drawing by Mercer Mayer)
★ ''Harper's Magazine'': August 1967. Vol. 235. No. 1407. (features, ''What Keeps Nixon Running'' by Stephen Hess and David S. Broder with a drawing by Mercer Mayer)
★ ''Children's Digest'' December 1968 (front cover)
From Disneyland Records and Little Golden Books ( 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 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
★ ''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 (out of print)
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)
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)
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) (1993) ISBN 1-57135-002-0
★ ''Mercer Mayer's Little Monster at School'' (part of the Living Books series) 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 / Commodore 64 (C64) (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Tonk in the Land of Buddy Bots'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Tinka's Mazes'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Tuk Goes to Town'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Tink's Subtraction Fair'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Castle Clobber'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
★ Little Critter, Mercer Mayer's official website
★ WorldCat Identities page for 'Mayer, Mercer 1943-'
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 books, lacing cards, toys, etc).
==Little Critter related books==
Books that feature the character Little Critter:
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)
★ ''Just Me and My Dad'' (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)
★ ''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
Scholastic series
Portrait shaped in different sizes
★ ''I'm Sorry'' (1995; with Gina Mayer)
★ ''At the Beach With Dad'' (1998; with Gina Mayer)
Special publications
★ ''Just a Snowy Day'' (1983) "Golden Touch and Feel Book" ISBN 0-307-12156-9 (republished by HarperCollins)
★ ''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
★ ''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 and a photo album)
★ ''Just a Garden'' (1999) ISBN 1-57719-605-8 (was sold as a kit with four small plastic gardening tools)
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)
★ ''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)
★ ''I'm Sorry'' (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''
These were initially published by Scholastic publishing as accordion style board books.
Most were republished by Random House and Green Frog as regular 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 0-88029-802-2
★ ''Gator Cleans House'' (1983) 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
★ ''Police Critter'' (1986) ISBN 0-671-61140-2
★ ''Cowboy Critter'' (1986) ISBN 0-671-61141-0
★ ''Fireman Critter'' (1986) ISBN 0-671-61143-7
★ ''Astronaut Critter'' (1986) ISBN 0-671-61142-9
★ ''Construction Critter'' (1986) ISBN 1-57719-397-0
★ ''Doctor Critter'' (1987) ISBN 0-671-61147-X
★ ''Sailor Critter'' (1987)
★ ''Little Critter's Day (1990) ISBN 0-307-06107-8
★ ''Little Critter at Play'' (1990) ISBN 0-307-06106-X
★ ''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
★ ''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'')
★ ''I Smell Christmas'' (1997) ISBN 1-57719-221-4
★ ''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) ASIN B0006QTLFI
★ ''Little Critter Stand Ups to Color and Share'' (1992) (comes with 6 stand ups and stickers)
★ ''Little Critter Coloring Book'' (1994) ISBN 0-307-08573-2
★ ''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 Fuzzy Princess, The Grumpy Old Rabbit, and more)
★ ''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, The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone, 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'' (1996)
★ ''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 Secret Code'' (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
★ ''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 Christmas Book'' (1989) ISBN 0-307-15849-7
★ ''Little Critter's This Is My School'' (1990)
★ ''Little Critter's The Night Before Christmas'' (1995) ISBN 0-679-87352-X
★ ''Little Critter's Spooky Halloween Party'' (1999)
★ ''The Grumpy Old Rabbit: Little Critter's Bedtime Storybook'' (1987) (Taco Bell 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:
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★ ''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)
''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'' series.
★ ''One Monster After Another'' (1974)
★ ''How the Trollusk Got His Hat'' (1979)
''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'' (1992)
★ ''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
Body function series
A series of virtually wordless books featuring a male and a female anthropomorphic hippo or elephant and the word/body function that is in the title.
★ ''Hiccup'' (1976)
★ ''Ah-choo'' (1976)
★ ''Oops'' (1977)
Liverwurst series
★ ''Appelard and Liverwurst'' (illustrated by Steven Kellogg) (1978)
★ ''Liverwurst is Missing'' (illustrated by Steven Kellogg) (1981)
Fairy Tale re-telling
★ ''Beauty and the Beast'' (with Marianna Mayer) (1978) ISBN 1-58717-017-5
★ ''Favorite Tales from Grimm'' (Retold by Nancy Garden) (1982)
★ ''The Sleeping Beauty'' (1984) ISBN 0-02-765340-4
★ ''A Christmas Carol'' (1986) (retold with mice, originally by Charles Dickens) ISBN 0-02-730310-1
★ ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1987)
Other Mercer Mayer books
★ ''Terrible Troll'' (1968)
★ ''If I Had a Gorilla'' (1968) (Originally released as ''If I Had'')
★ ''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)
★ ''The Wizard Comes to Town'' (title was changed from ''Mrs. Beggs and the Wizard'') (1973) ISBN 1-57768-388-9
★ ''Two Moral Tales'' (1974)
★ ''Two More Moral Tales'' (1974)
★ ''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 black and white, 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
★ ''East of the Sun & West of the Moon'' (1980)
★ ''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)
★ ''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 (released October 19, 2006) (Mercer Mayer also narrates the audio version, and he wrote the music)
★ ''The Bravest Knight'' (May, 2007) ISBN 0-8037-3206-6 (a newly illustrated and rewritten version of his 1968 book ''The Terrible Troll'')
Illustrations for other author's books
★ ''The Master and Margarita'' (by Mikhail Bulgakov) (1967 English edition by Harper & Row) (features a winking cat holding a gun on the front cover)
★ 'The Great Brain' series by John D. Fitzgerald:
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★ ''The Great Brain'' (1967) (by John D. Fitzgerald)
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★ ''More Adventures of the Great Brain'' (1969) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-5819-7
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★ ''Me and My Little Brain'' (1971) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-5531-7
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★ ''The Great Brain at the Academy'' (1972) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-3039-X
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★ ''The Great Brain Reforms'' (1973)(by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-3067-5
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★ ''The Return of the Great Brain'' (1974) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-7403-6
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★ ''The Great Brain Does it Again'' (1975) (by John D. Fitzgerald) ISBN 0-8037-5065-X
★ ''The Crack in the Wall & Other Terribly Weird Tales'' (1968) (by George Mendoza) ISBN 0-8037-1547-1
★ ''Outside My Window'' (by Liesel Moak Skorpen) (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) (1971) ISBN 0-690-14425-3
★ ''Let Me Fall Before I Fly'' (by Barbara Wersba)(1971)
★ ''Altogether, One At a Time'' (by E.L. Konigsburg) (1971) ISBN 0-689-71290-1
★ ''Grandmother Told Me'' (by Jan Wahl) (1972) ISBN 0-316-91744-3
★ ''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
★ ''Amanda Dreaming'' (by Barbara Wersba) (1973)
★ ''The Greenhouse'' (by Antonia Lamb) (1974 paperback version)
★ ''The Figure In the Shadows'' (by John Bellairs) (1975) (Re-released in 2004 as ''A John Bellairs Mystery Featuring Lewis Barnevelt The Figure in the Shadows'') ISBN 0-14-240260-5
★ ''Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like'' (by Jay Williams) (1976)
★ ''The Reward Worth Having'' (by Jay Williams) (1977)
★ ''A Poison Tree and Other Poems'' (Various poets) (illustrated by Mercer Mayer) (1977)
★ ''Mercer's Monster'' (AKA ''Mercers Monsters'') (a postcard book with verses by Seymour Reit) (1977) ISBN 0-307-11105-9
★ ''A Book of Unicorns'' (by Welleran Poltarnees) (various illustrators including a Mercer Mayer's Unicorn illustration from ''Amanda Dreaming'' ) (1978)
★ ''The Gillygoofang'' (by George Mendoza) (1982) ISBN 0-8037-2899-9
Books Coming Soon
Dates are as scheduled and are subject to change.
★ ''Little Critter: The Lost Dinosaur Bone'' (December 2007) ISBN 0-06-053952-6
★ ''Danger Down Under'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4774-X
★ ''The Return of the Dinosaurs'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4772-3
★ ''Canyon River Camp'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4773-1
★ ''The Secrets of Snowy Mountain'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4776-6
★ ''The Critter Kids Talent Show'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4777-4
★ ''The Mystery of the Missing Vase'' (by Erica Farber and Mercer Mayer) (Early 2007) ISBN 0-7696-4775-8
Magazine appearances
★ ''Harper's Magazine'': April 1967. Vol. 284. No. 1403. (features, ''The War with the Birds'' by Philip Wagner with drawings by Mercer Mayer)
★ ''Harper's Magazine'': June 1967. Vol. 234. No. 1405. (features, ''The Riddle of the Dangerous Bean: A Scientific Detective Story'' by Judith R. Marcus and Gerald Cohen with a drawing by Mercer Mayer)
★ ''Harper's Magazine'': August 1967. Vol. 235. No. 1407. (features, ''What Keeps Nixon Running'' by Stephen Hess and David S. Broder with a drawing by Mercer Mayer)
★ ''Children's Digest'' December 1968 (front cover)
Mercer Mayer Recordings (Audio Books and Other)
Audio Books
From Disneyland Records and Little Golden Books ( 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 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
★ ''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 (out of print)
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)
Mercer Mayer Computer Software
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) (1993) ISBN 1-57135-002-0
★ ''Mercer Mayer's Little Monster at School'' (part of the Living Books series) 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 / Commodore 64 (C64) (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Tonk in the Land of Buddy Bots'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Tinka's Mazes'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Tuk Goes to Town'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Tink's Subtraction Fair'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
★ ''Tink! Tonk! Castle Clobber'' Atari / C64 (Sprout Software)
External links
★ Little Critter, Mercer Mayer's official website
★ WorldCat Identities page for 'Mayer, Mercer 1943-'
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