Cathy And Company Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Cathy And Company & The Nosy Neighbor | 1980 | Buy |
| Cathy And Company & Hank, The Horse | 1980 | Buy |
| Cathy And Company And Bumper The Bully | 1980 | Buy |
| Cathy and Company & the Green Ghost | 1980 | Buy |
| Cathy and Company & Mean Mr. Meeker | 1980 | Buy |
| Cathy and Company & the Double Dare | 1980 | Buy |
Children’s Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Gorilla In The Hall | 1977 | Buy |
| The April Fool | 1981 | Buy |
| Hob Goblin and the Skeleton | 1982 | Buy |
| In My Treehouse | 1983 | Buy |
| Bim Dooley Makes His Move | 1984 | Buy |
| Good Night, Hattie, My Dearie, My Dove | 1985 | Buy |
| My Two Feet | 1985 | Buy |
| That Olive! | 1986 | Buy |
| Jeremy Bean’s St. Patrick’s Day | 1987 | Buy |
| Bill and the Google-Eyed Goblins | 1987 | Buy |
| Gus Wanders Off | 1988 | Buy |
| William and Grandpa | 1989 | Buy |
| That’s What I Thought | 1990 | Buy |
| Witch Hazel | 1991 | Buy |
| Little Frog’s Song | 1992 | Buy |
| How Now, Brown Cow? | 1994 | Buy |
| Down the Road | 1995 | Buy |
| Advice For A Frog | 1995 | Buy |
| Maisie | 1995 | Buy |
| Keepers Poetry | 1996 | Buy |
| A Lucky Thing | 1999 | Buy |
| I Am the Cat | 1999 | Buy |
| All You Need for a Snowman | 2002 | Buy |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear | 2003 | Buy |
| When the Moon Is High | 2003 | Buy |
| The Skeleton in the Closet | 2003 | Buy |
| All You Need for a Beach | 2004 | Buy |
| 1, 2, I Love You | 2004 | Buy |
| The Adventures of Old Bo Bear | 2005 | Buy |
| We | 2007 | Buy |
| Very Hairy Bear | 2007 | Buy |
| Button Up!: Wrinkled Rhymes | 2009 | Buy |
| Look Out, Jeremy Bean! | 2009 | Buy |
| An Anaconda Ate My Homework | 2009 | Buy |
| Such a Little Mouse | 2015 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy | 2024 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck and Racer Red | 2025 | Buy |
Little Blue Truck Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Little Blue Truck | 2008 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck Leads the Way | 2009 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck Farm Sticker Fun! | 2013 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck’s Christmas | 2014 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck’s Beep-Along Book | 2015 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck’s Halloween | 2016 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck’s Springtime | 2018 | Buy |
| Good Night, Little Blue Truck | 2019 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck’s Valentine | 2020 | Buy |
| Time for School, Little Blue Truck | 2021 | Buy |
| What Do You Say, Little Blue Truck? | 2021 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend | 2022 | Buy |
| Little Blue Truck Leads the Way Padded Board Book | 2022 | Buy |
Alice Schertle has been writing for children since the late 1970s, producing picture books, early chapter books, and poetry collections that have earned her a loyal following among parents, teachers, and librarians. Her most successful creation is Little Blue Truck, a friendly blue pickup truck whose story of helping a stuck dump truck has sold millions of copies since its publication in 2008.
Before Little Blue Truck made her a household name, Schertle was already well established in children’s literature. Her poetry collections, including I Am the Cat and Advice For A Frog, show a playful ear for language and rhythm. Her picture books range from seasonal stories like All You Need for a Snowman to character-driven tales like Very Hairy Bear. She has also written the Cathy and Company early chapter book series for beginning readers.
The Little Blue Truck franchise has expanded well beyond the original book, with holiday editions, a Valentine’s Day book, and various board book and sticker book spinoffs. But Schertle’s broader body of work, especially her poetry, deserves attention from readers who know her only through the blue truck on their children’s bookshelves.