Children’s Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Eleven |
1998 |
Buy |
| One of Those Days |
2006 |
Buy |
| The OK Book |
2007 |
Buy |
| It’s Not Fair! |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Big Sibling Book: Baby’s First Year According to ME |
2009 |
Buy |
| Duck! Rabbit! |
2009 |
Buy |
| Yes Day! |
2009 |
Buy |
| Bedtime for Mommy |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Wonder Book |
2010 |
Buy |
| This Plus That: Life’s Little Equations |
2011 |
Buy |
| Al Pha’s Bet |
2011 |
Buy |
| Plant a Kiss |
2011 |
Buy |
| Wumbers |
2012 |
Buy |
| Exclamation Mark |
2013 |
Buy |
| I Wish You More |
2015 |
Buy |
| Little Miss, Big Sis |
2015 |
Buy |
| Friendshape |
2015 |
Buy |
| Awake Beautiful Child |
2015 |
Buy |
| Holy Cow, I Sure Do Love You! |
2016 |
Buy |
| That’s Me Loving You |
2016 |
Buy |
| Dear Girl |
2017 |
Buy |
| Don’t Blink! |
2018 |
Buy |
| Choo-Choo School |
2020 |
Buy |
| Moo-Moo, I Love You! |
2020 |
Buy |
Cookies Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Cookies |
2006 |
Buy |
| Christmas Cookies |
2008 |
Buy |
| Sugar Cookies |
2009 |
Buy |
| One Smart Cookie |
2010 |
Buy |
Little Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Little Pea |
2005 |
Buy |
| Little Hoot |
2007 |
Buy |
| Little Oink |
2009 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Same Phrase Describes My Marriage and My Breasts |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Mother’s Guide to the Meaning of Life |
2001 |
Buy |
| Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life |
2005 |
Buy |
| States of Mind |
2007 |
Buy |
| Words to Remember |
2008 |
Buy |
Uni the Unicorn Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Uni the Unicorn |
2014 |
Buy |
| Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True |
2017 |
Buy |
| Uni’s Land of Unicorns |
2019 |
Buy |
| Uni’s First Sleepover |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Valentine for Uni the Unicorn |
2019 |
Buy |
| Uni the Unicorn Goes to School |
2020 |
Buy |
| Uni Bakes a Cake |
2020 |
Buy |
| Uni Brings Spring |
2021 |
Buy |
| Uni Paints a Rainbow |
2021 |
Buy |
| Uni and the Perfect Present |
2021 |
Buy |
| Uni the Unicorn in the Real World |
2021 |
Buy |
| Uni and the Butterfly |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Haunted Pumpkin Patch |
2022 |
Buy |
| Uni’s Wish for Wings |
2022 |
Buy |
| How to Say Thank You |
2022 |
Buy |
| Reindeer Helper |
2022 |
Buy |
| Tooth Fairy Helper |
2023 |
Buy |
| Uni Joins the Team |
2023 |
Buy |
| Uni’s First Recital |
2024 |
Buy |
Utensils Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Spoon |
2009 |
Buy |
| Chopsticks |
2012 |
Buy |
| Straw |
2020 |
Buy |
Amy Krouse Rosenthal was a Chicago-based author who published picture books, humor collections, and personal essays from 1998 until her death in 2017. She had a playful, pun-loving style that showed up across all her work, from children’s books like Spoon and Cookies to the adult memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.
Her picture books often turned simple concepts into imaginative stories. The Little series followed characters who hated the very thing their families loved, while the Utensils books gave personalities to Spoon, Chopsticks, and Straw. Duck! Rabbit! became a classroom staple for its optical-illusion premise, and Yes Day! was adapted into a 2021 Netflix film starring Jennifer Garner.
The Uni the Unicorn series, which began in 2014, grew into her largest franchise. After Rosenthal’s death, illustrator Brigette Barrager and other collaborators continued the series, which now has nineteen books. Beyond children’s books, Rosenthal wrote five non-fiction titles for adults, including the humor collection The Same Phrase Describes My Marriage and My Breasts and the genre-bending Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Amy Krouse Rosenthal written?
Amy Krouse Rosenthal has written 58 books across six series.
What was Amy Krouse Rosenthal's first book?
Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s first book is The Book of Eleven, published in 1998.
What is Amy Krouse Rosenthal best known for?
Amy Krouse Rosenthal is best known for her picture books, particularly Duck! Rabbit!, Yes Day! (adapted into a Netflix film in 2021), and the Uni the Unicorn series. Her 2017 essay ‘You May Want to Marry My Husband’ in The New York Times Modern Love column also reached a wide audience.