Here is the entire Michael J. Rosen Bookshelf (that is, a list of books that I’ve actually written, edited, or illustrated, which does not include books by other folks named “Michael Rosen” often falsely attributed to me).
This is, as librarians say, a disambiguation page, a chance to clarify things. The books of the wonderful Michael Rosen from the U.K. are often conflated with mine; some sites even add my middle initial “J” to his books’ entries. And some sites drop that initial and attribute a book of mine to him. And neither of us is the art photographer or the medical professional who publishes work with words like “arrhythmia” or “abdominal wall” in the title.
Books for young adults and children’s books
The Greatest Table (Creative Edition, 2021)
A Ben of All Trades (Candlewick, 2020)
In the Quiet, Noisy Woods (Doubleday, 2019)
The Maine Coon’s Haiku and Other Poems for Cat People (Candlewick)
The Million Stories of Marco Polo (Creative Editions)
Mind-Boggling Numbers (Millbrook/Lerner)
The Tale of Rescue (Candlewick, 2015)
The Horse’s Haiku (Candlewick)
Running with Trains (Wordsong/Boyd Mills Press, spring 2012)
Place Hacking: Venturing Off Limits (Twenty-First Century Books)
Outrageous Animal Adaptations (Twenty-First Century Books)
Just My Type (Twenty-First Century Books)
Girls vs. Guys (Twenty-First Century Books)
Sailing the Unknown (Creative Editions, fall 2012)
The Hound Dog’s Haiku and Other Poems for Dog Lovers (Candlewick, fall 2011)
Chanukah Lights (a pop-up celebration with Robert Sabuda) (Candlewick, fall 2011)
Night of the Pumpkinheads (Dial, summer 2011)
My Dog! A Kid’s Guide to Keeping a Happy & Healthy Dog (Workman, fall 2011)
The Cuckoo’s Haiku and Other Birding Poems (Candlewick Press, spring 2008)
You, Me, and the ABCs: 100 Ready-for-Reading Activities for You and a Favorite Grown-up (Ohio Children’s Foundation, 2009)
A Drive in the Country (Candlewick Press, fall 2007)
Balls! Round 2 (Darby Creek, spring 2008)
Our Farm: Four Seasons With Five Kids on One Family’s Farm (Darby Creek, 2008) written and photographed
Balls! (Darby Creek, 2006)
The 60-Second Encyclopedia (Workman, 2005)
ChaseR: a novel in e-mails (Candlewick, 2002), ISBN 0-7636-1538-2 paperback edition: Don’t Shoot! Chase R’s Top 10 Reasons to NOT to Move to the Country (2007).
SPEAK! Children’s Book Illustrators Brag About Their Dogs (Harcourt Brace & Co., 1993) ISBN 0-15-277848-9
Purr…Children’s Book Illustrators Brag About Their Cats (Harcourt Brace, 1996), ISBN 0-15-200837-3
Chanukah Lights Everywhere (Harcourt, 2001), ISBN 0-15-202447-6 hardcover; paperback (2006)
The Blessing of the Animals (FSG, 2000), author and illustrator.
Our Eight Nights of Hanukkah (Holiday House, 2000)
Fishing With Dad (Artisan, 1996) ISBN 1-885183-38-0, hardcover; gift edition, (Artisan, 2005)
Food Fight: Poets Join the Fight Against Hunger with Poems to Favorite Foods (Harcourt Brace 1996), editor and illustrator,
No Way! (A six-book series, co-authored with Ben Kassoy) for Millbrook/Lerner)
Three Feet Small (Harcourt, 2005)
The Greatest Table (Harcourt Brace & Co., 1994), editor and author,
Bonesy and Isabel (Harcourt Brace & Co., (1995)
All Eyes on the Pond (Hyperion, 1994)
Elijah’s Angel: A Story for Chanukah and Christmas (Harcourt, 1992; reprinted by the Columbus Museum of Art, 2017), ISBN 0-15-225394-7, hardcover; paperback 0-15-201558-2
The Kids’ Book of Fishing (Workman Publishing, 1991), author and illustrator, ISBN 0-89480-866-4 (Adapted as a six-book series, Reel Time, for Creative Education.)
Kids’ Best Dog Book (Workman Publishing, 1993), author and illustrator,
includes additional book, Field Guide to Neighborhood Dogs (Adapted as a six-book series, A Dog’s Life, for Creative Education.)
includes additional book, Field Guide to Neighborhood Dogs (Adapted as a six-book series, A Dog’s Life, for Creative Education.)
Home: A Collaboration of Thirty-One Authors and Illustrators of Children’s Books to Aid the Homeless (HarperCollins Publishers, 1992),
A School for Pompey Walker (Harcourt Brace, 1995)
The Dog Who Walked with God (Candlewick Press, 1998)
Avalanche (Candlewick Press, 1998)
With a Dog Like That, a Kid Like Me… (Dial, 2000)
Down to Earth: Garden Secrets! Garden Stories! Garden Projects You Can Do! (Harcourt Brace, 1998) editor and illustrator,.
The Heart Is Big Enough: Five Stories (Harcourt Brace, 1997).
50 Odd Jobs: A Wild and Wacky Rhyming Guide to One-of-a-Kind Careers (Willowisp,1985), author and illustrator
Edited collections, all of which benefit animal welfare efforts
The Company of Dogs (Doubleday, 1990), ISBN 0-385-41600-8
The Company of Cats (Doubleday, 1993), ISBN 0-385-42077-3
The Company of Animals (Doubleday, 1994), ISBN 0-385-46817-2
Dog People: Writers and Artists on Canine Companionship, (Artisan, 1995), reprinted in a new edition as Dogs We Love (2008)
Dog People Address Book (Galison)
Cat People Address Book (Galison)
Horse People (Artisan, 1998)
Horse People Address Book (Galison)
21st Century Dog: A Visionary Compendium (Stewart Tabori & Chang, 2002)
humor and edited humor
Any Body’s Guess: Quirky Quizzes About What Makes You Tick (Andrews McMeel, 2010)
No Dribbling the Squid: Octopush, Skin Kicking, Elephant Polo and Other Oddball Sports. (Andrews McMeel, 2009)
Mirth of a Nation: The Best Contemporary Humor, volume I, (HarperPerennial), ISBN
More Mirth of a Nation (HarperPerennial, 2002)
Mirth of Nation Audio Companion, Fellow Traveler and Friend for Life (HarperAudio, 2002)
May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor (HarperPerennial, 2004)
101 Damnations: The Humorists’ Tour of Personal Hells (St. Martin’s Press, Summer 2002)
My Bug (Artisan, 1999)
cookbooks
Baking from the Heart: Our Nation’s Best Bakers Share Cherished Recipes for The Great American Bake Sale® (Broadway, 2004), Barnes & Noble reprint: The Great American Bake Sale: Top Chefs Bake from the Heart,(2007)
Cooking from the Heart: 100 Great American Chefs Share Recipes They Cherish (Broadway Books, 2003)
Midnight Snacks: 150 Alternatives to Standing by the Freezer Spooning Ice Cream From the Carton (Broadway Books, 2002), ISBN 0-7679-1104-0
As the Tables Turn: A Life of a Bistro (Orange Frazer Press, 2006), co-authored with Sue Doody
poetry
Every Species of Hope (Ohio State University Press, 2017)
Telling Things (Harcourt Brace, 1998)
Traveling in Notions: The Stories of Gordon Penn (University of So. Carolina Press, James Dickey Poetry Series, 1997)
A Drink at the Mirage (Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets, Princeton University Press, 1985)
edited works of James Thurber
Complete Fables (HarperCollins, 2019)
A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber (Ohio State University Press, 2019)
The Dog Department: James Thurber on Hounds, Scotties, and Talking Poodles (HarperCollins, 2001)
Collecting Himself: James Thurber in Writing and Writers, Humor and Himself (Harper & Row, 1989)
The Genius of James Thurber (Folio Society, U.K., 1997)
People Have More Fun Than Anybody: A Centennial Collection of James Thurber’s Uncollected Work, editor (Harcourt Brace & Co., 1994)