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    Joan Holub

    Joan Holub is the New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of more than 140 children’s books, including Breakout at the Bug Lab, Who Was Babe Ruth?, and the Goddess Girls series. Prior to publishing her first title in 1992, she was an associate art director at Scholastic.
    Fart Boy and Reeky Dog: Dino Doom!
    Fart Boy and Reeky Dog: Dino Doom!
    Joan Holub , Rafael Rosado
    9780593434345
    $14.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 30, 2026
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Age 8-12 years
    I Am the Shark
    I Am the Shark
    Joan Holub , Laurie Keller
    9780525645313
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 17, 2025
    Dragonfly Books
    Age 4-8 years
    ¿Por qué ladran los perros? (Why Do Dogs Bark? Spanish Edition)
    ¿Por qué ladran los perros? (Why Do Dogs Bark? Spanish Edition)
    Joan Holub , Anna DiVito
    9780593889206
    $16.99 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 15, 2025
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Fart Boy and Reeky Dog
    Fart Boy and Reeky Dog
    Joan Holub , Rafael Rosado
    9780593434307
    $14.99 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 08, 2025
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Age 7-10 years
    Bears Are Best!
    Bears Are Best!
    The scoop about how we sniff, sneak, snack, and snooze!
    Joan Holub , Laurie Keller
    9780525645337
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Aug 15, 2023
    Crown Books for Young Readers
    Age 4-8 years
    ¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
    ¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , John Hinderliter
    9780593658208
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    May 02, 2023
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Who Was Charles Schulz?
    Who Was Charles Schulz?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Tim Foley
    9780451532541
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 01, 2022
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Runaway Signs
    Runaway Signs
    Joan Holub , Alison Farrell
    9780399172250
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 02, 2020
    Nancy Paulsen Books
    Age 4-7 years
    Where Is Walt Disney World?
    Where Is Walt Disney World?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Gregory Copeland
    9780515158434
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 22, 2018
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    What Was Woodstock?
    What Was Woodstock?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Gregory Copeland
    9780448486963
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 12, 2016
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
    What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Dede Putra
    9780448479057
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 11, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    What Is the Statue of Liberty?
    What Is the Statue of Liberty?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , John Hinderliter
    9780448479170
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    May 29, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
    Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
    Joan Holub , David Gordon
    9780375869105
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 25, 2013
    Step into Reading
    Age 4-6 years
    What Was the Gold Rush?
    What Was the Gold Rush?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Tim Tomkinson
    9780448462899
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 07, 2013
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    ¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
    ¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448461748
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 06, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Ballet Stars
    Ballet Stars
    Joan Holub , Shelagh McNicholas
    9780375869099
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 26, 2012
    Step into Reading
    Age 4-6 years
    Who Was Babe Ruth?
    Who Was Babe Ruth?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Ted Hammond
    9780448455860
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 05, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Who Was Jim Henson?
    Who Was Jim Henson?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Nancy Harrison
    9780448454061
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 08, 2010
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Shampoodle
    Shampoodle
    Joan Holub , Tim Bowers
    9780375855764
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 13, 2009
    Step into Reading
    Age 4-6 years
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448445403
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 05, 2007
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
    Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Anna DiVito
    9780448439686
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 08, 2005
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Why Do Birds Sing?
    Why Do Birds Sing?
    Joan Holub , Anna DiVito
    9780142401064
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 09, 2004
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Why Do Snakes Hiss?
    Why Do Snakes Hiss?
    And Other Questions About Snakes, Lizards, and Turtles
    Joan Holub , Anna DiVito
    9780142401057
    $4.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 09, 2004
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Dragon Dance
    Dragon Dance
    A Chinese New Year Lift-the-Flap Book
    Joan Holub , Benrei Huang
    9780142400005
    $9.99 US
    Lift-the-Flap
    Dec 29, 2003
    Puffin Books
    Age 2-5 years
    Smart About the Fifty States
    Smart About the Fifty States
    A Class Report
    Jon Buller , Susan Saunders , Maryann Cocca-Leffler , Joan Holub , True Kelley
    9780448431314
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    May 12, 2003
    Grosset & Dunlap
    Age 5-9 years
    Why Do Horses Neigh?
    Why Do Horses Neigh?
    Joan Holub , Anna DiVito
    9780142301197
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 27, 2003
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Breakout at the Bug Lab
    Breakout at the Bug Lab
    Ruth Horowitz , Joan Holub
    9780142302002
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 11, 2002
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School
    The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School
    Joan Holub , Debbie Palen
    9780448426747
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 22, 2002
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years
    Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars
    Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars
    Joan Holub , Joan Holub
    9780448425214
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 01, 2001
    Grosset & Dunlap
    Age 5-9 years
    The Pizza That We Made
    The Pizza That We Made
    Joan Holub , Lynne Avril Cravath
    9780142300190
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 10, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years
    The Garden That We Grew
    The Garden That We Grew
    Joan Holub , Hiroe Nakata
    9780141311982
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 27, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years
    Scat, Cats!
    Scat, Cats!
    Joan Holub , Rich Davis
    9780141309057
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years
    Why Do Dogs Bark?
    Why Do Dogs Bark?
    Joan Holub , Anna DiVito
    9780140567892
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Why Do Cats Meow?
    Why Do Cats Meow?
    Joan Holub
    9780140567885
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Pajama Party
    Pajama Party
    Joan Holub , Julie Durrell
    9780448417394
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 13, 1998
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years

    Books

    Fart Boy and Reeky Dog: Dino Doom!
    Fart Boy and Reeky Dog: Dino Doom!
    Joan Holub, Rafael Rosado
    9780593434345
    $14.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 30, 2026
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Age 8-12 years
    I Am the Shark
    I Am the Shark
    Joan Holub, Laurie Keller
    9780525645313
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 17, 2025
    Dragonfly Books
    Age 4-8 years
    ¿Por qué ladran los perros? (Why Do Dogs Bark? Spanish Edition)
    ¿Por qué ladran los perros? (Why Do Dogs Bark? Spanish Edition)
    Joan Holub, Anna DiVito
    9780593889206
    $16.99 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 15, 2025
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Fart Boy and Reeky Dog
    Fart Boy and Reeky Dog
    Joan Holub, Rafael Rosado
    9780593434307
    $14.99 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 08, 2025
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Age 7-10 years
    Bears Are Best!
    Bears Are Best!
    The scoop about how we sniff, sneak, snack, and snooze!
    Joan Holub, Laurie Keller
    9780525645337
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Aug 15, 2023
    Crown Books for Young Readers
    Age 4-8 years
    ¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
    ¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, John Hinderliter
    9780593658208
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    May 02, 2023
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Who Was Charles Schulz?
    Who Was Charles Schulz?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Tim Foley
    9780451532541
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 01, 2022
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Runaway Signs
    Runaway Signs
    Joan Holub, Alison Farrell
    9780399172250
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 02, 2020
    Nancy Paulsen Books
    Age 4-7 years
    Where Is Walt Disney World?
    Where Is Walt Disney World?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Gregory Copeland
    9780515158434
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 22, 2018
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    What Was Woodstock?
    What Was Woodstock?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Gregory Copeland
    9780448486963
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 12, 2016
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
    What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Dede Putra
    9780448479057
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 11, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    What Is the Statue of Liberty?
    What Is the Statue of Liberty?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, John Hinderliter
    9780448479170
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    May 29, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
    Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
    Joan Holub, David Gordon
    9780375869105
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 25, 2013
    Step into Reading
    Age 4-6 years
    What Was the Gold Rush?
    What Was the Gold Rush?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Tim Tomkinson
    9780448462899
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 07, 2013
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    ¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
    ¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448461748
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 06, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Ballet Stars
    Ballet Stars
    Joan Holub, Shelagh McNicholas
    9780375869099
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 26, 2012
    Step into Reading
    Age 4-6 years
    Who Was Babe Ruth?
    Who Was Babe Ruth?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Ted Hammond
    9780448455860
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 05, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Who Was Jim Henson?
    Who Was Jim Henson?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Nancy Harrison
    9780448454061
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 08, 2010
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Shampoodle
    Shampoodle
    Joan Holub, Tim Bowers
    9780375855764
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 13, 2009
    Step into Reading
    Age 4-6 years
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448445403
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 05, 2007
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
    Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Anna DiVito
    9780448439686
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 08, 2005
    Penguin Workshop
    Age 8-12 years
    Why Do Birds Sing?
    Why Do Birds Sing?
    Joan Holub, Anna DiVito
    9780142401064
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 09, 2004
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Why Do Snakes Hiss?
    Why Do Snakes Hiss?
    And Other Questions About Snakes, Lizards, and Turtles
    Joan Holub, Anna DiVito
    9780142401057
    $4.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 09, 2004
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Dragon Dance
    Dragon Dance
    A Chinese New Year Lift-the-Flap Book
    Joan Holub, Benrei Huang
    9780142400005
    $9.99 US
    Lift-the-Flap
    Dec 29, 2003
    Puffin Books
    Age 2-5 years
    Smart About the Fifty States
    Smart About the Fifty States
    A Class Report
    Jon Buller, Susan Saunders, Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Joan Holub, True Kelley
    9780448431314
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    May 12, 2003
    Grosset & Dunlap
    Age 5-9 years
    Why Do Horses Neigh?
    Why Do Horses Neigh?
    Joan Holub, Anna DiVito
    9780142301197
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 27, 2003
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Breakout at the Bug Lab
    Breakout at the Bug Lab
    Ruth Horowitz, Joan Holub
    9780142302002
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 11, 2002
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School
    The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School
    Joan Holub, Debbie Palen
    9780448426747
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 22, 2002
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years
    Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars
    Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars
    Joan Holub, Joan Holub
    9780448425214
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 01, 2001
    Grosset & Dunlap
    Age 5-9 years
    The Pizza That We Made
    The Pizza That We Made
    Joan Holub, Lynne Avril Cravath
    9780142300190
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 10, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years
    The Garden That We Grew
    The Garden That We Grew
    Joan Holub, Hiroe Nakata
    9780141311982
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 27, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years
    Scat, Cats!
    Scat, Cats!
    Joan Holub, Rich Davis
    9780141309057
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years
    Why Do Dogs Bark?
    Why Do Dogs Bark?
    Joan Holub, Anna DiVito
    9780140567892
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Why Do Cats Meow?
    Why Do Cats Meow?
    Joan Holub
    9780140567885
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-8 years
    Pajama Party
    Pajama Party
    Joan Holub, Julie Durrell
    9780448417394
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 13, 1998
    Penguin Young Readers
    Age 6-7 years

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