Joan Holub, author portrait
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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!
I Am the Shark
¿Por qué ladran los perros? (Why Do Dogs Bark? Spanish Edition)
Fart Boy and Reeky Dog
Bears Are Best!
¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
Who Was Charles Schulz?
Runaway Signs
Where Is Walt Disney World?
Vampoodle
What Was Woodstock?
What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
What Is the Statue of Liberty?
Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
What Was the Gold Rush?
Ballet Stars
Who Was Babe Ruth?
Who Was Jim Henson?
Shampoodle
Who Was Marco Polo?
Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
Why Do Snakes Hiss?
Why Do Birds Sing?
Smart About the Fifty States
Why Do Horses Neigh?
Breakout at the Bug Lab
The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School
Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars
The Pizza That We Made
The Garden That We Grew
Scat, Cats!
Why Do Dogs Bark?
Why Do Cats Meow?
Pajama Party

Books

Fart Boy and Reeky Dog: Dino Doom!
I Am the Shark
¿Por qué ladran los perros? (Why Do Dogs Bark? Spanish Edition)
Fart Boy and Reeky Dog
Bears Are Best!
¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
Who Was Charles Schulz?
Runaway Signs
Where Is Walt Disney World?
Vampoodle
What Was Woodstock?
What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
What Is the Statue of Liberty?
Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
What Was the Gold Rush?
Ballet Stars
Who Was Babe Ruth?
Who Was Jim Henson?
Shampoodle
Who Was Marco Polo?
Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
Why Do Snakes Hiss?
Why Do Birds Sing?
Smart About the Fifty States
Why Do Horses Neigh?
Breakout at the Bug Lab
The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School
Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars
The Pizza That We Made
The Garden That We Grew
Scat, Cats!
Why Do Dogs Bark?
Why Do Cats Meow?
Pajama Party

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