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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
    I Am the Shark
    I Am the Shark
    Joan Holub , Laurie Keller
    9780525645313
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 17, 2025
    Dragonfly Books
    ¿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
    9780593889190
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 15, 2025
    Penguin Young Readers
    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
    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
    ¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
    ¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , John Hinderliter
    9780593660577
    Ebook
    May 02, 2023
    Penguin Workshop
    Who Was Charles Schulz?
    Who Was Charles Schulz?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Tim Foley
    9780451532558
    Ebook
    Mar 01, 2022
    Penguin Workshop
    Runaway Signs
    Runaway Signs
    Joan Holub , Alison Farrell
    9780399172250
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 02, 2020
    Nancy Paulsen Books
    Where Is Walt Disney World?
    Where Is Walt Disney World?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Gregory Copeland
    9780515158441
    Ebook
    May 22, 2018
    Penguin Workshop
    Vampoodle
    Vampoodle
    Joan Holub , Tim Bowers
    9781101936689
    Ebook
    Jul 04, 2017
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    What Was Woodstock?
    What Was Woodstock?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Gregory Copeland
    9780399542893
    Ebook
    Jan 12, 2016
    Penguin Workshop
    What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
    What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Dede Putra
    9780698412347
    Ebook
    Aug 11, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    What Is the Statue of Liberty?
    What Is the Statue of Liberty?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , John Hinderliter
    9780698171930
    Ebook
    May 29, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
    Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
    Joan Holub , David Gordon
    9780375869105
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 25, 2013
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    What Was the Gold Rush?
    What Was the Gold Rush?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Tim Tomkinson
    9781101610299
    Ebook
    Feb 07, 2013
    Penguin Workshop
    Ballet Stars
    Ballet Stars
    Joan Holub , Shelagh McNicholas
    9780375869099
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 26, 2012
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Who Was Babe Ruth?
    Who Was Babe Ruth?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Ted Hammond
    9781101552339
    Ebook
    Jan 05, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    Who Was Jim Henson?
    Who Was Jim Henson?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Nancy Harrison
    9781101437155
    Ebook
    Jul 08, 2010
    Penguin Workshop
    Shampoodle
    Shampoodle
    Joan Holub , Tim Bowers
    9780375855764
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 13, 2009
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9781101639894
    Ebook
    Jul 05, 2007
    Penguin Workshop
    Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
    Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , Anna DiVito
    9781101639917
    Ebook
    Sep 08, 2005
    Penguin Workshop
    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
    Why Do Birds Sing?
    Why Do Birds Sing?
    Joan Holub , Anna DiVito
    9780142401064
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 09, 2004
    Penguin Young Readers
    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
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    May 12, 2003
    Grosset & Dunlap
    Why Do Horses Neigh?
    Why Do Horses Neigh?
    Joan Holub , Anna DiVito
    9780142301197
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 27, 2003
    Penguin Young Readers
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Scat, Cats!
    Scat, Cats!
    Joan Holub , Rich Davis
    9780141309057
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Why Do Dogs Bark?
    Why Do Dogs Bark?
    Joan Holub , Anna DiVito
    9780140567892
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Why Do Cats Meow?
    Why Do Cats Meow?
    Joan Holub
    9780140567885
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Pajama Party
    Pajama Party
    Joan Holub , Julie Durrell
    9780448417394
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 13, 1998
    Penguin Young Readers

    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
    I Am the Shark
    I Am the Shark
    Joan Holub, Laurie Keller
    9780525645313
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 17, 2025
    Dragonfly Books
    ¿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
    9780593889190
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 15, 2025
    Penguin Young Readers
    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
    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
    ¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
    ¿Qué es la Estatua de la Libertad?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, John Hinderliter
    9780593660577
    $7.99 US
    Ebook
    May 02, 2023
    Penguin Workshop
    Who Was Charles Schulz?
    Who Was Charles Schulz?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Tim Foley
    9780451532558
    $5.99 US
    Ebook
    Mar 01, 2022
    Penguin Workshop
    Runaway Signs
    Runaway Signs
    Joan Holub, Alison Farrell
    9780399172250
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 02, 2020
    Nancy Paulsen Books
    Where Is Walt Disney World?
    Where Is Walt Disney World?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Gregory Copeland
    9780515158441
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    May 22, 2018
    Penguin Workshop
    Vampoodle
    Vampoodle
    Joan Holub, Tim Bowers
    9781101936689
    $3.99 US
    Ebook
    Jul 04, 2017
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    What Was Woodstock?
    What Was Woodstock?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Gregory Copeland
    9780399542893
    $7.99 US
    Ebook
    Jan 12, 2016
    Penguin Workshop
    What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
    What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Dede Putra
    9780698412347
    $3.99 US
    Ebook
    Aug 11, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    What Is the Statue of Liberty?
    What Is the Statue of Liberty?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, John Hinderliter
    9780698171930
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    May 29, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
    Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
    Joan Holub, David Gordon
    9780375869105
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 25, 2013
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    What Was the Gold Rush?
    What Was the Gold Rush?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Tim Tomkinson
    9781101610299
    $3.99 US
    Ebook
    Feb 07, 2013
    Penguin Workshop
    Ballet Stars
    Ballet Stars
    Joan Holub, Shelagh McNicholas
    9780375869099
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 26, 2012
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Who Was Babe Ruth?
    Who Was Babe Ruth?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Ted Hammond
    9781101552339
    $5.99 US
    Ebook
    Jan 05, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    Who Was Jim Henson?
    Who Was Jim Henson?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Nancy Harrison
    9781101437155
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Jul 08, 2010
    Penguin Workshop
    Shampoodle
    Shampoodle
    Joan Holub, Tim Bowers
    9780375855764
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 13, 2009
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9781101639894
    $3.99 US
    Ebook
    Jul 05, 2007
    Penguin Workshop
    Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
    Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, Anna DiVito
    9781101639917
    $5.99 US
    Ebook
    Sep 08, 2005
    Penguin Workshop
    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
    Why Do Birds Sing?
    Why Do Birds Sing?
    Joan Holub, Anna DiVito
    9780142401064
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 09, 2004
    Penguin Young Readers
    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
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    May 12, 2003
    Grosset & Dunlap
    Why Do Horses Neigh?
    Why Do Horses Neigh?
    Joan Holub, Anna DiVito
    9780142301197
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 27, 2003
    Penguin Young Readers
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Scat, Cats!
    Scat, Cats!
    Joan Holub, Rich Davis
    9780141309057
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Why Do Dogs Bark?
    Why Do Dogs Bark?
    Joan Holub, Anna DiVito
    9780140567892
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Why Do Cats Meow?
    Why Do Cats Meow?
    Joan Holub
    9780140567885
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 23, 2001
    Penguin Young Readers
    Pajama Party
    Pajama Party
    Joan Holub, Julie Durrell
    9780448417394
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 13, 1998
    Penguin Young Readers

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