Joan Holub is the author and/or illustrator of over 125 books for children, including board and novelty books, picture books, early readers, chapter books, and middle grade. She loves humor, history, light fantasy/paranormal, animals, holidays, and finding fun ways to blend nonfiction with humorous fiction. Joan lives with her husband and cats, Boo and Scout (To Kill A Mockingbird), and a menagerie of outdoor wildlife in beautiful North Carolina.
Titles
FART BOY AND REEKY DOG (Random House, 2025)
GODDESS GIRLS SUPER SPECIAL #2: TIME TRAVELERS (Aladdin, 2024)
THE EYE OF CYCLOPS: SCHOOL FOR MAGICAL MONSTERS #2 (Aladdin, 2024)
RISE OF PEGASUS: A QUIX BOOK (Aladdin, 2024)
GODDESS GIRLS #29: ELPIS THE HOPEFUL (Aladdin, 2023)
BEARS ARE BEST!: THE SCOOP ABOUT HOW WE SNIFF, SNEAK, SNACK, AND SNOOZE! (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2023)
LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS #11: APHRODITE & THE DRAGON’S EMERALD (Aladdin, 2023)
HEROES IN TRAINING GRAPHIC NOVEL #4: HYPERION AND THE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (Aladdin, 2023)
GODDESS GIRLS GRAPHIC NOVEL #4: ARTEMIS THE BRAVE (Aladdin, 2023)
GODDESS GIRLS #27: HECATE THE WITCH (Aladdin, 2021)
LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS #8: ARTEMIS & THE WISHING KITTEN (Aladdin, 2021)
HEROES IN TRAINING #18: ZEUS AND THE SKELETON ARMY (Aladdin, 2021)
FA-LA-LA LLAMA (Cartwheel, 2021)
THIS LITTLE RAINBOW: A LOVE-IS-LOVE PRIMER (Little Simon, 2021)
WHAT’S IN UNICORN’S BACKPACK? (Little Simon, 2021)
WHAT’S IN DRAGON’S BACKPACK? (Little Simon, 2021)
LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS #7: APHRODITE & THE MAGICAL BOX (Aladdin, 2021)
I AM THE SHARK (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021)
MIGHTY MOMS (Cartwheel/Scholastic, 2021)
THIS LITTLE ENVIRONMENTALIST: A LOVE-THE-EARTH PRIMER (Little Simon, 2021)
LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS #6: PERSEPHONE & THE EVIL KING (Aladdin, 2021)
GODDESS GIRLS #26: PERSEPHONE THE GRATEFUL (Aladdin, 2020)
HEROES IN TRAINING #17: ALKYONEUS AND THE WARRIOR QUEEN (Aladdin, 2020)
LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS #5: ATHENA & THE ISLAND ENCHANTRESS (Aladdin, 2020)
RUNAWAY SIGNS (Nancy Paulsen/Penguin Random House, 2020)
LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS #4: ARTEMIS & THE AWESOME ANIMALS (Aladdin, 2020)
THUNDER GIRLS #4: SKADE AND THE ENCHANTED SNOW (Aladdin, 2020)
LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS #3: APHRODITE & THE GOLD APPLE (Aladdin, 2020)
THIS LITTLE DREAMER: AN INSPIRATIONAL PRIMER (Little Simon, 2020)
CLOTHO THE FATE (GODDESS GIRLS #25) (Aladdin, 2019)
HERCULES AND THE NINE-HEADED HYDRA (HEROES IN TRAINING #16) (Aladdin, 2019)
IDUN AND THE APPLES OF YOUTH (THUNDER GIRLS #3) (Aladdin, 2019)
ATHENA & THE MAGIC LAND (LITTLE GODDESS GIRLS #1) (Aladdin, 2019)
HELLO KNIGHTS! (Little Simon, 2018)
SIF AND THE DWARF’S TREASURE (THUNDER GIRLS #2) (Aladdin, 2018)
HELLO NINJAS! (Little Simon, 2018)
THIS LITTLE SCIENTIST (Little Simon, 2018)
EOS THE LIGHTHEARTED (GODDESS GIRLS #24) (Aladdin, 2018)
ZEUS AND THE DREADFUL DRAGON (HEROES IN TRAINING #15) (Aladdin, 2018)
THUNDER GIRLS #1:
FREYA AND THE MAGIC JEWEL (Aladdin, 2018)
SEED SCHOOL: GROWING UP AMAZING (Quarto/Seagrass, 2018)
THIS LITTLE TRAILBLAZER: A GIRL POWER PRIMER 2017
TOOL SCHOOL 2017
GODDESS GIRLS: MEDEA THE ENCHANTRESS 2017
HEROS IN TRAINING: DIONYSUS AND THE LAND OF BEASTS 2017
GODDESS GIRLS #22: NYX THE MYSTERIOUS
HEROES IN TRAINING #13: HERMES AND THE HORSE WITH WINGS
ITTY BITTY KITTY AND THE RAINY PLAY DAY (HarperCollins, 2016)
THIS LITTLE PRESIDENT (Simon&Schuster, 2016)
MINI MYTHS: DON’T GET LOST, ODYSSEUS! (Abrams Appleseed, 2016)
MINI MYTHS: GOOD JOB, ATHENA! (Abrams Appleseed, 2016)
GODDESS GIRLS #19: ECHO THE COPYCAT (Aladdin, 2016)
GODDESS GIRLS #20: CALLIOPE THE MUSE (Aladdin, 2016)
GRIMMTASTIC GIRLS #7: SNOWFLAKE FREEZES UP (Scholastic, 2016)
HEROES IN TRAINING #12: PERSEUS AND THE MONSTROUS MEDUSA (Aladdin, 2016)
BE CAREFUL, ICARUS!, Abrams Appleseed 2015
PLEASE SHARE, APHRODITE!, Abrams Appleseed 2015
THE KNGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Henry Holt 2015
GODDESS GIRLS #17: AMPHITRITE THE BUBBLY, Aladdin Books 2015
GODDESS GIRLS #18: HESTIA THE INVISIBLE, Aladdin Books 2015
GRIMMTASTIC GIRLS #6: GOLDILOCKS BREAKS IN, Scholastic 2015
HEROES IN TRAINING #10: HEPHAESTUS AND THE ISLAND OF TERROR, Aladdin Books 2015
Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams – HEROES IN TRAINING #11: URANUS AND THE BUBBLES OF TROUBLE, Aladdin Books 2015
MINI MYTH — PLAY NICE, HERCULES! (Abrams, 2014)
MINI MYTH – BE PATIENT, PANDORA! (Abrams, 2014)
SURPRISE, TROJANS (Little Simon, 2014)
GODDESS GIRLS#14, IRIS THE COLORFUL (Aladdin, 2014)
GODDESS GIRLS #15, APHRODITE THE FAIR (Aladdin, 2014)
GRIMMTASTIC GIRLS #3, SNOW WHITE LUCKS OUT (Scholastic, 2014)
GRIMMTASTIC GIRLS #4, RAPUNZEL CUTS LOOSE (Scholastic, 2014)
HEROES IN TRAINING #7, ARES AND THE SPEAR OF FEAR (Aladdin, 2014)
HEROES IN TRAINING #8, CRONUS AND THE THREADS OF DREAD (Aladdin, 2014)
MIGHTY DADS (Scholastic 2014)
GODDESS GIRLS #13: ATHENA THE PROUD (Aladdin 2014)
DO NOT OPEN!: THE STORY OF PANDORA’S BOX (Simon & Schuster 2014)
THE ONE-EYED PEOPLE EATER: THE STORY OF THE CYCLOPS (Simon & Schuster 2014)
HEROES IN TRAINING #6: APOLLO AND THE BATTLE OF THE BIRDS (Aladdin 2014)
LITTLE RED WRITING (Chronicle 2013)
DIG, SCOOP, KA-BOOM (Random House 2013)
GODDESS GIRLS #12: CASSANDRA THE LUCKY (Aladdin 2013)
BALLET STARS (2012)
GODDESS GIRLS #11: PERSEPHONE THE DARING (Aladdin 2013)
GODDESS GIRLS #10: PHEME THE GOSSIP (Aladdin 2013)
HEROES IN TRAINING #5: TYPHON AND THE WINDS OF DESTRUCTION (Aladdin 2013)
HEROES IN TRAINING #4: HYPERION AND THE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (Aladdin 2013)
HEROES IN TRAINING #3: HADES AND THE HELM OF DARKNESS (Aladdin 2013)
PUMPKIN COUNTDOWN (2012)
ZERO THE HERO (2012)
HEROES IN TRAINING #2: HEROES IN TRAINING: POSEIDON (2012)
HEROES IN TRAINING #1: HEROES IN TRAINING: ZEUS (2012)
GODDESS GIRLS #9: PANDORA THE CURIOUS (2012)
GODDESS GIRLS #8: MEDUSA THE MEAN (2012)
GODDESS GIRLS SUPER SPECIAL: THE GIRL GAMES (2012)
GODDESS GIRLS #7: ARTEMIS THE LOYAL (2011)
GODDESS GIRLS #6: APHRODITE THE DIVA (2011)
GODDESS GIRLS #5: ATHENA THE WISE (2011)
GODDESS GIRLS #4: ARTEMIS THE BRAVE (2010)
GODDESS GIRLS #3: APHRODITE THE BEAUTY (2010)
WHAT DOES COW SAY? (2011)
WAGONS HO! (2011)
APHRODITE, THE BEAUTY, #3 in The Goddess Girls Series (2010)
ARTEMIS, THE BRAVE, #4 in The Goddess Girls Series (2010)
Board and novelty books:
**BOO WHO? A SPOOKY LIFT-THE-FLAP BOOK – Scholastic
**EEK-A-BOO! A SPOOKY LIFT-THE-FLAP BOOK – Scholastic
HOORAY FOR ST.PATRICK’S DAY! – Puffin Books
COMPANY’S COMING! – Puffin Books
KWANZA KIDS – Puffin Books
LIGHT THE CANDLES – Puffin Books
DRAGON DANCE, A CHINESE NEW YEAR – Puffin Books
APPLES AND HONEY – Puffin Books
ANIMALS (Easy to Read, Easy to Draw) – Price Stern Sloan
CARS AND TRUCKS (Easy to Read, Easy to Draw) – Price Stern Sloan
DINOSAURS (Easy to Read, Easy to Draw) – Price Stern Sloan
MAGICAL CREATURES (Easy to Read, Easy to Draw) – Price Stern Sloan
FIVE SPRING FAIRIES – Little Simon
*TEN LITTLE BALLERINAS – Grosset & Dunlap
**SOMEBUNNY LOVES ME – Little Simon
**MARVELOUS MOMS – Little Simon
**GLORIOUS GRANDMAS – Little Simon
**RED, YELLOW, GREEN: WHAT DO SIGNS MEAN? (out of print)
Picture books:
TWINKLE STAR OF THE WEEK – Albert Whitman and Co.
GROUND HOG WEATHER SCHOOL – Putnam
KNUCKLEHEADS – Chronicle Books
**VINCENT VAN GOGH: SUNFLOWERS AND SWIRLY STARS – Grosset & Dunlap
SMART ABOUT THE FIFTY STATES – (multi-author) Grosset & Dunlap
RIDDLE-ICOULUS MATH – Albert Whitman and Co.
APPLE COUNTDOWN – Albert Whitman and Co.
THE MAN WHO NAMED THE CLOUDS (Julie Hannah, co-author) – Albert Whitman and Co.
I HAVE A WEIRD BROTHER WHO DIGESTED A FLY – Albert Whitman and Co.
GEORGIA-FLEAS! – Albert Whitman and Co.
THE HALLOWEEN QUEEN – Albert Whitman and Co.
**CINDERDOG AND THE WICKED STEPCAT – Albert Whitman and Co.
**HAPPy MONSTER DAY! – Scholastic (out of print)
YANKEE DOODLE RIDDLES – Albert Whitman (out of print)
VALLEY OF THE GOLDEN MUMMIES – Grosset & Dunlap (out of print)
JACK AND THE JELLYBEANSTALK – Grosset & Dunlap (out of print)
Early readers:
SHAMPOODLE- Random House
WHY DO CATS MEOW? – Dial/Puffin Books
WHY DO DOGS BARK? – Dial/Puffin Books
WHY DO HORSES NEIGH? – Dial/Puffin Books
WHY DO RABITS HOP? – Dial/Puffin Books
WHY DO SNAKES HISS? – Dial/Puffin Books
WHY DO BIRDS SING? – Dial/Puffin Books
*BREAKOUT AT THE BUG LAB – Dial/Puffin Books
*BIG SURPRISE IN THE BUG TANK – Dial/Puffin Books
THE GINGERBREAD KID GOES TO SCHOOL- Grosset & Dunlap
PAJAMA PARTY – Grosset & Dunlap
MY SOCCER MOM FROM MARS – Grosset & Dunlap
THE GARDEN THAT WE GREW – Viking/Puffin Books
THE PIZZA THAT WE MADE – Viking/Puffin Books
SCAT CATS! – Viking/Puffin Books
*THE 100th DAY OF SCHOOL (by Angela Medearis) – Scholastic
*NO FAIR! – Scholastic
*SHADOWS EVERYWHERE – Scholastic
BACKWARDS DAY – Scholastic
SILLY BEARS – Scholastic
MORE SNACKS! A THANKSGIVING PLAY (Ant Hill) – Aladdin
BIG HEART! A VALENTINE’S DAY TALE (Ant Hill) – Aladdin
GOOD LUCK! A ST. PATRICK’S DAY STORY (Ant Hill) – Aladdin
SPRING IS HERE! A STORY ABOUT SEEDS (Ant Hill) – Aladdin
SCAREDY PANTS! A HALLOWEEN STORY (Ant Hill) – Aladdin
PICNIC! (Ant Hill) – Aladdin
**IVY GREEN, COOTIE QUEEN (out of print)
**ABBY CADABRA, SUPER SPELLER (out of print)
**PEN PALS (out of print)
THE SPOOKY SLEEPOVER (out of print)
Early Chapter Books, Chapter books, and Middle Grade:
ATHENA THE BRAIN (Goddess Girls, Suzanne Williams co-author) – Aladdin
PERESPHONE THE PHONY (Goddess Girls, Suzanne Williams co-author) – Aladdin
APHRODITE THE BEAUTY (Goddess Girls, Suzanne Williams co-author) – Aladdin
ARETEMS THE BRAVE (Goddess Girls, Suzanne Williams co-author) – Aladdin
ELIZABETH AND THE ROYAL PONY (Young Princesses Around the World) – Aladdin
CLEOPATRIA AND THE KING’S ENEMIES (Young Princesses Around the World) – Aladdin
ISABEL SAVES THE PRINCE (Young Princesses Around the World) – Aladdin
LYDIA AND THE ISLAND KINGDOM (Young Princesses Around the World) – Aladdin
**THE HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA – Aladdin
**HOW TO FIND LOST TREASURE IN ALL 50 STATES AND CANADA TOO – Aladdin
TATIANA COMES TO AMERICA (Doll Hospital) – Scholastic
GOLDIE’S FORTUNE (Doll Hospital) – Scholastic
GLORY’S FREEDOM (Doll Hospital) – Scholastic
DANIELLE’S DOLLHOUSE WISH (Doll Hospital) – Scholastic
SAVING MARRISA (Doll Hospital) – Scholastic
CHARLOTTE’S CHOICE (Doll Hospital) – Scholastic
WHO WAS MARCO POLO? – Grosset & Dunlap
WHO WAS JOHNNY APPLESEED? – Grosset & Dunlap
WHO WAS JIM HENSON? – Grosset & Dunlap
BED, BATS, & BEYOND – Darby Creek Publishing
COOOTIES FROM OUTER SPACE – The Wright Group
SPACE DOGS FROM PLANET K-9 (out of print)
(no asterisks indicate Joan is the author only )
(* indicates Joan is the artist only)
(** indicates Joan is the author-artist)