- Hush Up! Illustrated by Glen Rounds. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1980
- Tonight's The Night. Illustrated by John Wallner. Albert Whitman, 1981
- Mary's Mirror. Illustrated by Richard Egielski. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982
- Siren In The Night. Illustrated by Tom Centola. Albert Whitman, 1983
- The Bad Dream. Illustrated by Judith Friedman. Albert Whitman, 1985
- Shenandoah Noah. Illustrated by Glen Rounds. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1985
- Two Terrible Frights. Illustrated by Eileen Christelow. Atheneum, 1987
- One Crow. Illustrated by Ruth Young. HarperCollins, 1988
- Hanna's Hog. Illustrated by Glen Rounds. Atheneum, 1988
- Mother Halverson's New Cat. Illustrated by Toni Goffe. Atheneum, 1989
- Mr. McGill Goes to Town. Illustrated by Thomas Graham. Henry Holt, 1989
- The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock. Illustrated by Eileen Christelow. Atheneum, 1990.
- Country Crossing. Illustrated by Ted Rand. Atheneum, 1991.
- The Folks in the Valley. Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. HarperCollins, 1991.
- Old Black Fly. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Henry Holt, 1992.
- The Cat & The Fiddle & More. Illustrated by Richard Hull. Atheneum, 1992
- The Good-Night Kiss. Illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop. Atheneum, 1993
- My Son John. Illustrated by David Frampton. Henry Holt, 1994.
- McGraw's Emporium. Illustrated by Mavis Smith. Henry Holt, 1995.
- Wake Up, Little Children. Illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop. Atheneum, 1996
- My Sister's Rusty Bike. Illustrated by Richard Hull. Atheneum, 1996.
- Teddy Bear Tears. Illustrated by JoEllen McAllister-Stammen. Atheneum, 1997.
- The Gingerbread Man. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. Scholastic Press, 1998.
- Jim Aylesworth's Book of Bedtime Stories. Illustrated by JoEllen McAllister-Stammen, Walter Lyon Krudop, and Eileen Christelow. Atheneum, 1998.
- Through The Night. Illustrated by Pamela Patrick. Atheneum, 1998.
- Aunt Pitty Patty's Piggy. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. Scholastic Press, 1999.
- The Full Belly Bowl. Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Atheneum, 1999.
- The Tale of Tricky Fox. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. Scholastic Press, 2001.
- The Burger and the Hot Dog. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Atheneum, 2002.
- The Naughty Little Monkeys. Illustrated by Henry Cole. Dutton, 2003.
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. Scholastic, 2003.