- 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.
- My Son John. Illustrated by David Frampton. Henry Holt, 1994.
- McGraw's Emporium. Illustrated by Mavis Smith. Henry Holt, 1995.
- 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, 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 Illlustrated by Stephen Gammell. Atheneum, 2002.
- Naughty Little Monkeys Illustrated by Henry Cole. Dutton, 2003.
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. Scholastic, 2003
- Little Bitty Mousie. Illustrated by Michael Hague. Walker Books for Young Readers, 2007.
- Our Abe Lincoln. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. Blue Sky Press, 2009