James E Ransome Books in Order
Browse Jacqueline Woodson and James E. Ransome books in order, with short summaries, collaboration background, and help choosing what to read first.
Last updated: July 8, 2026
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Publication Order
64 books
The Old Dog
by James E Ransome
1972
Do Like Kyla
by James E Ransome
1990
All the Lights in the Night
by James E Ransome
1991
Aunt Flossie's Hats
by James E Ransome
1991
Red Dancing Shoes
by James E Ransome
1993
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
by James E Ransome
1993
The Creation
by James E Ransome
1993
The Girl Who Wore Snakes
by James E Ransome
1993
The Hummingbird Garden
by James E Ransome
1993
Uncle Jed's Barber Shop
by James E Ransome
1993
Bonolo and the Peach Tree
by James E Ransome
1994
My Best Shoes
by James E Ransome
1994
That Cat!
by James E Ransome
1994
Bonesy and Isabel
by James E Ransome
1995
Celie and the Harvest Fiddler
by James E Ransome
1995
Freedom's Fruit
by James E Ransome
1995
Bimmi Finds a Cat
by James E Ransome
1996
Dark Day, Light Night
by James E Ransome
1996
Eli and the Swamp Man
by James E Ransome
1996
The Wagon
by James E Ransome
1996
Let My People Go
by Patricia C McKissack
1998
The Jukebox Man
by James E Ransome
1998
Your Move
by James E Ransome
1998
Quinnie Blue
by James E Ransome
2000
Satchel Paige
by James E Ransome
2000
The Secret of the Stones
by James E Ransome
2000
Building a New Land
by James E Ransome
2001
How Animals Saved the People
by James E Ransome
2001
Peepers
by James E Ransome
2001
Quilt Alphabet
by James E Ransome
2001
Visiting Day
by Jacqueline Woodson
2001
Once a month, a girl and her grandmother make the trip to see her father in prison. Woodson turns the waiting, the bus ride, and the visit itself into a tender story about love that refuses to loosen.
Under the Quilt of Night
by James E Ransome
2002
A Pride of African Tales
by James E Ransome
2003
Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist
by James E Ransome
2003
Sky Boys
by James E Ransome
2004
It Is the Wind
by James E Ransome
2005
This Is the Dream
by James E Ransome
2005
Young Pele
by James E Ransome
2007
Helen Keller
by James E Ransome
2008
What Lincoln Said
by James E Ransome
2008
Our Children Can Soar
by James E Ransome
2009
A Joyful Christmas
by James E Ransome
2010
Baby Blessings
by James E Ransome
2010
Gunner, Football Hero
by James E Ransome
2010
Before There Was Mozart
by James E Ransome
2011
New Red Bike!
by James E Ransome
2011
My Teacher
by James E Ransome
2012
The Christmas Tugboat
by James E Ransome
2012
When Grandmama Sings
by James E Ransome
2012
Words Set Me Free
by James E Ransome
2012
Light in the Darkness
by James E Ransome
2013
This Is the Rope
by Jacqueline Woodson
2013
A rope found in South Carolina passes through generations as one family makes its way north during the Great Migration. The story is simple on the surface and rich with history, movement, and memory.
Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson
by James E Ransome
2014
Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
by James E Ransome
2014
Freedom's School
by James E Ransome
2015
Granddaddy's Turn
by James E Ransome
2015
My Name Is Truth
by James E Ransome
2015
My Story, My Dance
by James E Ransome
2015
Just a Lucky So and So
by James E Ransome
2016
Before She Was Harriet
by James E Ransome
2017
Germs
by James E Ransome
2017
The Nutcracker in Harlem
by James E Ransome
2017
Game Changers
by James E Ransome
2018
The Bell Rang
by James E Ransome
2019
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