Kate McMullan Books in Order

Ron Faster spends a week at Harvey N. Trouble Elementary School, where teachers and pupils have unusual names and habits. Daily classroom adventures introduce lessons about life through the mishaps and surprises of a most unconventional school.

Bulldog's friends help him look for work, but his good intentions keep colliding with clumsiness and unsuitable tasks. Trying jobs around town becomes a search for something he can do well and enjoy.

Supercat travels from the Milky Way to help babies with everyday emergencies. Lost blankets and resistance to pajamas become rescue missions in this illustrated collection, where a small superhero brings imaginative solutions to familiar toddler troubles.

With five school days left, Pearl worries that next year's teacher will be much stricter than Ms. Star. Imagining impossible lessons makes her resist moving on, while Wagner helps her reconsider what the change might mean.

A freight train races a small car toward Chicago while hauling a long line of heavy cars. Mountains, desert, animals, and snow challenge the journey, giving the determined engine plenty of obstacles to overcome.

Mordred plans to turn Dragon Slayers' Academy into a casino while Wiglaf and his friends search for their dragon, Worm. A surprise graduation raises new questions about their future and whether their missing friend will return.

Meg hopes a school will open as her family continues building a life on the Kansas prairie. Illness and the aftermath of violence create new difficulties, but she longs for both lessons and friendships with other children.

Meg's family reunites on the Kansas prairie and supports the effort to keep slavery out of the territory. Political violence and a fire threaten their new home, testing their determination to remain together on the land.

Paris and Helen's decision to leave together threatens to bring disaster to Troy. Hades offers a different account of the Trojan War, questioning Helen's blame and examining the interference of Aphrodite and the god of love.

Odysseus tries to return to Ithaca after the Trojan War, but an angry Poseidon makes the voyage increasingly difficult. Hades wants to help without breaking his promise to the sea god, leading him to seek indirect solutions.

A fire engine introduces its siren, water tank, and hose before responding to an alarm. Driving through smoke and heat to reach a blaze turns its account of the job into a noisy picture-book adventure.

In this graphic retelling, a talking wooden puppet repeatedly follows temptation and misleading advice instead of listening to those who care for him. Pinocchio's adventures force him to confront the consequences of selfish choices and deception.

A Zamboni must repair a hockey rink's damaged surface before the next period begins. With the clock running and an impatient announcer watching, the machine explains its equipment and the careful work needed to make the ice safe.

A confident school bus describes the work of taking children to school and keeping them safe. Its morning route introduces the vehicle's abilities and responsibilities, turning a familiar ride into a picture-book look at an important job.

Four animal mothers search the jungle for babies who aren't ready for bed. As the little ones hide and play, their mothers call them with a lullaby, turning bedtime into a gentle game of pursuit.

Children compare their baths with the ways animals clean themselves, from pigs in mud to chickens in dust. Rhymes and pictures explore grooming habits while the children try out methods that don't quite suit a bathtub.

A pickup truck may be smaller than other vehicles in the parking lot, but it takes pride in hauling a full load. Its account of working hard shows how determination matters alongside size and strength.

This collection follows Wiglaf's first four adventures at Dragon Slayers' Academy, from leaving home with his pig Daisy to meeting Angus and Erica. Becoming a hero brings challenges for a boy who can't bear the sight of blood.

Toby loves warm places and feels displaced when another French bulldog, Pinkie, takes them over. Her arrival leaves him lonely, but sharing a home may offer a kind of comfort he hasn't considered.

Three children explore how animals sleep, from stacked meerkats to hibernating frogs. Trying to imitate those habits leads them to compare unfamiliar routines with their own bedtime, in a rhyming look at settling down to rest.

This picture book follows the lengthening days as winter gives way to spring. Children, birds, dogs, and budding plants share the seasonal change, with rain, nesting, and outdoor play showing how warmth and daylight transform everyday life.

A class plants a tree and watches it become a home for birds, squirrels, insects, and other creatures. Cumulative storytelling follows the activity in its branches, revealing how one small planting creates an interconnected community of wildlife.