My First Bob Ross Books Books in Order

The My First Bob Ross Books series takes Ross’s gentle landscapes and famous sayings and reshapes them for the very youngest readers. These are sturdy board books meant to be chewed on, carried around, and read aloud in a rocking chair.

Bob Ross: My First Book of Colors introduces thirteen of the paints he used on television, from bright blues to deep browns. Each spread pairs a real Bob Ross painting with a simple color word and a short, friendly line of text, letting toddlers connect the name of a color with a sky, mountain, or tree they can point to.

Bob Ross: My First Book of Nature widens the view, using his landscapes to teach early words for things like clouds, rivers, rocks, and snow capped peaks. Short phrases capture the sense of wonder he brought to the show, while the art gives babies bold shapes and contrasts to study on each page.

In Bob Ross: My First Book of Numbers the same paintings become a quiet counting lesson. Little readers follow along as the book moves from one moon to two friends, then on through trees, river rocks, and other small details, always anchored by the calm tone that made Ross’s programs so soothing for adults.

The series is written by children’s author Robb Pearlman, working with Ross’s original artwork and signature phrases. The language stays simple and rhythmic, ideal for lap time, but never talks down to kids. Instead, it treats them as new painters in the making, inviting them to notice how many clouds are in the sky or how green a hillside can be.

For parents and grandparents who grew up watching The Joy of Painting, these books are a way to share that feeling of calm discovery with a new generation. They also make easy first concept books, teaching colors, nature words, and numbers with the help of a familiar, kindly face in the corner of each page.