Bill Martin Jr.

William Ivan Martin Jr. (March 20, 1916 – August 11, 2004) was an American educator, publishing executive, and author of more than 300 children's books including The Sounds of Mystery, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (co-authored with John Archambault), Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?, Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?, and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (all collaborated with illustrator Eric Carle). The Bill Martin Jr. Award, which is the Kansas state award for best children's picture book, was established in his honor in 1996.[1] -Wikipedia

Works (50)

Cover of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Cover of Chicka chicka boom boom

Chicka chicka boom boom

Cover of Chicka chicka a b c

Chicka chicka a b c

Cover of Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?

Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?

January 12, 1999

Cover of Panda Bear, Panda Bear, what do you see?

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, what do you see?

Cover of Chicka Chicka 1 2 3

Chicka Chicka 1 2 3

Cover of Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?

Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?

August 21, 2007

Cover of Knots on a counting rope

Knots on a counting rope

Cover of Here are my hands

Here are my hands

Cover of The ghost-eye tree

The ghost-eye tree

Cover of Ten little caterpillars

Ten little caterpillars

Cover of When it rains ... it rains

When it rains ... it rains

Cover of Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, are you waking up?

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, are you waking up?

Cover of Fire! Fire! said Mrs. McGuire

Fire! Fire! said Mrs. McGuire

Cover of Listen to the rain

Listen to the rain

Cover of Barn dance!

Cover of Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, are you going to school?

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, are you going to school?

Cover of Swish

Cover of I pledge allegiance

I pledge allegiance

Cover of Words

Cover of Chicka chicka ABC

Chicka chicka ABC

Cover of The haunted house

The haunted house

Cover of Sounds of the storyteller

Sounds of the storyteller

Cover of The magic pumpkin

The magic pumpkin

Cover of A ghost story

Cover of Little granny quarterback

Little granny quarterback

Cover of Trick or treat?

Trick or treat?

Cover of A beautiful feast for a big king cat

A beautiful feast for a big king cat

Cover of Adam, Adam What Do You See?

Adam, Adam What Do You See?

Cover of Kitty cat, kitty cat, are you going to sleep?

Kitty cat, kitty cat, are you going to sleep?

Cover of The happy hippopotami

The happy hippopotami

Cover of Monday Monday I Like Monday

Monday Monday I Like Monday

Cover of The wizard

Cover of Sounds of Mystery

Sounds of Mystery

Cover of I love our Earth

I love our Earth

Cover of The little squeegy bug

The little squeegy bug

Cover of Tatty Mae & Catty Mae

Tatty Mae & Catty Mae

Cover of A beasty story

Cover of America, I know you

America, I know you

Cover of Old devil Wind

Cover of Which do you choose?

Which do you choose?

Cover of The turning of the year

The turning of the year

Cover of What to say and when to say it

What to say and when to say it

Cover of Sounds around the clock (His Sounds of language readers)

Sounds around the clock (His Sounds of language readers)

Cover of Sounds of language readers

Sounds of language readers

Cover of Listen to our world

Listen to our world

Cover of Captain Tom Cat

Captain Tom Cat

Cover of Up and down on the merry-go-round

Up and down on the merry-go-round

Cover of White Dynamite and Curly Kid

White Dynamite and Curly Kid

Cover of Brown Bear & Friends Little Bear Library

Brown Bear & Friends Little Bear Library