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Stacy McAnulty

    Stacy McAnulty writes with enthusiasm about science and history, often infusing her work with unexpected humor and a focus on curiosity. Her narratives approach complex subjects with accessibility and elegance, designed to spark young readers' imaginations. She aims to cultivate a love for learning and understanding the world in children. McAnulty's style is playful yet informative, making her a cherished voice in children's literature.

    Max Explains Everything
    A Small Kindness
    Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack
    I Want 100 Dogs
    Brave
    Planet Awesome
    • 2024

      Never Thirteen

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Set against the backdrop of a new semester in West Archer, Ivy and the Evers grapple with the weight of recent events and the looming mystery of their immortality. As they navigate the challenges of adolescence intertwined with extraordinary circumstances, the story explores themes of identity, friendship, and the consequences of their unique existence.

      Never Thirteen
    • 2023

      When twelve-year old Ivy attends West Archer Academy, she is determined to graduate in two years and eventually follow her hero Ruth Bader Ginsberg to the Supreme Court, but after her roommate introduces her to a group of students who are hundreds of years old, she is forced to reexamine her priorities

      Forever Twelve
    • 2023

      After meeting a dog during a walk, a little girl declares that she wants one hundred dogs, but as her parents point out all the difficulties, she gradually reduces the number--until she gets the one dog she really wants.

      I Want 100 Dogs
    • 2023

      From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Stevie Lewis, Pluto! is a light- hearted nonfiction picture book about the history of the dwarf planet seen through the eyes of Pluto itself.

      Pluto!
    • 2022

      Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth

      • 40 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      "Meet Earth. Planet Awesome! And your awesome home! Actually, Earth is home to all the plants and all the animals in the solar system, including nearly eight billion people. Humans have accidentally moved Earth's climate change into the fast lane, and she need your help to put on the brakes. Earthlings need Earth, and Earth needs Earthlings, so let's save Earth together!"--

      Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth
    • 2022

      The second book in an exciting new picture book series focused on the science of the body from writer Stacy McAnulty, who leaves the solar system behind and takes readers into the human cardiovascular system with the help of a vampire duo.

      Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink
    • 2021

      Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack

      • 40 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      4.2(341)Add rating

      Brains. 78% water, 100% delicious. A zombie chef who has sworn off eating brains salivates over this super powerful organ in this funny and fact-filled picture book. From learning about how the brain processes messages from our five senses, to learning why wrinkly human brains are so much more powerful than smooth mouse brains, this is an introduction to the organ that does it all.

      Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack
    • 2021

      A Small Kindness

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      4.2(280)Add rating

      An impactful picture book with a solid pay-it-forward message to encourage kindness in young children by the award-winning author of Excellent Ed and Sun! One In a Billion.

      A Small Kindness
    • 2020

      Ocean! Waves for All

      • 40 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator David Litchfield, Ocean! Waves for All is a light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the ocean, told from the perspective of the ocean itself.

      Ocean! Waves for All