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    Mercer Mayer

    Mercer Mayer began writing and illustrating children’s books in 1966, and since then, he has published over 300 titles. Readers can open any of his award-winning books and out may pop dragons, cuddly monsters, wonderful creatures, and endearing critters. Drawing from his own childhood adventures for inspiration, Mayer created one of children’s books’ most cherished characters, Little Critter. He lives in Connecticut.
    Just a Daydream (Little Critter)
    Just a Daydream (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830791
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 21, 2026
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just for You (Little Critter)
    Just for You (Little Critter)
    50th Anniversary Edition
    Mercer Mayer , Mercer Mayer
    9798217027804
    $8.99 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 16, 2025
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Go to Bed (Little Critter)
    Just Go to Bed (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593901519
    $7.99 US
    Board Book
    Aug 05, 2025
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    6 x 6-5/8
    Just Me in the Tub
    Just Me in the Tub
    Mercer Mayer , Gina Mayer
    9781984830630
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 22, 2025
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Nap
    Just a Nap
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830838
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 23, 2024
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Rainy Day (Little Critter)
    Just a Rainy Day (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830814
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 27, 2024
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Happy Easter, Little Critter
    Happy Easter, Little Critter
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593710906
    $7.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 23, 2024
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    6 x 6-5/8
    I'm Sorry
    I'm Sorry
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830654
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 10, 2023
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Toy (Little Critter)
    Just a Toy (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830678
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 02, 2023
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    A Very Special Critter
    A Very Special Critter
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830760
    Ebook
    Sep 27, 2022
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Just Lost!
    Just Lost!
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830692
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 03, 2022
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Piggy Bank (Little Critter)
    Just a Piggy Bank (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830739
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 08, 2022
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    The School Play (Little Critter)
    The School Play (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593309285
    Ebook
    May 04, 2021
    Golden Books
    Just Go to Bed (Little Critter)
    Just Go to Bed (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593376232
    $8.99 US
    Hardcover
    Feb 02, 2021
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter)
    Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter)
    An Inspirational Gift Book
    Mercer Mayer , Mercer Mayer
    9780593376249
    $6.99 US
    Hardcover
    Feb 02, 2021
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Little Critter's Little Sister
    Little Critter's Little Sister
    2-books-in-1
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593302033
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 05, 2021
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Time to Sleep, Little Critters
    Time to Sleep, Little Critters
    2-books-in-1
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593302026
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 05, 2021
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Little Critter and the Best Present
    Little Critter and the Best Present
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830951
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 2020
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Little Critter's Manners
    Little Critter's Manners
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830937
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 07, 2020
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Little Critter Goes to School
    Little Critter Goes to School
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830975
    $4.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 23, 2020
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Just Like Dad
    Just Like Dad
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830876
    $5.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jan 07, 2020
    Golden Books
    6-5/8 x 8
    Taking Care of Mom
    Taking Care of Mom
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830906
    Ebook
    Jan 07, 2020
    Golden Books
    Little Critter: The Original Classics (Little Critter)
    Little Critter: The Original Classics (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984894526
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 03, 2019
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8-1/2 x 9
    Just a Snowy Vacation
    Just a Snowy Vacation
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830777
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 03, 2019
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    These Are My Pets
    These Are My Pets
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830999
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 02, 2019
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Trick or Treat, Little Critter
    Trick or Treat, Little Critter
    A Halloween Book for Kids and Toddlers
    Mercer Mayer , Gina Mayer
    9781984830715
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 02, 2019
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Bad Day
    Just a Bad Day
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830852
    $4.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 02, 2019
    Golden Books
    6-5/8 x 8
    Happy Easter, Little Critter (Little Critter)
    Happy Easter, Little Critter (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer , Mercer Mayer
    9781984851581
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 08, 2019
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    It's Bedtime, Little Critter! (Little Critter)
    It's Bedtime, Little Critter! (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781524769000
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 01, 2018
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Little Critter's Family Treasury
    Little Critter's Family Treasury
    Mercer Mayer
    9781524766191
    $9.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jan 02, 2018
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    All That I Can Be (Little Critter)
    All That I Can Be (Little Critter)
    An Inspirational Book for Kids
    Mercer Mayer
    9780399553776
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 02, 2017
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Me and My Buddies (Little Critter)
    Just Me and My Buddies (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780399553769
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2017
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Grandma, Grandpa, and Me (Little Critter)
    Just Grandma, Grandpa, and Me (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780553539868
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 09, 2016
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Me and My Mom/Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter)
    Just Me and My Mom/Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer , Mercer Mayer
    9780385371759
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 07, 2014
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Little Critter Collection (Little Critter)
    Just a Little Critter Collection (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780375832550
    $12.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 12, 2005
    Golden Books
    8-1/4 x 8-1/4
    The Figure In the Shadows
    The Figure In the Shadows
    John Bellairs , Mercer Mayer
    9781101659694
    Ebook
    Aug 03, 2004
    Puffin Books

    Books

    Just a Daydream (Little Critter)
    Just a Daydream (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830791
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 21, 2026
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just for You (Little Critter)
    Just for You (Little Critter)
    50th Anniversary Edition
    Mercer Mayer, Mercer Mayer
    9798217027804
    $8.99 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 16, 2025
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Go to Bed (Little Critter)
    Just Go to Bed (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593901519
    $7.99 US
    Board Book
    Aug 05, 2025
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    6 x 6-5/8
    Just Me in the Tub
    Just Me in the Tub
    Mercer Mayer, Gina Mayer
    9781984830630
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 22, 2025
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Nap
    Just a Nap
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830838
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 23, 2024
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Rainy Day (Little Critter)
    Just a Rainy Day (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830814
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 27, 2024
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Happy Easter, Little Critter
    Happy Easter, Little Critter
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593710906
    $7.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 23, 2024
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    6 x 6-5/8
    I'm Sorry
    I'm Sorry
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830654
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 10, 2023
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Toy (Little Critter)
    Just a Toy (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830678
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 02, 2023
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    A Very Special Critter
    A Very Special Critter
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830760
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    Sep 27, 2022
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Just Lost!
    Just Lost!
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830692
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 03, 2022
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Piggy Bank (Little Critter)
    Just a Piggy Bank (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830739
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 08, 2022
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    The School Play (Little Critter)
    The School Play (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593309285
    $3.99 US
    Ebook
    May 04, 2021
    Golden Books
    Just Go to Bed (Little Critter)
    Just Go to Bed (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593376232
    $8.99 US
    Hardcover
    Feb 02, 2021
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter)
    Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter)
    An Inspirational Gift Book
    Mercer Mayer, Mercer Mayer
    9780593376249
    $6.99 US
    Hardcover
    Feb 02, 2021
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Little Critter's Little Sister
    Little Critter's Little Sister
    2-books-in-1
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593302033
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 05, 2021
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Time to Sleep, Little Critters
    Time to Sleep, Little Critters
    2-books-in-1
    Mercer Mayer
    9780593302026
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 05, 2021
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Little Critter and the Best Present
    Little Critter and the Best Present
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830951
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 2020
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Little Critter's Manners
    Little Critter's Manners
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830937
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 07, 2020
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Little Critter Goes to School
    Little Critter Goes to School
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830975
    $4.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 23, 2020
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Just Like Dad
    Just Like Dad
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830876
    $5.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jan 07, 2020
    Golden Books
    6-5/8 x 8
    Taking Care of Mom
    Taking Care of Mom
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830906
    $3.99 US
    Ebook
    Jan 07, 2020
    Golden Books
    Little Critter: The Original Classics (Little Critter)
    Little Critter: The Original Classics (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984894526
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 03, 2019
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8-1/2 x 9
    Just a Snowy Vacation
    Just a Snowy Vacation
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830777
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 03, 2019
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    These Are My Pets
    These Are My Pets
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830999
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 02, 2019
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Trick or Treat, Little Critter
    Trick or Treat, Little Critter
    A Halloween Book for Kids and Toddlers
    Mercer Mayer, Gina Mayer
    9781984830715
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 02, 2019
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Bad Day
    Just a Bad Day
    Mercer Mayer
    9781984830852
    $4.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 02, 2019
    Golden Books
    6-5/8 x 8
    Happy Easter, Little Critter (Little Critter)
    Happy Easter, Little Critter (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer, Mercer Mayer
    9781984851581
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 08, 2019
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    It's Bedtime, Little Critter! (Little Critter)
    It's Bedtime, Little Critter! (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9781524769000
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 01, 2018
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Little Critter's Family Treasury
    Little Critter's Family Treasury
    Mercer Mayer
    9781524766191
    $9.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jan 02, 2018
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    All That I Can Be (Little Critter)
    All That I Can Be (Little Critter)
    An Inspirational Book for Kids
    Mercer Mayer
    9780399553776
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    May 02, 2017
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Me and My Buddies (Little Critter)
    Just Me and My Buddies (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780399553769
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2017
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Grandma, Grandpa, and Me (Little Critter)
    Just Grandma, Grandpa, and Me (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780553539868
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 09, 2016
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just Me and My Mom/Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter)
    Just Me and My Mom/Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer, Mercer Mayer
    9780385371759
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 07, 2014
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    8 x 8
    Just a Little Critter Collection (Little Critter)
    Just a Little Critter Collection (Little Critter)
    Mercer Mayer
    9780375832550
    $12.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 12, 2005
    Golden Books
    8-1/4 x 8-1/4
    The Figure In the Shadows
    The Figure In the Shadows
    John Bellairs, Mercer Mayer
    9781101659694
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Aug 03, 2004
    Puffin Books

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