James E. Ransome Books in Order

James E. Ransome is an American illustrator of over 60 children's books. He has also illustrated greetings cards and magazines, and has been commissioned for murals, including three for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by James E. Ransome

  • #1
    Dakota Dugout (By: Ann Turner,Ronald Himler)(1985)
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  • #2
    Nettie's Trip South (By: Ann Turner)(1987)
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  • #3
    Time Of The Bison (By: Ann Turner)(1987)
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  • #4
    Hedgehog for Breakfast (By: Ann Turner)(1989)
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  • #5
    Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies (By: Ann Turner,James Graham Hale)(1990)
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  • #6
    Katie's Trunk (By: Ann Turner,Ronald Himler)(1992)
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  • #7
    Stars for Sarah (By: Ann Turner)(1993)
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  • #8
    Apple Valley Year (By: Ann Turner)(1993)
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  • #9
    Dust for Dinner (By: Ann Turner,Robert Barrett)(1995)
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  • #10
    Angel Hide and Seek (By: Ann Turner,Lois Ehlert)(1998)
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  • #11
    Drummer Boy: Marching to the Civil War (By: Ann Turner,Mark Hess)(1998)
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  • #12
    Let's Be Animals (By: Ann Turner)(1998)
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  • #13
    Red Flower Goes West (By: Ann Turner)(1999)
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  • #14
    Heron Street (By: Ann Turner)(2000)
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  • #15
    Secrets From The Dollhouse (By: Raúl Colón,Ann Turner)(2000)
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  • #16
    Abe Lincoln Remembers (By: Wendell Minor,Ann Turner)(2000)
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  • #17
    In the Heart (By: Ann Turner)(2001)
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  • #18
    Shaker Hearts (By: Ann Turner)(2002)
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  • #19
    When Mr. Jefferson Came to Philadelphia: What I Learned of Freedom, 1776 (By: Ann Turner,Mark Hess)(2003)
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  • #20
    Pumpkin Cat (By: Ann Turner,Amy June Bates)(2004)
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  • #21
    Sitting Bull Remembers (By: Wendell Minor,Ann Turner)(2007)
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  • #22
    Sewing Quilts (By: Ann Turner)(2012)
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  • #23
    My Name Is Truth (With: Ann Turner)(2015)
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    The Old Dog(1972)
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  • #2
    Aunt Flossie's Hats(1991)
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  • #3
    Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt(1993)
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  • #4
    The Creation(1993)
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  • #5
    Uncle Jed's Barber Shop(1993)
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  • #6
    The Hummingbird Garden(1993)
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  • #7
    My Best Shoes(1994)
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  • #8
    Bonolo and the Peach Tree(1994)
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  • #9
    That Cat!(1994)
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  • #10
    Bonesy and Isabel(1995)
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  • #11
    Celie and the Harvest Fiddler(1995)
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  • #12
    Freedom's Fruit(1995)
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  • #13
    Eli and the Swamp Man(1996)
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  • #14
    Dark Day, Light Night(1996)
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  • #15
    The Wagon(1996)
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  • #16
    Bimmi Finds a Cat(1996)
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  • #17
    The Jukebox Man(1998)
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  • #18
    Your Move(1998)
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  • #19
    Let My People Go(1998)
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  • #20
    The Secret of the Stones(2000)
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  • #21
    Quinnie Blue(2000)
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  • #22
    Visiting Day(2001)
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  • #23
    Building a New Land(2001)
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  • #24
    How Animals Saved the People(2001)
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  • #25
    Peepers(2001)
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  • #26
    Under the Quilt of Night(2002)
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  • #27
    Quilt Counting(2002)
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  • #28
    Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl (By: Virginia Hamilton)(2003)
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  • #29
    A Pride of African Tales(2003)
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  • #30
    Sky Boys(2004)
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  • #31
    It Is the Wind(2005)
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  • #32
    This Is the Dream(2005)
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  • #33
    What Lincoln Said(2008)
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  • #34
    Our Children Can Soar(2009)
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  • #35
    Baby Blessings(2010)
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  • #36
    Gunner, Football Hero(2010)
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  • #37
    A Joyful Christmas(2010)
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  • #38
    New Red Bike!(2011)
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  • #39
    When Grandmama Sings(2012)
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  • #40
    My Teacher(2012)
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  • #41
    The Christmas Tugboat(2012)
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  • #42
    This Is the Rope(2013)
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  • #43
    Joltin' Joe DiMaggio(2014)
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  • #44
    Granddaddy's Turn(2015)
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  • #45
    My Name Is Truth(2015)
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  • #46
    The Nutcracker in Harlem(2017)
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  • #47
    Be a King (By: Carole Boston Weatherford)(2018)
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  • #48
    The Bell Rang(2019)
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About James E. Ransome

James E. Ransome is an American illustrator of over 60 children's books. He has also illustrated greetings cards and magazines, and has been commissioned for murals, including three for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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