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
- #1AmazonDakota Dugout (By: Ann Turner,Ronald Himler)(1985)
- #2AmazonNettie's Trip South (By: Ann Turner)(1987)
- #3AmazonTime Of The Bison (By: Ann Turner)(1987)
- #4AmazonHedgehog for Breakfast (By: Ann Turner)(1989)
- #5AmazonThrough Moon and Stars and Night Skies (By: Ann Turner,James Graham Hale)(1990)
- #6AmazonKatie's Trunk (By: Ann Turner,Ronald Himler)(1992)
- #7AmazonStars for Sarah (By: Ann Turner)(1993)
- #8AmazonApple Valley Year (By: Ann Turner)(1993)
- #9AmazonDust for Dinner (By: Ann Turner,Robert Barrett)(1995)
- #10AmazonAngel Hide and Seek (By: Ann Turner,Lois Ehlert)(1998)
- #11AmazonDrummer Boy: Marching to the Civil War (By: Ann Turner,Mark Hess)(1998)
- #12AmazonLet's Be Animals (By: Ann Turner)(1998)
- #13AmazonRed Flower Goes West (By: Ann Turner)(1999)
- #14AmazonHeron Street (By: Ann Turner)(2000)
- #15AmazonSecrets From The Dollhouse (By: Raúl Colón,Ann Turner)(2000)
- #16AmazonAbe Lincoln Remembers (By: Wendell Minor,Ann Turner)(2000)
- #17AmazonIn the Heart (By: Ann Turner)(2001)
- #18AmazonShaker Hearts (By: Ann Turner)(2002)
- #19AmazonWhen Mr. Jefferson Came to Philadelphia: What I Learned of Freedom, 1776 (By: Ann Turner,Mark Hess)(2003)
- #20AmazonPumpkin Cat (By: Ann Turner,Amy June Bates)(2004)
- #21AmazonSitting Bull Remembers (By: Wendell Minor,Ann Turner)(2007)
- #22AmazonSewing Quilts (By: Ann Turner)(2012)
- #23AmazonMy Name Is Truth (With: Ann Turner)(2015)
- #1AmazonThe Old Dog(1972)
- #2AmazonAunt Flossie's Hats(1991)
- #3AmazonSweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt(1993)
- #4AmazonThe Creation(1993)
- #5AmazonUncle Jed's Barber Shop(1993)
- #6AmazonThe Hummingbird Garden(1993)
- #7AmazonMy Best Shoes(1994)
- #8AmazonBonolo and the Peach Tree(1994)
- #9AmazonThat Cat!(1994)
- #10AmazonBonesy and Isabel(1995)
- #11AmazonCelie and the Harvest Fiddler(1995)
- #12AmazonFreedom's Fruit(1995)
- #13AmazonEli and the Swamp Man(1996)
- #14AmazonDark Day, Light Night(1996)
- #15AmazonThe Wagon(1996)
- #16AmazonBimmi Finds a Cat(1996)
- #17AmazonThe Jukebox Man(1998)
- #18AmazonYour Move(1998)
- #19AmazonLet My People Go(1998)
- #20AmazonThe Secret of the Stones(2000)
- #21AmazonQuinnie Blue(2000)
- #22AmazonVisiting Day(2001)
- #23AmazonBuilding a New Land(2001)
- #24AmazonHow Animals Saved the People(2001)
- #25AmazonPeepers(2001)
- #26AmazonUnder the Quilt of Night(2002)
- #27AmazonQuilt Counting(2002)
- #28AmazonBruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl (By: Virginia Hamilton)(2003)
- #29AmazonA Pride of African Tales(2003)
- #30AmazonSky Boys(2004)
- #31AmazonIt Is the Wind(2005)
- #32AmazonThis Is the Dream(2005)
- #33AmazonWhat Lincoln Said(2008)
- #34AmazonOur Children Can Soar(2009)
- #35AmazonBaby Blessings(2010)
- #36AmazonGunner, Football Hero(2010)
- #37AmazonA Joyful Christmas(2010)
- #38AmazonNew Red Bike!(2011)
- #39AmazonWhen Grandmama Sings(2012)
- #40AmazonMy Teacher(2012)
- #41AmazonThe Christmas Tugboat(2012)
- #42AmazonThis Is the Rope(2013)
- #43AmazonJoltin' Joe DiMaggio(2014)
- #44AmazonGranddaddy's Turn(2015)
- #45AmazonMy Name Is Truth(2015)
- #46AmazonThe Nutcracker in Harlem(2017)
- #47AmazonBe a King (By: Carole Boston Weatherford)(2018)
- #48AmazonThe Bell Rang(2019)
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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