
Bill Martin Jr.
1916 – 2004
236 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
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
Also published as: William Ivan Martin Jr., Martin, Bill, 1916-2004, Martin, Bill (William Ivan), Jr., 1916-2004, Martin, Bill Jr. 1916-2004, Martin, Bill
Most-read books

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
4 · 1967 · 736 want to read

Chicka chicka boom boom
3.9 · 1989 · 410 want to read

Chicka chicka a b c
2 · 1989 · 90 want to read

Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?
4.2 · 1991 · 72 want to read

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, what do you see?
3.8 · 2003 · 38 want to read

Chicka Chicka 1 2 3
4 · 2004 · 37 want to read

Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?
4.2 · 2007 · 23 want to read

Knots on a counting rope
5 · 1966 · 15 want to read

Here are my hands
1987 · 12 want to read

The ghost-eye tree
5 · 1985 · 13 want to read

Ten little caterpillars
1967 · 8 want to read

When it rains ... it rains
1970 · 7 want to read

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, are you waking up?
2008 · 7 want to read

Fire! Fire! said Mrs. McGuire
3 · 1970 · 7 want to read

Barn dance!
1986 · 5 want to read

Listen to the rain
1987 · 7 want to read

I pledge allegiance
4 · 2002 · 6 want to read

Swish
1997 · 6 want to read

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, are you going to school?
2013 · 6 want to read

Chicka chicka ABC
5 · 1993 · 3 want to read

A ghost story
1970 · 4 want to read

The magic pumpkin
1989 · 4 want to read

Words
3 · 1993 · 2 want to read

A beautiful feast for a big king cat
1989 · 3 want to read