Did you know that Laurene has written (and in one case illustrated) a number of picture books for children, prior to turning her attention full time to art making?
List of Published Children’s Books:
The Bionic Bunny Show. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1984.
Picture book illustrated by Marc Brown.
Visiting the Art Museum. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1986.
Picture book illustrated by Marc Brown.
Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing
Families. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986.
Picture book illustrated by Marc Brown.
Dinosaurs Travel: A Guide for Families
on the Go. Boston: Joy Street Books, 1988.
Picture book illustrated by Marc Brown.
Baby Time: A Grownups’ Handbook to Use with
Baby. New York: Knopf, 1989.
Picture book illustrated by Marc Brown.
Dinosaurs Alive and Well: A Guide to
Good Health. Boston: Joy Street Books, 1990.
Picture book illustrated by Marc Brown.
Toddler Time: A Book to Share with your
Toddler. Boston: Joy Street Books, 1990.
Picture book illustrated by Marc Brown.
Dinosaurs to the Rescue! : A Guide to Protecting
our Planet. Boston: Joy Street Books, 1992.
Now reissued as: Dinosaurs Go Green. New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2009.
Picture book illustrated by Marc Brown.
A Dino Easy Reader: Rex and Lilly Family
Time. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1995
Beginner Reader illustrated by Marc Brown.
A Dino Easy Reader: Rex and Lilly Playtime. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1995.
Beginner Reader illustrated by Marc Brown.
The Vegetable Show. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1995.
Picture book illustrated by the author.
When Dinosaurs Die: A
Guide to Understanding Death.
Boston: Little, Brown and Co.,1996. Picture book illustrated by Marc
Brown.
A Dino Easy Reader:
Rex and Lilly Schooltime. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1997.
Beginner Reader illustrated by Marc Brown.
What’s the Big Secret?
: Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys.
Boston: Little, Brown And Co., 1997. Picture book
illustrated by Marc Brown.
How to Be a Friend:
A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them.
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1998.
Picture book illustrated by Marc Brown.