Dan Gutman

28 Series

Dan Gutman is an American author known for his children's novels and non-fiction books, particularly the My Weird School series and its sequels, as well as the Baseball Card Adventures series. A lifelong baseball fan, Gutman frequently incorporates baseball themes into his work and has also explored other sports in his writing. He aims to engage reluctant readers with his books.

Dan Gutman, under the pseudonym Herb Dunn, authored "Jackie Robinson: Young Sports Trailblazer," which chronicles the early life and athletic achievements of the baseball icon. In collaboration with Keith Bowen, Gutman wrote "Katy's Gift: An Amish Story," exploring the challenges and values within an Amish community. Additionally, Gutman co-authored a biography with Cal Ripken, Jr., detailing the legendary career and personal journey of the baseball star. These works highlight Gutman's versatility in capturing the essence of sports figures and cultural narratives.

The Kid Who Ran For President

The Kid Who Ran for President

(1996)

The Kid Who Became President

(1999)

Million Dollar

The Million Dollar Shot

(1900)

The Million Dollar Kick

(2001)

The Million Dollar Goal

(2003)

The Million Dollar Strike

(2004)

The Million Dollar Putt

(2006)

Baseball Card Adventures

Honus & Me

(1997)

Jackie & Me

(1999)

Babe & Me

(2000)

Shoeless Joe & Me

(2002)

Mickey & Me

(2003)

Abner & Me

(2005)

Satch & Me

(2006)

Jim & Me

(2008)

Mickey & Me

(2008)

Ray & Me

(2009)

Abner & Me

(2009)

Roberto & Me

(2010)

Ted & Me

(2012)

Willie & Me

(2015)

Tales From The Sandlot

The Shortstop Who Knew Too Much

(1997)

The Green Monster in Left Field

(1997)

The Catcher Who Shocked the World

(1997)

The Pitcher Who Went Out of His Mind

(1997)

L.A.F.

Lab Coat Girl & the Amazing Benjamin Bone

(1999)(By: Margie Palatini)

Lab Coat Girl in Cool Fuel

(2000)(By: Margie Palatini)

Lab Coat Girl in My Triple-Decker Hero

(2000)(By: Margie Palatini)

Funny Boy Meets the Dumbbell Dentist from Deimos (with Dangerous Dental Decay

(2012)

Qwerty Stevens

Back in Time with Thomas Edison

(2001)

Back in Time with Benjamin Franklin

(2002)

My Weird School

Miss Daisy Is Crazy!

(2004)

Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!

(2004)

Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy!

(2004)

Ms. Hannah Is Bananas!

(2004)

Miss Small Is off the Wall!

(2005)

Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind!

(2005)

Mrs. Cooney Is Loony!

(2005)

Ms. LaGrange Is Strange!

(2005)

Miss Lazar Is Bizarre!

(2005)

Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker!

(2006)

Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!

(2006)

Ms. Todd Is Odd!

(2006)

Mrs. Patty Is Batty!

(2006)

Miss Holly Is Too Jolly!

(2006)

Mr. Macky Is Wacky!

(2006)

Ms. Coco Is Loco!

(2007)

Miss Suki Is Kooky!

(2007)

Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers!

(2007)

Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles!

(2007)

Mr. Louie Is Screwy!

(2007)

Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!

(2008)

My Weird Writing Tips

(2013)

My Weird School Daze

Mrs. Dole Is Out of Control!

(2008)

Mr. Sunny Is Funny!

(2008)

Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet!

(2008)

Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!

(2008)

Officer Spence Makes No Sense!

(2009)

Mrs. Jafee Is Daffy!

(2009)

Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad!

(2009)

Miss Laney Is Zany!

(2010)

Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy!

(2010)

Miss Mary Is Scary!

(2010)

Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney!

(2010)

Ms. Leakey Is Freaky!

(2011)

My Weird School Early Readers

Talent Show Mix-Up

(2016)

Goes to the Museum

(2016)

Class Pet Mess!

(2017)

Teamwork Trouble

(2018)

My Weird School Fast Facts

Sports

(2016)

Geography

(2016)

Space, Humans, and Farts

(2017)

Explorers, Presidents, and Toilets

(2017)

Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles

(2018)

Dinosaurs, Dodos, and Woolly Mammoths

(2018)

Mummies, Myths, and Mysteries

(2019)

Pizza, Peanut Butter, and Pickles

(2019)

My Weird School Special

It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green

(2013)

Deck the Halls, We're Off the Walls!

(2013)

Bunny Double, We're in Trouble!

(2014)

Back to School, Weird Kids Rule!

(2014)

Oh, Valentine, We've Lost Our Minds!

(2014)

Bummer in the Summer!

(2019)

We’re Red, Weird, and Blue! What Can We Do?

(2020)

The Leprechaun Is Finally Gone!

(2022)

My Weird School Graphic Novels

Mr. Corbett Is in Orbit!

(2021)

Get a Grip! We're on a Trip!

(2022)

Dorks in New York!

(2023)

My Weirder School

Miss Child Has Gone Wild!

(2011)

Mr. Harrison Is Embarrassin'!

(2011)

Mrs. Lilly Is Silly!

(2011)

Mr. Burke Is Berserk!

(2012)

Ms. Beard Is Weird!

(2012)

Mayor Hubble Is in Trouble!

(2012)

Miss Kraft Is Daft!

(2012)

Dr. Nicholas Is Ridiculous!

(2013)

Ms. Sue Has No Clue!

(2013)

Mr. Jack Is a Maniac!

(2014)

Miss Klute Is a Hoot!

(2014)

Mrs. Lane Is a Pain!

(2014)

My Weirdest School

Mr. Cooper Is Super!

(2015)

Ms. Cuddy Is Nutty!

(2015)

Miss Brown Is Upside Down!

(2015)

Mrs. Meyer Is on Fire!

(2016)

Miss Daisy Is Still Crazy!

(2016)

Mr. Nick Is a Lunatic!

(2016)

Ms. Joni Is a Phony!

(2017)

Mrs. Master Is a Disaster!

(2017)

Miss Tracy Is Spacey!

(2017)

Miss Newman Isn't Human!

(2018)

Mr. Will Needs to Chill!

(2018)

Ms. Hall Is a Goofball!

(2018)

My Weirder-est School

Dr. Snow Has Got to Go!

(2019)

Miss Porter Is Out of Order!

(2019)

Dr. Floss Is the Boss!

(2019)

Miss Blake Is a Flake!

(2020)

Mr. Marty Loves a Party!

(2020)

Mrs. Bacon Is Fakin'!

(2020)

Ms. Jo-Jo Is a Yo-Yo!

(2021)

Miss Aker Is a Maker!

(2021)

Mrs. Barr Has Gone Too Far!

(2021)

Mr. Ott Is a Crackpot!

(2022)

Mrs. Stoker Is a Joker!

(2022)

Lil Mouse Is in the House!

(2022)

My Weirdtastic School

Miss Banks Pulls Lots of Pranks!

(2023)(With: Jim Paillot)

The Genius Files

Mission Unstoppable

(2011)

Never Say Genius

(2012)

You Only Die Twice

(2013)

From Texas with Love

(2014)

License to Thrill

(2015)

Flashback Four

The Lincoln Project

(2016)

The Titanic Mission

(2017)

The Pompeii Disaster

(2018)

The Hamilton-Burr Duel

(2019)

Rappy the Raptor

(2015)

Rappy Goes to School

(2016)

Rappy Goes to the Supermarket

(2017)

Rappy Goes to the Library

(2017)

Rappy Goes to Mars

(2017)

Rappy and His Favorite Things

(2019)

The Homework Machine

(2006)

Return of the Homework Machine

(2009)

Funny Boy

Funny Boy Meets the Airsick Alien from Andromeda

(1999)

Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheeses from Chattanooga

(2000)

Funny Boy Versus the Bubble-Brained Barbers from the Big Bang

(2000)

Funny Boy Meets the Dumbbell Dentist from Deimos

(2012)

Standalone Novels

They Came From Center Field

(1995)

Virtually Perfect

(1998)

Katy's Gift

(1998)

Johnny Hangtime

(2000)

The Secret Life of Dr. DeMented

(2001)

Race for the Sky

(2003)

The Get Rich Quick Club

(2004)

Getting Air

(2007)

Nightmare at the Book Fair

(2008)

The Christmas Genie

(2009)

The Talent Show

(2010)

Houdini and Me

(2021)

Short Stories/Novellas

How I Won the World Series

(2012)

Picture

Casey Back at Bat

(2007)

The Day Roy Riegels Ran the Wrong Way

(2011)

Non-Fiction

It Ain't Cheating If You Don't Get Caught

(1990)

Baseball Babylon

(1992)

Baseball's Biggest Bloopers

(1993)

World Series Classics

(1994)

Banana Bats and Ding-Dong Balls

(1995)

Taking Flight

(1995)

Ice Skating

(1995)

Baseball's Greatest Games

(1996)

Way Baseball Works

(1996)

Gymnastics

(1996)

Cal Ripken, Jr.

(1999)(With: Cal Ripken Jr.,Mike Bryan)

Landslide!

(2000)

Recycle This Book

(2009)

Election!

(2012)

My Weird Reading Tips

(2019)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Couldn't Drive?

(2022)

I Can Read: Level 2

Emmett's Pig

(1959)(By: Mary Stolz)

Bread and Jam for Frances

(1964)(By: Russell Hoban)

Kick, Pass, and Run

(1966)(By: Leonard Kessler)

Small Pig

(1969)(By: Arnold Lobel)

Owl at Home

(1975)(By: Arnold Lobel)

Uncle Elephant

(1981)(By: Arnold Lobel)

The Mouse Tales

(1990)(By: Arnold Lobel)

Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm

(2003)(By: Herman Parish)

Amazing Tigers!

(2004)(By: Sarah L. Thomson)

The Best Seat in Second Grade

(2005)(By: Katharine Kenah)

Big Max and the Mystery of the Missing Giraffe

(2005)(By: Kin Platt)

The Best Teacher in Second Grade

(2006)(By: Katharine Kenah)

Amazing Snakes!

(2006)(By: Sarah L. Thomson)

Amazing Dolphins!

(2006)(By: Sarah L. Thomson)

The Day the Dinosaurs Died

(2006)(By: Charlotte Lewis Brown)

After the Dinosaurs

(2006)(By: Charlotte Lewis Brown)

Flappy and Scrappy

(2009)(By: Arthur Yorinks)

Gilbert and the Lost Tooth

(2009)(By: Diane deGroat)

Detective Dinosaur Undercover

(2009)(By: James Skofield)

Strike Three, Marley!

(2010)(By: Richard Cowdrey,John Grogan)

Flat Stanley and the Haunted House

(2010)(By: Jeff Brown)

Cats, Dogs, Hamsters, and Horses

(2010)(By: Mary Hassinger)

Snow Dog Marley

(2010)(By: John Grogan)

The Dog Who Cried Woof

(2011)(By: John Grogan)

Flat Stanley and the Firehouse

(2011)(By: Jeff Brown)

Sea Creatures

(2011)(By: Anonymous)

Marley's Big Adventure

(2011)(By: Richard Cowdrey,John Grogan)

The Best Chef in Second Grade

(2011)(By: Katharine Kenah)

Gilbert, the Surfer Dude

(2011)(By: Diane deGroat)

Beyond the Dinosaurs: Monsters of the Air and Sea

(2011)(By: Charlotte Lewis Brown)

Marley and the Runaway Pumpkin

(2011)(By: Richard Cowdrey,John Grogan)

Curious Creatures Down Under

(2011)(By: Anonymous)

Jungle Beasts

(2011)(By: Anonymous)

Barnyard Critters

(2011)(By: Mary Hassinger)

Forest Friends

(2011)(By: Zondervan)

Pony Scouts: Back in the Saddle

(2011)(By: Catherine Hapka)

Farm Dog

(2011)(By: Richard Cowdrey,John Grogan)

Zack's Alligator and the First Snow

(2011)(By: Shirley Mozelle)

Marley: Not a Peep!

(2012)(By: John Grogan)

Flat Stanley at Bat

(2012)(By: Jeff Brown)

Marley: The Dog Who Ate My Homework

(2012)(By: John Grogan)

Monster School: First Day Frights

(2012)(By: Dave Keane)

Riff Raff the Mouse Pirate

(2012)(By: Susan Schade)

Riff Raff Sails the High Cheese

(2012)(By: Susan Schade)

Marley Learns a Lesson

(2013)(By: John Grogan)

Riff Raff: Shiver Me Whiskers!

(2013)(By: Susan Schade)

Flat Stanley Goes Camping

(2013)(By: Jeff Brown)

Riff Raff: Can't You See? We're Lost at Sea!

(2013)(By: Susan Schade)

Show-and-Tell, Flat Stanley!

(2014)(By: Jeff Brown)

Monster School: The Spooky Sleepover

(2014)(By: Dave Keane)

My Weird School: Talent Show Mix-Up

(2016)

My Weird School Goes to the Museum

(2016)

Flat Stanley and the Missing Pumpkins

(2017)(By: Jeff Brown)

John F. Kennedy the Brave

(2017)(By: Sheila Keenan)

Long, Tall Lincoln

(2017)(By: Jennifer Dussling)

My Weird School: Class Pet Mess!

(2017)

George Washington: The First President

(2017)(By: Sarah Albee)

Martin Luther King Jr.: A Peaceful Leader

(2018)(By: Sarah Albee)

Alexander Hamilton: A Plan for America

(2018)(By: Sarah Albee)

Ben Franklin Thinks Big

(2018)(By: Sheila Keenan)

Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter

(2018)(By: Nadia L. Hohn)

The Angry Birds Movie 2: Best Enemies

(2019)(By: Tomas Palacios)

Helen Keller: The World at Her Fingertips

(2019)(By: Sarah Albee)

Thomas Edison: Lighting the Way

(2019)(By: Lori Haskins Houran)

Jane Goodall: A Champion of Chimpanzees

(2020)(By: Sarah Albee)

Ready-to-Read Level 2

Romulus and Remus

(1981)(By: Anne Rockwell)

Henry and Mudge: The First Book

(1987)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble

(1987)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge in the Green Time

(1987)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon

(1987)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days

(1988)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers

(1989)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat

(1990)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps

(1991)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend

(1992)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin

(1994)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test

(1995)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All

(1995)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees

(1997)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers

(1998)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry And Mudge And Annie's Good Move

(1998)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night

(1998)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan

(1999)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and Annie's Perfect Pet

(2000)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Helen Keller and the Big Storm

(2002)(By: Patricia Lakin)

Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig

(2002)(By: Stephen Krensky)

Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble

(2002)(By: Stephanie Greene)

Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed

(2002)(By: Stephen Krensky)

Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House

(2002)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Thomas Edison to the Rescue!

(2003)(By: Howard Goldsmith)

Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase

(2003)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper's House

(2003)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Paul Revere and the Bell Ringers

(2003)(By: Jonah Winter)

Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess

(2004)

Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch

(2004)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas

(2004)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Annie Oakley Saves the Day

(2004)(By: Anna DiVito)

George Washington's First Victory

(2005)(By: Stephen Krensky)

Henry and Mudge and the Tumbling Trip

(2005)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas

(2005)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Jackie Robinson and the Big Game

(2006)

Henry and Mudge and the Big Sleepover

(2006)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scary Basement

(2006)(By: Peter Merchant)

Annie and Snowball and the Pink Surprise

(2007)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Annie and Snowball and the Teacup Club

(2007)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday

(2007)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House

(2007)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Thomas Jefferson and the Ghostriders

(2008)(By: Howard Goldsmith)

Annie and Snowball and the Cozy Nest

(2009)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Annie and Snowball and the Shining Star

(2009)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Annie and Snowball and the Magical House

(2010)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Annie and Snowball and the Wintry Freeze

(2010)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

Ruby's New Home

(2011)(By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)

Annie and Snowball and the Thankful Friends

(2011)(By: Cynthia Rylant)

A Team Stays Together!

(2012)(By: Tony Dungy,Vanessa Brantley-Newton)

The Missing Cupcake Mystery

(2012)(By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)

Justin and the Bully

(2012)(By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)

Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr.

(2013)(By: Denise Lewis Patrick)

Go, Jade, Go!: with audio recording

(2013)(By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)

Here Comes the Parade!

(2013)(By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)

Old Friends, New Friends

(2015)(By: Patricia Hall)

Hooray for Reading!

(2015)(By: Patricia Hall)

Going to Grandma's

(2015)(By: Patricia Hall)

A Whale of a Tea Party

(2021)(By: Erica S. Perl,Sam Ailey)

When Whales Fly

(2022)(By: Erica S. Perl)

Whale and the Mystery Mango

(2024)(By: Erica S. Perl)

Anthologies

Half-Minute Horrors

(2009)

Guys Read: The Sports Pages

(2012)

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