Who This Author Is

Mercer Mayer has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 333 catalog-linked books across 1952 to 2025, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Just Me and My Family Six Storybooks In One and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1952 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Childrens Books and Goldencraft.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from Random House Childrens Books and Goldencraft

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1952 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Childrens Books and Goldencraft.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Just Me and My Family Six Storybooks In One

    Random House Childrens Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 160 pages.

  2. Little Critter's Read-It-Yourself Storybook: Six Funny Easy-To-Read Stories

    Random House Childrens Books • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 192 pages.

  3. Just Shopping With Mom

    Random House Childrens Books • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 24 pages.

  4. Daddy's Scratchy Face (Bunny's Playdate)

    Random House Childrens Books • 2005 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 32 pages.

  5. Just Me and My Dad

    Random House Childrens Books • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 24 pages.

  6. Just Me and My Mom (A Little Critter Book)

    Random House Childrens Books • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 22 pages.

  7. Spectrum Beginning Math, Preschool

    Spectrum • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 128 pages.

  8. Little Critter's® Picture Dictionary

    School Specialty Publishing • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 144 pages.

  9. All by Myself (Look-Look)

    Random House Childrens Books • 2001 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 24 pages.

  10. Just Go to Bed (Pictureback(R))

    Random House Childrens Books • 2001 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

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