Children’s Books Guide

Mercer Mayer knows how to peek into the lives of kids and bring their stories to the forefront with his Little Critter series. Everyone’s favorite character, Little Critter gets into all sorts of goofy situations and the occasional bit of trouble that always ends with a smile and entertains kids the entire way through. Mayer [...]

When Little Critter comes out to play, kids are excited to join him. Mercer Mayer’s delightful creation has entertained kids for over thirty years, with his antics inside the house, with his parents, playing with friends, but most of the time just being on his own and getting into a bit of trouble. Whatever the [...]

Mercer Mayer has entertained children for over thirty years with his Little Critter books. He both writes and illustrates them, using simple sentences and delightful pictures full of fun and funny images. Little Critter has been a popular character ever since his creation in 1975. Now, people who once read these books as kids have [...]

Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter series has been around since 1975. Kids have been delighted with Little Critter for so long that by now, many of them have grown up and had children of their own. In turn, they have shown their kids the joys of Little Critter. For a long time, it was just Little [...]

If there is one series that kids enjoy reading, it is Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter series. There are over thirty books to choose from, all of them with simple stories that are engaging and perfect for youngsters in preschool or even a little older. Kids can relate to many of the things that Little Critter [...]

When Mercer Mayer created his Little Critter, he created a character that would be beloved by children for years. Simple little stories with the occasional message can be found in these children’s books, and Mayer always does his own illustrating of the fuzzy little creature and all his silly escapades. Kids never fail to have [...]

The entertainment that the Little Critter series provides is endless, all thanks to Mercer Mayer, a name that has become synonymous with delightful stories meant to help teach kids various things as well as entertain them and even help them learn to read. Mercer Mayer even illustrates all his own books with fun watercolors that [...]

Mercer Mayer knows just how to calm kids down when they start worrying about closet creatures and monsters under the bed and things that go bump in the night. With his other books featuring kids dealing with monstrous things, he takes the usual idea of frightening creatures and turns it upside down by making the [...]

With over forty years of experience writing and illustrating kids’ stories under his belt, Mercer Mayer is well-known for his Little Critter series, among other tales. Heartwarming stories and situations that leave kids with a case of the giggles each and every time, Mercer Mayer knows how to entertain and gives both kids and adults [...]

Mercer Mayer is an expert at crafting stories that kids gravitate towards. They remember them long after they have grown up, and many return to these same stories when they have children. Mayer writes his own stories and creates all the illustrations himself. Well-known for his Little Critter series, for kids that are a little [...]