Margery Cuyler


Margery Cuyler is an American children's book author. She has written many picture books, including That's Good! That's Bad! and the rest of its series.
Born on 31 December 1948 in Princeton NJ. Cuyler grew up in Princeton, NJ.
She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1970. Besides writing her own books, she has worked as a children's book editor and in executive positions at Amazon.com, Marshall Cavendish, Golden Books Family Entertainment, Henry Holt and Company, and Holiday House. In 2011, she appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice television show, judging the contestants on their work creating a children's book.
Cuyler lives in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Picture books

Sir William and the Pumpkin Monster, Henry Holt, 1984Freckles and Willie: A Valentine's Day Story, Henry Holt, 1986Fat Santa, Henry Holt, 1987Freckles and Jane, Henry Holt, 1989Shadow's Baby, Clarion Books, 1989Daisy's Crazy Thanksgiving, Henry Holt, 1990Baby Dot: A Dinosaur Story, Clarion Books, 1990Buddy Bear and the Bad Guys, Clarion Books, 1990That's Good! That's Bad!, Henry Holt, 1991The Christmas Snowman, Arcade Books, 1992The Biggest, Best Snowman, Scholastic, 1998From Here to There, Henry Holt, 1999100th Day Worries, Simon & Schuster, 2000Road Signs, Winslow Press, 2000Stop, Drop and Roll, Simon & Schuster, 2001Ah-choo!, Scholastic, 2002That's Good! That's Bad! In the Grand Canyon, Henry Holt, 2002Skeleton Hiccups, Margaret K. McElderry, 2002Big Friends, Walker and Company, 2004Please Say Please! Penguin's Guide to Manners, Scholastic, 2004Groundhog Stays Up Late, Walker/Bloomsbury, 2005The Bumpy Little Pumpkin, Scholastic, 2005Please Play Safe! Penguin's Guide to Playground Safety, Scholastic, 2006Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler, Simon & Schuster, 2007That's Good! That's Bad! In Washington, D.C., Henry Holt, 2007Hooray for Reading Day!, Simon & Schuster, 2008Monster Mess, Margaret McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster, 2008We’re Going on a Lion Hunt, Marshall Cavendish, 2008The Little Dump Truck, Henry Holt, 2009That's Good! That's Bad! On Santa's Journey, Henry Holt, 2009Bullies Never Win, Simon & Schuster, 2009Princess Bess Gets Dressed, Simon & Schuster, 2009I Repeat, Don't Cheat!, Simon & Schuster, 2010Guinea Pigs Add Up, Walker and Company, 2010Tick Tock Clock, HarperCollins, 2012Skeleton for Dinner, Albert Whiteman, 2013The Little School Bus, Henry Holt, 2014The Little Dump Truck, Henry Holt, 2014
  • Bonaparte Falls Apart, Crown Books, 2017

Novels

The Trouble with Soap, E.P. Dutton, 1982Weird Wolf, Henry Holt, 1989Invisible in the Third Grade, Henry Holt, 1995The Battlefield Ghost, Scholastic, 1999

Nonfiction

Jewish Holidays, Henry Holt, 1978The All-Around Pumpkin Book, Henry Holt, 1980The All-Around Christmas Book, Henry Holt, 1982