BOOKS
I have written over 100 books, leveled readers, magazine stories, and activity books with Penguin-Random House, The American Psychological Association, Pearson Learning, Capstone Press, Learning A-Z, and many other publishers.
Click on the titles below for some select books.
Please be sure to check out some of my new books on my home page!
The Giant Jelly Bean Jar
Puffin Books (paperback)
Ben loves jelly beans, and he and his sister Jill love going to Jo-Jo's Jumbo Jelly Bean shop. Every Saturday, Jo-Jo holds a riddle contest. He reads a riddle and the kids have to guess the correct jelly bean flavor. Ben always knows the jelly bean flavor, but he is too shy to speak up. Ben wants to be a 'Jelly Bean Prince' more than anything. Will he ever be able to raise his hand and give the answer to the jelly bean riddle?
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Lively Nonfiction
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Leveled Reading Booklets
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Raising Pilot
Hayley is thrilled when her family decides to raise a guide-dog puppy and is even more excited when she gets to be Pilot's "main" puppy raiser. Hayley learns raising this puppy is a lot of fun but also filled with challenges and responsibilities, like attending puppy training classes, getting Pilot accustomed to other people and animals, and helping Pilot learn the special skills he will need to become a successful guide-dog. But for Hayley, the hardest part of raising a guide-dog puppy is the time she has to let go of her beloved dog.
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Uncle Tony's Tickles
Magination Press
Kyle enjoys his Uncle Tony's visits but needs to find a way to tell his uncle that he doesn't like being tickled. Kyle's story helps young children learn how to say no and realize that they have power over their own bodies when physical touching becomes uncomfortable.
READ THE REVIEWS!
"...a wonderful way to address the important issue of a child's right to "own" his own body and to say "no" to even the most loved adult who is making him feel uncomfortable or overstimulating him. By structuring the story around a benign adult, Ms. Aboff avoids falling into the stereotype that most good touch/bad touch books fall into. At the same time, she succeeds admirably in offering parents an excellent opening into this difficult subject."
- Irene Wineman-Marcus
Child Psychoanalyst and Author
"....I am very excited about using Uncle Tony's Tickles with children who I work with in my private practice."
- Dr. Roger Maitland
Psychologist
I believe Uncle Tony's Tickles serves a real need in our curriculum and would have no hestitation in recommending this book to other teachers in my school.
- Joan Goldberg
1st Grade Teacher
...The children understand, in very simple terms, that any touching that felt uncomfortable should not be tolerated and the child should express his feelings and concerns. This book is very appropriate for young children and definitely could be used as a lesson starter."
- Elena High
3rd Grade Teacher
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The Hot Shots
A fast and funny basketball game is the works when the 6th graders and teachers battle it out at the annual Students vs. Teachers basketball game! Brian Chang is the captain of the 6th grade team, The Hot Shots, but the way the team is playing together, he just knows "they're going to get slaughtered and buried by the teachers on 'The A Team.'" Brian and his hapless friends think of strategies to win - like spying on the teachers or loading up on the new sports drink called Zing that promises you'll beat the competition, but nothing seems to work in this funny true-to-life story.
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Building a Winner
Kyle is so excited - he just got the latest issue of Linx magazine and there's a contest for building a new linx model. Kyle and his brother, Justin, and friend Rosa brainstorm and start building the greatest linx robot ever - Galaxa the Great! But two of Kyle's classmates have different ideas on who will be the winner when they start building an even better linx model! Who will be the winner? Find out who really has the linx skills....
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Josh and TJ
Josh and T.J. are best friends. But now that T.J. has moved three hours away, Josh feels lonely without him. The two boys traded "razzle stones" all the time and never asked for trade-backs. Now to make things worse, a new kid, Scott, moves in next door where T.J. and his family used to live. And this kid is weird - not like T.J. at all! But when Josh goes inside Scott's house, he can't believe what he sees..........
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Hootie Joins In
Hootie, a great horned owl, is delighted to find a new oak tree to live in. However, his new neighbors, 'The Oak Tree Songbirds', keep Hootie awake by singing all day when Hootie is trying to sleep. Havoc ensues amongst the birds, until they finally work together to devise a clever solution to their problem.
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Open Your Eyes, Sidney Miffet!
(Part of a little book collection for growing readers)
Sidney's parents are always taking pictures of him - at his birthday, the zoo, the school science fair, and every other chance they can. But in all the pictures, Sidney blinks. One day when Sidney loses his tooth, his Mom grabs her camera and the picture that develops
surprises the whole family.
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CLIFFORD, The Big Red Dog!
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