Deborah Diesen

Deborah Diesen is an American children's book author. Her book The Pout-Pout Fish was chosen by Time magazine as a Top 10 Children's Book of 2008. It was also selected for the Michigan Reads! literacy program.

Diesen lives in Grand Ledge, Michigan. In addition to a writer, she is the financial manager for a nonprofit.

The Pout-Pout Fish
Illustrated by Dan Hanna and published by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux Books for Young Readers


 * Picture books
 * The Pout-Pout Fish, 2008
 * The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark, 2010
 * The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School, 2014
 * The Pout-Pout Fish Learns to Read, 2015
 * The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish, 2015
 * The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark, 2017
 * The Pout-Pout Fish Far, Far from Home, 2017
 * Pout-Pout Fish: Easter Surprise, 2018
 * The Pout-Pout Fish and the Can't-Sleep Blues, 2018
 * Pout-Pout Fish: Lucky Leprechaun, 2019
 * Pout-Pout Fish: Back to School, 2019
 * Pout-Pout Fish: Haunted House, 2019
 * Be Thankful, Pout-Pout Fish, 2019
 * Pout-Pout Fish: Christmas Spirit, 2019
 * The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean, 2019
 * Pout-Pout Fish: Special Valentine, 2019
 * Pout-Pout Fish Goes to the Doctor, 2020
 * Pout-Pout Fish: Goes to the Dentist, 2020
 * 5-Minute Pout-Pout Fish Stories, 2020
 * The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale, 2022
 * Board books
 * Smile, Pout-Pout Fish, 2014
 * Sweet Dreams, Pout-Pout Fish, 2015
 * Kiss, Kiss, Pout-Pout Fish, 2015
 * Trick or Treat, Pout-Pout Fish, 2016
 * Happy Easter, Pout-Pout Fish, 2017
 * The Pout-Pout Fish Halloween Faces, 2018
 * Happy Hanukkah, Pout-Pout Fish, 2020
 * Chapter books
 * You Can Do It, Pout-Pout Fish!, 2019
 * You Can Make a Friend, Pout-Pout Fish!, 2019
 * You Can Be Kind, Pout-Pout Fish!, 2020
 * You Can Read, Pout-Pout Fish!, 2020
 * Activity and novelty books
 * Lift-the-Flap Tab: Hide and Seek, Pout-Pout Fish, 2015
 * The Pout-Pout Fish: Wipe Clean Workbook ABC, 1-20, 2015
 * The Pout-Pout Fish Giant Sticker Book, 2016
 * The Pout-Pout Fish Undersea Alphabet Touch & Feel, 2016
 * Pout-Pout Fish Wipe Clean Dot to Dot, 2017
 * The Pout-Pout Fish Look-and-Find Book, 2018

Others

 * The Barefooted, Bad-Tempered Baby Brigade, illustrated by Tracy Dockray, Tricycle Press, 2010
 * Picture Day Perfection, illustrated by Dan Santat, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2013
 * Catch a Kiss, illustrated by Kris Aro McLeod, Sleeping Bear Press, 2016
 * Bloom, illustrated by Mary Lundquistg, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2017
 * Pippa and Percival, Pancake and Poppy: Four Peppy Puppies, illustrated by Grace Zong, Sleeping Bear Press, 2018
 * Hello, Fall!, illustrated by Lucy Fleming, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2018