List of Batman children's books

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This is a list of Batman children's books, picture books published in the United States, beginning in the year 2008.

# Title Author Publisher Date Genre Length
1The Dark Knight: I Am BatmanCatherine HapkaHarperCollinsJune 3, 2008Children's picture book, Superhero, Action-adventure32 pp
Based on the 2008 blockbuster film The Dark Knight, Batman sees the Bat-Signal and then goes after the Joker.
2The Dark Knight: Batman's Friends and FoesCatherine HapkaTurtleback BooksJune 3, 2008Children's picture book, Superhero29 pp
Describes the work that Batman does keeping Gotham City safe, those who help him in that work, and fights his enemies.
3The Dark Knight: Batman versus the JokerN.T. RaymondHarperFestivalJune 3, 2008Children's picture book, Superhero24 pp
Batman tries to stop Joker's crime spree.
4The Dark Knight: Batman Saves the DayJennifer FrantzHarperFestivalJune 3, 2008Children's picture book, Superhero,pp
Bruce Wayne's friends throw him a birthday party. But a surprise guest shows up to spoil the fun—it's the Joker! Can Batman get there in time to save the day?
5Catwoman's Classroom of ClawsScott SonnebornCapstone, Inc.August 2009Children's picture book56 pp
Robin finds out that Catwoman is instructing super villains.
6Arctic AttackRobert GreenbergerCapstone, Inc.August 2009Children's picture book, Superhero, Action-adventure56 pp
Batman and Robin go after Ra's al Ghul who is causing disasters in the environment.
7Batman: Meet the Super HeroesMichael TeitelbaumHarperCollinsDecember 2009Children's picture book32 pp
Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman fight against a dragon.
8Batman Classic: Gotham's Villains Unleashed!John SazaklisHarperFestivalDecember 22, 2009Children's picture book24 pp
Batman and Robin try to stop Joker and released Arkham Asylum inmates.
9Terror on Dinosaur Island!Jake BlackGrosset & DunlapJanuary 2010Children's picture book48 pp
This is based on Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Batman and Plastic Man try to stop Gorilla Grodd's plan to de-evolve humans.
10The Eyes of Despero!Jake BlackGrosset & DunlapMay 2010Children's picture book48 pp
This is based on Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Batman and the Green Lanterns battle Despero.
11Batman Classic: Feline FeloniesJohn SazaklisHarperFestivalJune 2010Children's picture book24 pp
Batman and Wonder Woman team up to stop Catwoman and Cheetah.
12Trapped in TimeTracey WestGrosset & DunlapSeptember 2010Children's chapter book80 pp
This is based on Batman: The Brave and the Bold. This is a choose your own path book.
13Batman Classic: Batman and the Toxic TerrorJodi HuelinHarperFestivalMarch 1, 2011Children's picture book, Superhero, Action24 pp
Gotham City is going green! People everywhere are turning into trees, and it's all the work of that vile, plant-loving villainess Poison Ivy. Will Batman fall victim to her thorny vengeance or can he nip this scheme in the bud?
14Batman Classic: Dawn of the Dynamic DuoJohn SazaklisHarperCollinsNovember 1, 2011Children's picture book, Superhero32 pp
Batman and Robin go up against Two-Face.
15Batman Classic: Reptile RampageKatharine TurnerHarperCollinsApril 17, 2012Children's picture book, superhero32 pp
A Gotham City hospital is being terrorized by Killer Croc, and it's up to Batman to save the day! Can the Caped Crusader clean the city sewers of this rotten reptile?
16Batman Classic: Fright ClubJohn Sazaklis, Jeremy RobertsHarperFestivalMay 29, 2012Children's picture book, Superhero story24 pp
The Joker and Harley Quinn have joined forces with the Scarecrow and Mad Hatter and are terrorizing the citizens of Gotham City. Can Batman and Robin put the Fright Club out of business or will they fall prey to the madness and mayhem as well?
17Batman Classic: Batman versus Man-BatJ.E. BrightHarperCollinsAugust 28, 2012Children's picture book, Superhero, Action32 pp
When a half-man, half-bat creature attacks Gotham City, the police think Batman has gone mad. To clear his name, Batman has to defeat the fiendish foe.
18Batman Classic: The Penguin's Arctic AdventureDonald LemkeHarperFestivalDecember 23, 2014Children's picture book, Superhero24 pp
When Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, also known as the Penguin, opens an exotic animals garden in Gotham City, Batman investigates to discover if the garden has a connection to the businessmen in town who have gone missing. With Robin's help, the World's Greatest Detective must stop the Penguin and the evil sorceress Circe —or else the Dynamic Duo might become part of the exhibit, too.
19Batman Classic: Nightmare in Gotham CityDonald LemkeHarperFestivalMay 12, 2015Children's picture book, Superhero, Thriller, Action24 pp
When the Gotham City Police Department hosts a special Halloween haunted house, one of Gotham's darkest criminals turns this spooky evening into a night of terror. It's up to Batman to stop Scarecrow and put this nightmare to bed.
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