;Nonfiction • ''Story Sparkers: A creativity guide for children's writers'', Dadey and Marcia Jones (Cincinnati, OH:
Writer's Digest Books, 2000)
Fiction ;Dadey as sole writer •
Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express, illustrated by Charlie Shaw (
Disney Press, 1994) – historical novel •
Marty the Maniac, illus. Mel Crawford (1996) – first? of a Marty series (1996–?), some illus. by Meredith Johnson •
My Mom the Frog, illus. Richard A. Williams (
Scholastic Corporation, 1996) •
Bobby and the Great, Green Booger, illus.
Mike Gordon (St. Petersburg, FL: Willowisp Press, 1997) – first in a Bobby series •
Shooting Star: Annie Oakley the legend, illus. Scott Goto (NY: Walker and Co., 1997) •
Will Rogers: larger than life, illus. Scott Goto (1999) •
King of the Kooties, illus.
Kevin O'Malley (Walker, 1999) •
Cherokee Sister (
Delacorte Press, 2000) – historical novel •
The Swamp Monster in Third Grade, illus. Margeaux Lucas (Scholastic, 2002) – first in a Swamp Monster series • ''Whistler's Hollow'' (1st US ed., NY:
Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2002) – historical novel •
Great Green Gator Graduation, illus. Margeaux Lucas (Scholastic, 2006) •
The Worst Name in Third Grade, illus. Tamara Petrosino (Scholastic, 2007) – first in a series •
A Whale of a Tale, illus. Tatevik Avakyan (
Aladdin Books, 2012) – Trident Academy series, aka Mermaid Tales ;Dadey with co-writers •
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, series (Scholastic, 1990–2009) written by Dadey and
Marcia Jones, illustrated by John Steven Gurney •
Ghostville Elementary, series (Scholastic, 2003–2007), wri. Dadey and Jones, illus.
Guy Francis •
The Keyholders, series (
Tor Books Starscape, 2009) wri. Dadey and Jones, illus. Adam Stower •
Slime Wars, Dadey and her son Nathan Dadey, illus. Bill Basso (2003) •
Slime Time, Dadey and Nathan Dadey, illus. Bill Basso (2004) •
Triplet Trouble and the Runaway Reindeer, by Dadey and Jones, illus. John Speirs (1995) – first of a Triple Trouble series (1995–?) ==Notes==