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An I Can Read Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of An I Can Read books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the An I Can Read series? Start with "Moke And Poki In The Rain Forest (By: Mamoru Funai)" (1972) and follow publication order through all 59 books.
The complete An I Can Read reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Moke And Poki In The Rain Forest (By: Mamoru Funai)
1972

Cowboys: What Do They Do? (By: Carla Greene)
1972

Piggle (By: Crosby Newell Bonsall)
1973

Mooch The Messy (By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)
1976

Bony (By: Frances W. Zweifel)
1977

Twelve Bells For Santa (By: Crosby Newell Bonsall)
1977

Pelly And Peak (By: Sally Wittman)
1978

Pickle In The Middle And Other Easy Snacks (By: Frances W. Zweifel)
1979

Too Many Babas (By: Carolyn Croll)
1979

Scarlet Monster Lives Here (By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)
1979

Mr. Pig And Family (By: Lillian Hoban)
1980

Plenty Of Pelly And Peak (By: Sally Wittman)
1980

Mr. Sniff And The Motel Mystery (By: Thomas P. Lewis)
1984

The Story Of Bentley Beaver (By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)
1984

Tillie And Mert (By: Ida Luttrell)
1985

Ups And Downs With Oink And Pearl (By: Kay Chorao)
1986

Hippo Lemonade (By: Mike Thaler)
1986

Hurray For Hattie Rabbit (By: Dick Gackenbach)
1986

The Case Of The Two Masked Robbers (By: Lillian Hoban)
1986

Super Cluck (With: Robert O'Connor)
1991

Bingo, The Best Dog In The World (By: Catherine Siracusa)
1991

The Bear Next Door (By: Ida Luttrell)
1991

Come And Play, Hippo (By: Mike Thaler)
1991

Little Chick's Friend Duckling (By: Mary Deball Kwitz)
1992

Snowshoe Thompson (By: Nancy Smiler Levinson)
1992

Soap Soup: And Other Verses (By: Karla Kuskin)
1992

Aunt Eater's Mystery Vacation (By: Doug Cushman)
1992

Two Silly Trolls (By: Nancy Jewell)
1992

Rollo And Tweedy And The Ghost At Dougal Castle (By: Laura Jean Allen)
1992

Addie's Bad Day (By: Joan Robins)
1993

The Adventures Of Snail At School (By: John Stadler)
1993

The Drinking Gourd (By: F.N. Monjo)
1993

Arthur's Camp-out (By: Lillian Hoban)
1993

Marigold And Grandma On The Town (By: Stephanie Calmenson)
1994

Wizard And Wart (By: Janice Lee Smith)
1994

Spooky Tricks (By: Rose Wyler)
1994

The Great Snake Escape (By: Molly Coxe)
1994

Joe And Betsy The Dinosaur (By: Lillian Hoban)
1995

Wizard And Wart At Sea (By: Janice Lee Smith)
1995

The Know-nothings (By: Michele Sobel Spirn)
1995

Creepy Crawly Critters And Other Halloween Tongue Twisters (By: Nola Buck)
1995

Aunt Eater's Mystery Christmas (By: Doug Cushman)
1995

Detective Dinosaur (By: James Skofield)
1996

Sid And Sam (By: Nola Buck)
1996

What Do You Hear When Cows Sing? (By: Marco Maestro)
1996

Digby (By: Barbara Shook Hazen)
1997

A Know-nothing Birthday (By: Michele Sobel Spirn)
1997

Billy The Ghost And Me (By: Gery Greer,Bob Ruddick)
1997

Bootsie, Barker Ballerina (By: Barbara Bottner)
1997

Halloween Fun Pack (By: )
1997

How Many Fish? (By: Caron Lee Cohen)
1998

Silly Tilly's Valentine (By: Lillian Hoban)
1998

Detective Dinosaur: Lost And Found (By: James Skofield)
1998

Forest (By: Laura Godwin)
1998

Aunt Eater's Mystery Halloween (By: Doug Cushman)
1998

Wizard And Wart In Trouble (By: Janice L. Smith)
1998

Zack's Alligator Goes To School (By: Shirley Mozelle)
1998

Arthur's Birthday Party (By: Lillian Hoban)
1999

Don't Be My Valentine: A Classroom Mystery (By: Joan M. Lexau)
1999
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