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Children's Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Children's 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 Children's series? Start with "Willy Visits The Square World" (1980) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Children's reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Willy Visits The Square World
1980
By Royal Appointment
1980
Willy And The Killer Kipper
1981
The First Miracle
1994
A Quiver Full of Arrows
1980
Fools, Knaves, and Heroes
1989
Twelve Red Herrings
1994
To Cut a Long Story Short
1997
The Collected Short Stories
1997
A Twist in the Tale
2000
Cat O'Nine Tales and Other Stories
2006
And Thereby Hangs a Tale
2010
The New Collected Short Stories
2011
Four Warned
2014
Tell Tale
2017
The Short, The Long and the Tall
2020
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