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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 "Hester in the Wild" (1979) and follow publication order through all 88 books.
The complete Children's reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Hester in the Wild
1979
Gopher Baroque and Other Beastly Conceits
1979
If at First ...
1980
The Compleat Turkey
1980
Moo, Baa, La La La!
1982
Chocolate, the Consuming Passion
1982
Opposites
1982
The Going to Bed Book
1982
But Not the Hippopotamus
1982
A to Z
1984
Blue Hat, Green Hat
1984
Doggies
1984
Horns to Toes and in Between
1984
Chloe and Maude
1985
Good Night, Good Night
1985
Hey! What's That?
1985
Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down
1986
On Dasher, On Dancer, On Flopsy And Igor
1986
Christmas Time
1987
Boynton the Classic Prints
1990
One, Two, Three!
1993
Birthday Monsters!
1993
Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!
1993
Barnyard Dance!
1993
Horns to Toes
1995
Grunt
1996
Rhinoceros Tap
1996
Snoozers
1997
Dinosaur's Binkit
1998
Boynton's Greatest Hits Volume 1
1998
Boynton's Greatest Hits The Big Yellow Box
1999
1999
Hippos Go Berserk!
2000
Pajama Time!
2000
Hey! Wake Up!
2000
Dinos To Go
2000
Yay, You!
2001
Consider Love
2002
Philadelphia Chickens
2002
Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy!
2003
Snuggle Puppy!
2003
Moo Cow Book
2004
Belly Button Book
2005
My Puppy Book
2005
Dog Train
2005
Your Personal Penguin
2006
My Piggy Book
2006
Bath Time!
2007
Blue Moo
2007
Fifteen Animals!
2008
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Barnyard Bath [With Washcloth]
2008
One Shoe Blues
2009
Perfect Piggies!
2010
Amazing Cows
2010
Happy Hippo, Angry Duck
2011
Tickle Time!
2012
Are You a Cow?
2012
Christmas Parade
2012
Frog Trouble
2013
The Bunny Rabbit Show!
2014
Eek! Halloween!
2016
Dinosaur Dance!
2016
A Is for Angry
2016
Hog Wild!
2017
Here, George!
2018
But Not the Armadillo
2018
Boynton's Greatest Hits The Big Green Box
2018
Silly Lullaby
2019
Dinosnores
2019
Your Nose!
2020
Dog Train Midnight Express Rock And Roll
2020
How Big Is Zagnodd?
2020
Jungle Night
2021
Boo! Baa, La La La!
2021
Good Night, Good Night: The original longer version of The Going to Bed Book
2021
Woodland Dance!
2021
Moo, Baa, Fa La La La La!
2022
Peekaboo Rex!
2023
Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!
2023
Ooo, Baby Baby!: A Little Book of Love
2023
Hippos Remain Calm
2023
Dinosaurs in Trucks Because Hey, Why Not?
2024
Hey! Look at You!
2024
Little Night Songs
2024
Little Love Songs
2024
When Pigs Fly!: A Song for Dreamers
2025
A Dance with Santa Claus
2025
Iguana Miss You!
2026
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