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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 "The Firemen" (1969) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Children's reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Firemen
1969
The Ship That Came Down the Gutter
1970
Elephant Boy: A Story of the Stone Age
1970
The Day the Gang Got Rich
1970
The Return of Crazy Horse
1971
The Supreme, Superb, Exalted and Delightful, One and Only Magic Building
1973
Up The Alley with Jack and Joe
1974
The Leopard's Tooth
1976
The Ants Who Took Away Time
1978
The Nap Master
1979
The World Is Big and I'm So Small
1986
The Million-Dollar Bear
1995
Walter the Farting Dog and the Windy Day (With: Glenn Murray,Elizabeth Gundy)
2015
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