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Picture Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Picture 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 Picture series? Start with "Thunder Boy Jr." (2016) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Thunder Boy Jr.
2016
The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems
1991
Old Shirts & New Skins
1993
First Indian on the Moon
1993
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
1993
Water Flowing Home
1995
The Summer of Black Widows
1996
The Man Who Loves Salmon
1998
The Toughest Indian in the World
2000
One Stick Song
2000
Ten Little Indians
2003
Face
2009
Blasphemy
2012
What I've Stolen, What I've Earned
2013
The Best American Poetry 2015
2015
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