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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 Gorilla In The Hall" (1977) and follow publication order through all 37 books.
The complete Children's reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Gorilla In The Hall
1977
The April Fool
1981
Hob Goblin and the Skeleton
1982
In My Treehouse
1983
Bim Dooley Makes His Move
1984
Good Night, Hattie, My Dearie, My Dove
1985
My Two Feet
1985
That Olive!
1986
Jeremy Bean's St. Patrick's Day
1987
Bill and the Google-Eyed Goblins
1987
Gus Wanders Off
1988
William and Grandpa
1989
That's What I Thought
1990
Witch Hazel
1991
Little Frog's Song
1992
How Now, Brown Cow?
1994
Down the Road
1995
Advice For A Frog
1995
Maisie
1995
Keepers Poetry
1996
A Lucky Thing
1999
I Am the Cat
1999
All You Need for a Snowman
2002
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
2003
When the Moon Is High
2003
The Skeleton in the Closet
2003
All You Need for a Beach
2004
1, 2, I Love You
2004
The Adventures of Old Bo Bear
2005
2007
Very Hairy Bear
2007
Button Up!: Wrinkled Rhymes
2009
Look Out, Jeremy Bean!
2009
An Anaconda Ate My Homework
2009
Such a Little Mouse
2015
Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy
2024
Little Blue Truck and Racer Red
2025
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