Children's Books in Order

81

Books

1970

First Book

2023

Latest Book

54

Years

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: January 2026

Publication Order

1

Maxie (With: Mildred Kantrowitz)

1970

2

Mandala

1971

3

Martha's Mad Day (With: Miranda Hapgood)

1977

4

That's Mine! (With: Elizabeth Winthrop)

1977

5

The Twenty-Elephant Restaurant

1978

6

Edward Troy and the Witch Cat (With: Sarah Sargent)

1978

7

The Highest Hit (With: Nancy Willard)

1978

8

Oliver and Alison's Week

1980

9

Play & Sing..It's Christmas!

1980

10

The Playground

1983

11

Picnic

1984

12

First Snow

1985

13

Molly

1987

14

School

1987

15

Molly Goes Hiking (With: Ruth Shaw Radlauer)

1987

16

The Show Must Go On

1987

17

You Lucky Duck!

1988

18

New Baby

1988

19

The Christmas Gift

1988

20

The Take-Along Dog (With: Barbara Ann Porte)

1989

21

Zaza's Big Break

1989

22

Book Bus

1990

23

The Evil Spell

1990

24

Meatball (With: PhyllisHoffman)

1991

25

Speak Up, Blanche!

1991

26

Amzat And His Brothers: Three Italian Tales Remembered (With: Floriano Vecchi)

1993

27

The Amazing Felix

1993

28

My Real Family

1994

29

Crossing the New Bridge

1994

30

Little Kit

1995

31

The Pirate Queen

1995

32

The Bobbin Girl

1996

33

The Ballot Box Battle

1996

34

Old Home Day (By: Donald Hall)

1996

35

The Divide (With: Michael Bedard)

1997

36

Popcorn at the Palace

1997

37

Beautiful Warrior

1998

38

An Outlaw Thanksgiving

1998

39

Mouse Practice

1999

40

Rabbit Pirates: A Tale of the Spinach Main (With: Judy Cox)

1999

41

Monk Camps Out

2000

42

Hurry!

2000

43

Four Hungry Kittens

2001

44

Grandmas Trick-Or-Treat

2001

45

The Orphan Singer

2001

46

The Battle for St. Michaels

2002

47

Katie's Wish (With: Barbara Shook Hazen)

2002

48

What Do Angels Wear? (With: Eileen Spinelli)

2003

49

Squirrel and John Muir

2004

50

The Secret Seder (With: Doreen Rappaport)

2005

51

Nora's Ark (With: Natalie Kinsey-Warnock)

2005

52

Marvelous Mattie

2006

53

The Escape of Oney Judge

2007

54

Cat Jumped In! (With: Tess Weaver)

2007

55

My Heart Glow

2008

56

Manjiro

2008

57

Wonder Horse

2010

58

The Secret Cave

2010

59

The Taxing Case of the Cows: A True Story About Suffrage (With: Pegi Deitz Shea)

2010

60

Late Nate in a Race

2012

61

The Helpful Puppy (With: Kim Zarins)

2012

62

Pete Won't Eat

2012

63

Ballerina Swan (With: Allegra Kent)

2012

64

Sam and the Big Kids

2013

65

Ida M. Tarbell

2014

66

Little Ducks Go

2014

67

Strongheart

2014

68

3, 2, 1, Go!

2015

69

Queen of the Diamond

2015

70

Pete Makes a Mistake

2015

71

Clara

2016

72

Pete Likes Bunny

2016

73

Caroline's Comets

2017

74

Min Makes a Machine

2018

75

She Did It!

2018

76

Dreaming in Code

2019

77

Kate's Light: Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Lighthouse (With: Elizabeth Spires)

2021

78

Min Makes a Crane

2021

79

Taking Off: Airborne with Mary Wilkins Ellis

2022

80

Our Little Mushroom: A Story of Franz Schubert and His Friends

2022

81

1, 2, 3, Pull!

2023

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Children's series is publication order: 1. Maxie (With: Mildred Kantrowitz) (1970), 2. Mandala (1971), 3. Martha's Mad Day (With: Miranda Hapgood) (1977), 4. That's Mine! (With: Elizabeth Winthrop) (1977), 5. The Twenty-Elephant Restaurant (1978), and 76 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Children's series by Emily Arnold McCully contains 81 books. The series began in 1970 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Children's series is written by Emily Arnold McCully. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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