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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Children's series? Start with "The Bird Of Time" (1971) and follow publication order through all 86 books.
The complete Children's reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Bird Of Time
1971
The Girl Who Loved The Wind
1972
Simple Gifts
1976
The Seeing Stick
1977
No Bath Tonight
1978
Dimity Duck
1980
Sleeping Ugly
1981
The Lullaby Songbook
1986
Owl Moon
1987
Dove Isabeau
1989
Elfabet
1990
Tam Lin
1990
Wings
1991
Encounter
1992
Letting Swift River Go
1992
Greyling
1993
Mouse's Birthday
1993
Grandad Bill's Song
1994
Fever Dream
1996
Sacred Places
1996
Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters (By: Kathleen Ragan)
1998
Merlin And The Dragons
1998
The Prince Of Egypt
1998
Color Me A Rhyme
2000
Harvest Home
2002
Hoptoad
2003
The Perfect Wizard
2005
Baby Bear's Books
2006
Sea Queens
2008
My Uncle Emily
2009
Under The Star
2009
Not All Princesses Dress In Pink
2010
Lost Boy
2010
The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye
2011
Waking Dragons
2012
The Emily Sonnets
2012
Bad Girls
2013
Wee Rhymes
2013
Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters
2013
You Nest Here With Me (With: Heidi E. Y. Stemple)
2015
Little Frog And The Scary Autumn Thing
2016
Last Laughs
2017
A Bear Sat On My Porch Today
2018
Crow Not Crow
2018
A Kite For Moon (With: Heidi E.Y. Stemple)
2019
Merbaby's Lullaby
2019
School Of Fish
2019
Friendship On The High Seas
2019
Racing The Waves
2019
Emily Writes
2020
Rocking The Tide
2020
Knowing The Name Of A Bird
2020
Testing The Waters
2020
Interrupting Cow
2020
Crossing The Current
2020
Interrupting Cow And The Chicken Crossing The Road
2020
The Mary Celeste
2021
The Leather Apron Club
2021
When Nana Dances (With: Maddison Stemple-Piatt)
2021
New Tricks For The Old Dog
2021
Elefantastic!
2022
Big Bold Beautiful Me (With: Maddison Stemple-Piatt)
2022
Love Birds
2022
Interrupting Cow And The Horse Of A Different Color
2022
Schlemiel Comes To America
2023
The Horseback Librarians
2023
Straw Bag, Tin Box, Cloth Suitcase
2023
What To Do With A Box
2023
Interrupting Cow And The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
2023
Smout And The Lighthouse
2023
Tea With An Old Giant
2023
Nana And Me
2023
Mighty Micah
2024
See This Little Dot
2024
Eeny And Her Sisters
2024
Too Many Golems
2024
Quiet As Mud
2024
The Apple Argument
2024
Interrupting Cow Meets The Wise Quacker
2024
The Giants' Visitor
2024
The Many Problems Of Rochel-leah
2024
The Giants' Tree House
2025
Animals On Parade
2025
His Fairytale Life
2025
How To Spot A Mermaid
2025
Monsters Of Fife
2025
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