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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 Wise Men of Chelm and the Foolish Carp" (2020) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Children's reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Wise Men of Chelm and the Foolish Carp
2020
Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories
1957
The Spinoza of Market Street
1961
A Day of Pleasure
1963
Short Friday and Other Stories
1963
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
1966
Seance
1968
A Friend of Kafka
1969
When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories
1969
A Crown of Feathers
1973
Passions
1975
Naftali the Storyteller and His Horse, Sus and Other Stories
1976
Old Love
1979
More Stories from My Father's Court
1980
The Power of Light
1980
Reaches of Heaven
1981
The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer
1982
Stories for Children
1984
The Image and Other Stories
1985
The Death of Methuselah
1988
The Last Demon
2011
A Letter to Mama and Other Uncollected Stories
2024
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