Children's Books in Order

31
Books
1976
First Book
2021
Latest Book
46
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

Amy for Short

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1976

2

Phoebe Dexter Has Harriet Peterson's Sniffles

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1977

3

1978

4

Emily's Bunch

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1978

5

You Can't Put Braces on Spaces

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1979

6

The Ugliest Sweater

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1980

7

Does Grandma Have an Elmo Elephant Jungle Kit?

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1980

8

Beatrice Doesn't Want To

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1981

9

1983

10

Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers

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1993

11

Chimps Don't Wear Glasses

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1995

12

Two for Stew

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1996

13

Why A Disguise?

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1996

14

Monster Munchies

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1998

15

Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles

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1999

16

The Hope Tree: Kids Talk about Breast Cancer

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1999

17

The Chicken Sisters

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2002

18

Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster

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2002

19

Sherman Crunchley

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2003

20

When Sheep Sleep

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2006

21

The Jellybeans and the Big Dance

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2008

22

Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!

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2008

23

Would I Trade My Parents?

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2009

24

The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza

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2010

25

Otis & Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever

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2010

26

The Jellybeans and the Big Camp Kickoff

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2011

27

The Jellybeans and the Big Art Adventure

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2012

28

Lots of Lambs

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2012

29

Nighty-Night, Cooper

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2013

30

The Best Mouse Cookie

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2019

31

2021

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Children's series is publication order: 1. Amy for Short (1976), 2. Phoebe Dexter Has Harriet Peterson's Sniffles (1977), 3. Walter (1978), 4. Emily's Bunch (1978), 5. You Can't Put Braces on Spaces (1979), and 26 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Children's series by Laura Joffe Numeroff contains 31 books. The series began in 1976 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Children's series is written by Laura Joffe Numeroff. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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