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: January 2026
Publication Order
An Extraordinary Egg
Buy on Amazon1948
Six Crows
Buy on Amazon1949
Little Blue and Little Yellow
Buy on Amazon1959
Inch by Inch
Buy on Amazon1960
On My Beach There Are Many Pebbles
Buy on Amazon1961
Swimmy
Buy on Amazon1963
Tico and the Golden Wings
Buy on Amazon1964
Frederick
Buy on Amazon1967
The Alphabet Tree
Buy on Amazon1968
The Biggest House in the World
Buy on Amazon1968
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Buy on Amazon1969
Fish is Fish
Buy on Amazon1970
Theodore and the Talking Mushroom
Buy on Amazon1971
The Greentail Mouse
Buy on Amazon1973
A Color of His Own
Buy on Amazon1975
In the Rabbitgarden
Buy on Amazon1975
Pezzettino
Buy on Amazon1975
Parallel Botany
Buy on Amazon1976
A Flea Story
Buy on Amazon1977
Geraldine, the Music Mouse
Buy on Amazon1979
Mouse Days: A Book of Seasons
Buy on Amazon1981
Let's Make Rabbits
Buy on Amazon1982
Who?
Buy on Amazon1983
When?
Buy on Amazon1983
What?
Buy on Amazon1983
Where?
Buy on Amazon1983
Cornelius
Buy on Amazon1983
Numbers
Buy on Amazon1985
Words
Buy on Amazon1985
It's Mine!
Buy on Amazon1986
Nicolas, Where Have You Been?
Buy on Amazon1987
Tillie and the Wall
Buy on Amazon1989
Matthew's Dream
Buy on Amazon1991
A Busy Year
Buy on Amazon1992
Mr. McMouse
Buy on Amazon1992
Let's Play
Buy on Amazon1993
Six Lionni Favorites
Buy on Amazon1995
Between Worlds
Buy on Amazon1997
Colors, Numbers, Letters
Buy on Amazon2010
Leo Lionni's 123
Buy on Amazon2015
A Little Book about Spring
Buy on Amazon2019
A Little Book about ABCs
Buy on Amazon2019
A Little Book about Colors
Buy on Amazon2019
A Little Book about 123s
Buy on Amazon2020
A Little Book about Opposites
Buy on Amazon2020
Where Are Swimmy's Friends?
Buy on Amazon2021
A Little Book about Winter
Buy on Amazon2021
Mouse Seasons
Buy on Amazon2021
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Children's series is publication order: 1. An Extraordinary Egg (1948), 2. Six Crows (1949), 3. Little Blue and Little Yellow (1959), 4. Inch by Inch (1960), 5. On My Beach There Are Many Pebbles (1961), and 43 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Children's series by Leo Lionni contains 48 books. The series began in 1948 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Children's series is written by Leo Lionni. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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