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Daniel Handler Picture Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Daniel Handler Picture 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 Daniel Handler Picture series? Start with "Baby in the Manger" (2007) and follow publication order through all 14 books.
The complete Daniel Handler Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Baby in the Manger
2007

The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming
2007

The Lump of Coal
2008

13 Words
2010

The Dark
2013

29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy
2014

The Bad Mood and the Stick
2017

It Was a Dark and Silly Night...
2003

Big Fat Little Lit
2006

Half-Minute Horrors
2009

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
2011

Who Done It?
2013

One Minute till Bedtime
2016

The Creativity Project
2018
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