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Picture Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of 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 Picture series? Start with "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (With: James E. Ransome)" (1993) and follow publication order through all 39 books.
The complete Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (With: James E. Ransome)
1993
Birdie's Lighthouse
1996
A Band of Angels
1999
Maria's Comet
1999
Bluebird Summer
2001
Fannie in the Kitchen
2001
Under the Quilt of Night (With: James E. Ransome)
2002
Girl Wonder
2003
Sky Boys (With: James E. Ransome)
2004
A Packet of Seeds
2004
Apples to Oregon
2004
Saving Strawberry Farm
2005
Susan B. Anthony
2005
Sweet Land of Liberty
2007
Michelle
2009
First Family
2009
Home on the Range
2009
Stagecoach Sal
2009
The Humblebee Hunter
2010
A Boy Called Dickens (With: John Hendrix)
2012
Annie and Helen
2012
Knit Your Bit
2013
Beatrix Potter and the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig
2016
Follow the Moon Home
2016
Steamboat School
2016
A Letter to My Teacher
2017
Independence Cake
2017
Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen
2018
Under the Bodhi Tree
2018
Carter Reads the Newspaper
2019
Mindful Day
2020
Butterflies Belong Here
2020
My Little Golden Book About Dolly Parton
2021
My Little Golden Book about Betty White
2021
The Story of a Story
2021
Only One
2022
Happy Earth Day!
2023
Cinderella and a Mouse Called Fred
2023
Dr. Jonas Salk
2023
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