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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 "Grandma and the Great Gourd" (2013) and follow publication order through all 11 books.
The complete Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Grandma and the Great Gourd
2013
Hear My Voice
1993
On a Bed of Rice
1995
Letters to America
1995
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
1998
The Best American Short Stories 1999
1999
The Bitch in the House
2002
Full-Blooded Fantasy
2005
Cooked Up
2015
The Last Ones
2021
Critical Perspectives on Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Feminism and Diaspora
2022
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