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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 "Hannah and the Seven Dresses" (1999) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Hannah and the Seven Dresses
1999
Hannah's Collections
2000
A Day with Nellie
2002
One Some Many
2004
Mayfly
2004
Over Under
2005
Eats
2007
Same Same
2009
Which Way?
2010
Ones and Twos
2011
Where Do You Look?
2013
Sam Sorts
2017
One Red Button
2017
One Piece of String
2017
One Yellow Ribbon
2019
One Patch of Blue
2019
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