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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 "Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem" (2009) and follow publication order through all 33 books.
The complete Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
2009
Guess Again!
2009
The Clock Without a Face (With: Gus Twintig)
2010
Mustache!
2011
Extra Yarn
2012
Chloe and the Lion
2012
Count The Monkeys
2013
President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath
2014
Telephone
2014
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
2014
The Skunk
2015
Leo: A Ghost Story
2015
Rules of the House
2016
How This Book Was Made
2016
The Magic Word
2016
Places to Be
2017
Noisy Night
2017
I Love You Like a Pig
2017
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse
2017
The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown
2019
Just Because
2019
Paolo, Emperor of Rome
2020
A Polar Bear in the Snow
2020
What Is Love?
2021
John's Turn
2022
The Great Zapfino
2022
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
2022
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
2022
Twenty Questions
2023
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?
2023
Santa's First Christmas
2024
Rumpelstiltskin
2026
Guys Read: Best of Friends
2011
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