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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 "I Have Four Names for My Grandfather" (1976) and follow publication order through all 32 books.
The complete Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

I Have Four Names for My Grandfather
1976

My Island Grandma
1979

A Baby for Max
1984

Sea Swan
1988

Fourth of July Bear
1991

The Tantrum
1993

Days of the Dead
1994

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
1994

Cloud Eyes
1994

Pond Year
1995

She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!
1995

Lunch Bunnies
1996

Grace the Pirate
1997

Marven of the Great North Woods
1997

Hercules (With: Adele Faber)
1997

Show and Tell Bunnies
1998

Sophie and Rose
1998

The Emperor's Old Clothes
1999

Science Fair Bunnies
2000

Science Prize Bunnies
2001

Mommy's Hands
2002

Porkenstein
2002

Before I Was Your Mother
2003

The Man Who Made Time Travel
2003

Love That Baby!
2003

Humphrey, Albert, and the Flying Machine
2004

Tumble Bunnies
2005

Pirate Bob
2006

One Beetle Too Many
2006

Two Bad Pilgrims
2009

Newton's Rainbow
2017

Yossel's Journey
2022
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