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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 "The Sick Day" (1979) and follow publication order through all 29 books.
The complete Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Sick Day
1979
Moon, Stars, Frogs, and Friends
1980
Mama One, Mama Two
1982
Three Names
1991
All the Places to Love
1994
Painting the Wind
2003
Bittle
2004
Who Loves Me?
2005
Once I Ate a Pie
2006
Fiona Loves the Night
2007
I Didn't Do It
2010
Before You Came
2011
Your Moon, My Moon
2011
Lala Salama
2011
Nora's Chicks
2013
Snowflakes Fall
2013
Cat Talk
2013
You Were the First
2013
The Iridescence of Birds
2014
The Moon's Almost Here
2016
Someone Like Me
2017
Barkus
2017
Little Robot Alone
2018
Barkus Dog Dreams
2018
Chicken Talk
2019
The Hundred-Year Barn
2019
My Friend Earth
2020
When Grandfather Flew
2021
My Poet
2022
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