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Puffin Poetry Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Puffin Poetry 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 Puffin Poetry series? Start with "Quick, Let's Get Out of Here (By: Michael Rosen)" (1983) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Puffin Poetry reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Quick, Let's Get Out of Here (By: Michael Rosen)
1983
Poets in hand (By: John Fuller,Elizabeth Jennings,Anne Harvey,Vernon Scannell,Charles Causley)
1985
Penguin Portable Poets (By: Brian Patten)
1990
You Wait Till I'm Older Than You! (By: Michael Rosen)
1996
Funky Chickens (By: Benjamin Zephaniah)
1996
Michael Rosen's Book of Very Silly Poems (By: Michael Rosen)
1996
Wicked World! (By: Benjamin Zephaniah)
2000
Juggling with Gerbils (By: Brian Patten)
2000
Centrally Heated Knickers (By: Michael Rosen)
2000
Friendly Matches (By: Allan Ahlberg)
2001
The Day Our Teacher Went Batty
2002
The Bee's Knees (By: Roger McGough)
2003
The Monsters' Guide to Choosing a Pet (By: Roger McGough,Brian Patten)
2004
Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things (By: Michael Rosen)
2010
Poetry Pie (By: Roger McGough)
2015
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