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Standalone Books in Order

13
Books
2006
First Book
2023
Latest Book
18
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone 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 Standalone series? Start with "You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons" (2006) and follow publication order through all 13 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons cover

You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons

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2006

2
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed cover

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

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2009

3
Big Frog Can't Fit In cover

Big Frog Can't Fit In

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2009

4
City Dog, Country Frog cover

City Dog, Country Frog

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2010

5
Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator! cover

Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!

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2011

6
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs cover

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

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2012

7
That Is Not a Good Idea! cover

That Is Not a Good Idea!

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2013

8
Diva and Flea cover

Diva and Flea

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2015

9
Nanette's Baguette cover

Nanette's Baguette

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2016

10
Welcome cover

Welcome

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2017

11
A Busy Creature's Day Eating! cover

A Busy Creature's Day Eating!

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2018

12
Because cover

Because

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2019

13
Be the Bus cover

Be the Bus

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2023

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