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This catalog lists the Roald Dahl books currently available in Sequencebooks, including standalone titles and series entries when available.

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Yes. Each Roald Dahl series is broken out with book numbers, publication years, and a dedicated reading-order page.

Should I read Roald Dahl books in publication order or chronological order?

Publication order is usually the safest reading path. For series, follow the numbered reading order shown beside each title.

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Roald Dahl Complete Bibliography

Q: What is the best order to read Roald Dahl books?

Start with the series reading order for any connected books, then use the chronological list on this page for the full Roald Dahl bibliography.

Browse books by Roald Dahl in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 90 books / 7 series

British author best known for children’s classics such as *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* and *Matilda*. His books have sold over 250 million copies worldwide, cementing his legacy as one of the most beloved storytellers of the 20th century. This page provides the Roald Dahl books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Roald Dahl in Publication Order

1943 The Gremlins POoSS / 1 Buy

1946 Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying POoSSC / 1 Buy

1948 Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen POoSN / 1 Buy

1953 Someone Like You POoSSC / 2 Buy

1959 Kiss Kiss POoSSC / 3 Buy

1960 Skin and Other Stories POoSSC / 4 Buy

1961 James and the Giant Peach POoSS / 2 Buy

1964 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory POoCBB / 1 Buy

1965 The Visitor POoSS / 3 Buy

1966 The Magic Finger POoSS / 4 Buy

1968 Selected Stories of Roald Dahl POoSSC / 5 Buy

1969 Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl POoSSC / 6 Buy

1970 Fantastic Mr. Fox POoSS / 5 Buy

1972 Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator POoCBB / 2 Buy

1974 Switch Bitch POoSSC / 7 Buy

1975 Danny: The Champion of the World POoSN / 2 Buy

1977 Parson's Pleasure POoSS / 6 Buy

1977 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More POoSSC / 8 Buy

1978 The Enormous Crocodile POoPB / 1 Buy

1979 My Uncle Oswald POoSN / 3 Buy

1979 Tales of the Unexpected POoSSC / 9 Buy

1979 Taste and Other Tales POoSSC / 10 Buy

1980 The Twits POoTTB / 1 Buy

1980 A Roald Dahl Selection: Nine Short Stories POoSSC / 11 Buy

1980 More Tales of the Unexpected POoSSC / 12 Buy

1980 New Tales of the Unexpected POoSSC / 13 Buy

1980 The Way Up to Heaven and Other Stories POoSSC / 14 Buy

1981 George's Marvellous Medicine POoSS / 7 Buy

1982 The BFG POoSN / 4 Buy

1982 Revolting Rhymes POoSSC / 15 Buy

1982 The Umbrella Man and Other Stories POoSSC / 16 Buy

1982 The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories POoSSC / 17 Buy

1983 The Witches POoSN / 5 Buy

1983 Dirty Beasts POoSSC / 18 Buy

1983 The Best of Roald Dahl POoSSC / 19 Buy

1984 Boy: Tales of Childhood POoNB / 1 Buy

1985 The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me POoSS / 8 Buy

1985 The Great Switcheroo POoSS / 9 Buy

1986 Going Solo POoNB / 2 Buy

1986 Two Fables POoSSC / 20 Buy

1986 Completely Unexpected Tales POoSSC / 21 Buy

1987 A Second Roald Dahl Selection POoSSC / 22 Buy

1988 Matilda POoSN / 6 Buy

1989 Rhyme Stew POoSSC / 23 Buy

1989 Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life POoSSC / 24 Buy

1989 Die Prinzessin und der Wilderer POoSSC / 25 Buy

1990 Esio Trot POoSS / 10 Buy

1991 The Minpins / Billy and the Minpins POoPB / 2 Buy

1991 Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety POoNB / 3 Buy

1991 Memories with Food at Gipsy House POoNB / 4 Buy

1991 The Vicar of Nibbleswicke POoSS / 11 Buy

1993 My Year POoNB / 5 Buy

1994 Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes POoNB / 6 Buy

1995 Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories POoSSC / 26 Buy

1996 Roald Dahl's Cookbook POoNB / 7 Buy

1996 Edward the Conqueror and Other Stories POoSSC / 27 Buy

1997 The Roald Dahl Treasury POoSSC / 28 Buy

1999 The Mildenhall Treasure POoSS / 12 Buy

1999 Further Tales of the Unexpected POoSSC / 29 Buy

2001 Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes POoNB / 8 Buy

2005 A Taste of the Unexpected POoSSC / 30 Buy

2005 Vile Verses POoSSC / 31 Buy

2005 Songs and Verse. Roald Dahl POoSSC / 32 Buy

2006 The Dahlmanac POoNB / 9 Buy

2006 Collected Short Stories POoSSC / 33 Buy

2009 More About Boy: Roald Dahl's Tales from Childhood POoNB / 10 Buy

2009 Dahlmanac 2 POoNB / 11 Buy

2010 Spotty Powder and other Splendiferous Secrets POoSSC / 34 Buy

2010 The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets POoSSC / 35 Buy

2011 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book POoCBB / 3 Buy

2011 Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book POoNB / 12 Buy

2012 Genesis and Catastrophe POoSS / 13 Buy

2012 Roald Dahl's Fantabulous Facts POoNB / 13 Buy

2012 Roald Dahl's Scrumdiddlyumptious Sticker Book POoNB / 14 Buy

2012 They Shall Not Grow Old POoSS / 14 Buy

2012 Three Tales of Magic and Mischief POoSSC / 36 Buy

2013 Roald Dahl's Mischief and Mayhem POoSSC / 37 Buy

2016 Cruelty POoSSC / 38 Buy

2016 Madness POoSSC / 39 Buy

2016 Deception POoSSC / 40 Buy

2016 Lust POoSSC / 41 Buy

2017 Trickery POoSSC / 42 Buy

2017 Innocence POoSSC / 43 Buy

2017 Fear POoSSC / 44 Buy

2017 War POoSSC / 45 Buy

2023 Words POoPB / 3 Buy

2023 Shapes POoPB / 4 Buy

2023 Trick or Treat(With: Quentin Blake) POoPB / 5 Buy

2024 The Twits Next Door(By: Greg James,Chris Smith) POoTTB / 2 Buy

2024 Marvelously Revolting Recipes(With: Quentin Blake) POoNB / 15 Buy

Complete Roald Dahl Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 6 books / 1948-1988

01 Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen 1948 Buy

02 Danny: The Champion of the World 1975 Buy

03 My Uncle Oswald 1979 Buy

04 The BFG 1982 Buy

05 The Witches 1983 Buy

06 Matilda 1988 Buy

Charlie Bucket Reading Order 3 books / 1964-2011

01 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964 Buy

02 Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 1972 Buy

03 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book 2011 Buy

Non-Fiction Reading Order 15 books / 1984-2024

01 Boy: Tales of Childhood 1984 Buy

02 Going Solo 1986 Buy

03 Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety 1991 Buy

04 Memories with Food at Gipsy House 1991 Buy

05 My Year 1993 Buy

06 Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes 1994 Buy

07 Roald Dahl's Cookbook 1996 Buy

08 Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes 2001 Buy

09 The Dahlmanac 2006 Buy

10 More About Boy: Roald Dahl's Tales from Childhood 2009 Buy

11 Dahlmanac 2 2009 Buy

12 Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book 2011 Buy

13 Roald Dahl's Fantabulous Facts 2012 Buy

14 Roald Dahl's Scrumdiddlyumptious Sticker Book 2012 Buy

15 Marvelously Revolting Recipes(With: Quentin Blake) 2024 Buy

The Twits Reading Order 2 books / 1980-2024

01 The Twits 1980 Buy

02 The Twits Next Door(By: Greg James,Chris Smith) 2024 Buy

Picture Reading Order 5 books / 1978-2023

01 The Enormous Crocodile 1978 Buy

02 The Minpins / Billy and the Minpins 1991 Buy

03 Words 2023 Buy

04 Shapes 2023 Buy

05 Trick or Treat(With: Quentin Blake) 2023 Buy

Short Story Collections Reading Order 45 books / 1946-2017

01 Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying 1946 Buy

02 Someone Like You 1953 Buy

03 Kiss Kiss 1959 Buy

04 Skin and Other Stories 1960 Buy

05 Selected Stories of Roald Dahl 1968 Buy

06 Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl 1969 Buy

07 Switch Bitch 1974 Buy

08 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More 1977 Buy

09 Tales of the Unexpected 1979 Buy

10 Taste and Other Tales 1979 Buy

11 A Roald Dahl Selection: Nine Short Stories 1980 Buy

12 More Tales of the Unexpected 1980 Buy

13 New Tales of the Unexpected 1980 Buy

14 The Way Up to Heaven and Other Stories 1980 Buy

15 Revolting Rhymes 1982 Buy

16 The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 1982 Buy

17 The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories 1982 Buy

18 Dirty Beasts 1983 Buy

19 The Best of Roald Dahl 1983 Buy

20 Two Fables 1986 Buy

21 Completely Unexpected Tales 1986 Buy

22 A Second Roald Dahl Selection 1987 Buy

23 Rhyme Stew 1989 Buy

24 Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life 1989 Buy

25 Die Prinzessin und der Wilderer 1989 Buy

26 Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories 1995 Buy

27 Edward the Conqueror and Other Stories 1996 Buy

28 The Roald Dahl Treasury 1997 Buy

29 Further Tales of the Unexpected 1999 Buy

30 A Taste of the Unexpected 2005 Buy

31 Vile Verses 2005 Buy

32 Songs and Verse. Roald Dahl 2005 Buy

33 Collected Short Stories 2006 Buy

34 Spotty Powder and other Splendiferous Secrets 2010 Buy

35 The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets 2010 Buy

36 Three Tales of Magic and Mischief 2012 Buy

37 Roald Dahl's Mischief and Mayhem 2013 Buy

38 Cruelty 2016 Buy

39 Madness 2016 Buy

40 Deception 2016 Buy

41 Lust 2016 Buy

42 Trickery 2017 Buy

43 Innocence 2017 Buy

44 Fear 2017 Buy

45 War 2017 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas Reading Order 14 books / 1943-2012

01 The Gremlins 1943 Buy

02 James and the Giant Peach 1961 Buy

03 The Visitor 1965 Buy

04 The Magic Finger 1966 Buy

05 Fantastic Mr. Fox 1970 Buy

06 Parson's Pleasure 1977 Buy

07 George's Marvellous Medicine 1981 Buy

08 The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me 1985 Buy

09 The Great Switcheroo 1985 Buy

10 Esio Trot 1990 Buy

11 The Vicar of Nibbleswicke 1991 Buy

12 The Mildenhall Treasure 1999 Buy

13 Genesis and Catastrophe 2012 Buy

14 They Shall Not Grow Old 2012 Buy

Where to start with Roald Dahl

What is the best order to read Roald Dahl books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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