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Reading order

Children's Books in Order

This page lists the complete Children's reading order by Jane Yolen, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 86 books / 1971-2025

Children's Reading Order

01 The Bird Of Time 1971 Buy
02 The Girl Who Loved The Wind 1972 Buy
03 Simple Gifts 1976 Buy
04 The Seeing Stick 1977 Buy
05 No Bath Tonight 1978 Buy
06 Dimity Duck 1980 Buy
07 Sleeping Ugly 1981 Buy
08 The Lullaby Songbook 1986 Buy
09 Owl Moon 1987 Buy
10 Dove Isabeau 1989 Buy
11 Elfabet 1990 Buy
12 Tam Lin 1990 Buy
13 Wings 1991 Buy
14 Encounter 1992 Buy
15 Letting Swift River Go 1992 Buy
16 Greyling 1993 Buy
17 Mouse's Birthday 1993 Buy
18 Grandad Bill's Song 1994 Buy
19 Fever Dream 1996 Buy
20 Sacred Places 1996 Buy
21 Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters(By: Kathleen Ragan) 1998 Buy
22 Merlin And The Dragons 1998 Buy
23 The Prince Of Egypt 1998 Buy
24 Color Me A Rhyme 2000 Buy
25 Harvest Home 2002 Buy
26 Hoptoad 2003 Buy
27 The Perfect Wizard 2005 Buy
28 Baby Bear's Books 2006 Buy
29 Sea Queens 2008 Buy
30 My Uncle Emily 2009 Buy
31 Under The Star 2009 Buy
32 Not All Princesses Dress In Pink 2010 Buy
33 Lost Boy 2010 Buy
34 The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye 2011 Buy
35 Waking Dragons 2012 Buy
36 The Emily Sonnets 2012 Buy
37 Bad Girls 2013 Buy
38 Wee Rhymes 2013 Buy
39 Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters 2013 Buy
40 You Nest Here With Me(With: Heidi E. Y. Stemple) 2015 Buy
41 Little Frog And The Scary Autumn Thing 2016 Buy
42 Last Laughs 2017 Buy
43 A Bear Sat On My Porch Today 2018 Buy
44 Crow Not Crow 2018 Buy
45 A Kite For Moon(With: Heidi E.Y. Stemple) 2019 Buy
46 Merbaby's Lullaby 2019 Buy
47 School Of Fish 2019 Buy
48 Friendship On The High Seas 2019 Buy
49 Racing The Waves 2019 Buy
50 Emily Writes 2020 Buy
51 Rocking The Tide 2020 Buy
52 Knowing The Name Of A Bird 2020 Buy
53 Testing The Waters 2020 Buy
54 Interrupting Cow 2020 Buy
55 Crossing The Current 2020 Buy
56 Interrupting Cow And The Chicken Crossing The Road 2020 Buy
57 The Mary Celeste 2021 Buy
58 The Leather Apron Club 2021 Buy
59 When Nana Dances(With: Maddison Stemple-Piatt) 2021 Buy
60 New Tricks For The Old Dog 2021 Buy
61 Elefantastic! 2022 Buy
62 Big Bold Beautiful Me(With: Maddison Stemple-Piatt) 2022 Buy
63 Love Birds 2022 Buy
64 Interrupting Cow And The Horse Of A Different Color 2022 Buy
65 Schlemiel Comes To America 2023 Buy
66 The Horseback Librarians 2023 Buy
67 Straw Bag, Tin Box, Cloth Suitcase 2023 Buy
68 What To Do With A Box 2023 Buy
69 Interrupting Cow And The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing 2023 Buy
70 Smout And The Lighthouse 2023 Buy
71 Tea With An Old Giant 2023 Buy
72 Nana And Me 2023 Buy
73 Mighty Micah 2024 Buy
74 See This Little Dot 2024 Buy
75 Eeny And Her Sisters 2024 Buy
76 Too Many Golems 2024 Buy
77 Quiet As Mud 2024 Buy
78 The Apple Argument 2024 Buy
79 Interrupting Cow Meets The Wise Quacker 2024 Buy
80 The Giants' Visitor 2024 Buy
81 The Many Problems Of Rochel-leah 2024 Buy
82 The Giants' Tree House 2025 Buy
83 Animals On Parade 2025 Buy
84 His Fairytale Life 2025 Buy
85 How To Spot A Mermaid 2025 Buy
86 Monsters Of Fife 2025 Buy

Children's Books by Publication Order

1971 The Bird Of Time #1
1972 The Girl Who Loved The Wind #2
1976 Simple Gifts #3
1977 The Seeing Stick #4
1978 No Bath Tonight #5
1980 Dimity Duck #6
1981 Sleeping Ugly #7
1986 The Lullaby Songbook #8
1987 Owl Moon #9
1989 Dove Isabeau #10
1990 Elfabet #11
1990 Tam Lin #12
1991 Wings #13
1992 Encounter #14
1992 Letting Swift River Go #15
1993 Greyling #16
1993 Mouse's Birthday #17
1994 Grandad Bill's Song #18
1996 Fever Dream #19
1996 Sacred Places #20
1998 Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters(By: Kathleen Ragan) #21
1998 Merlin And The Dragons #22
1998 The Prince Of Egypt #23
2000 Color Me A Rhyme #24
2002 Harvest Home #25
2003 Hoptoad #26
2005 The Perfect Wizard #27
2006 Baby Bear's Books #28
2008 Sea Queens #29
2009 My Uncle Emily #30
2009 Under The Star #31
2010 Not All Princesses Dress In Pink #32
2010 Lost Boy #33
2011 The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye #34
2012 Waking Dragons #35
2012 The Emily Sonnets #36
2013 Bad Girls #37
2013 Wee Rhymes #38
2013 Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters #39
2015 You Nest Here With Me(With: Heidi E. Y. Stemple) #40
2016 Little Frog And The Scary Autumn Thing #41
2017 Last Laughs #42
2018 A Bear Sat On My Porch Today #43
2018 Crow Not Crow #44
2019 A Kite For Moon(With: Heidi E.Y. Stemple) #45
2019 Merbaby's Lullaby #46
2019 School Of Fish #47
2019 Friendship On The High Seas #48
2019 Racing The Waves #49
2020 Emily Writes #50
2020 Rocking The Tide #51
2020 Knowing The Name Of A Bird #52
2020 Testing The Waters #53
2020 Interrupting Cow #54
2020 Crossing The Current #55
2020 Interrupting Cow And The Chicken Crossing The Road #56
2021 The Mary Celeste #57
2021 The Leather Apron Club #58
2021 When Nana Dances(With: Maddison Stemple-Piatt) #59
2021 New Tricks For The Old Dog #60
2022 Elefantastic! #61
2022 Big Bold Beautiful Me(With: Maddison Stemple-Piatt) #62
2022 Love Birds #63
2022 Interrupting Cow And The Horse Of A Different Color #64
2023 Schlemiel Comes To America #65
2023 The Horseback Librarians #66
2023 Straw Bag, Tin Box, Cloth Suitcase #67
2023 What To Do With A Box #68
2023 Interrupting Cow And The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing #69
2023 Smout And The Lighthouse #70
2023 Tea With An Old Giant #71
2023 Nana And Me #72
2024 Mighty Micah #73
2024 See This Little Dot #74
2024 Eeny And Her Sisters #75
2024 Too Many Golems #76
2024 Quiet As Mud #77
2024 The Apple Argument #78
2024 Interrupting Cow Meets The Wise Quacker #79
2024 The Giants' Visitor #80
2024 The Many Problems Of Rochel-leah #81
2025 The Giants' Tree House #82
2025 Animals On Parade #83
2025 His Fairytale Life #84
2025 How To Spot A Mermaid #85
2025 Monsters Of Fife #86

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Children's reading order?

The Children's reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Children's books are there?

This catalog currently lists 86 Children's books published across 1971-2025.

Who writes the Children's books?

Children's is listed as a book series by Jane Yolen.

Should I read Children's in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Children's. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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