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Reading order

Children's Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-06-22 / 27 books / 1980-2020

Children's Reading Order

01 White Hippo 1980 Buy
02 Film Boy 1988 Buy
03 The Joke Machine 1990 Buy
04 Marzipan Max 1991 Buy
05 The Girl Who Changed the Weather 1991 Buy
06 Calculator Annie 1992 Buy
07 Springy Jane 1992 Buy
08 Who Invented Peanut Butter? 1993 Buy
09 My Chameleon Uncle 1993 Buy
10 The Doughnut Ring 1994 Buy
11 The Princess Trick 1994 Buy
12 Paddy and the Ratcatcher 1994 Buy
13 The Banana Machine 1994 Buy
14 Billy Rubbish 1995 Buy
15 The Bubblegum Tree 1996 Buy
16 The Watermelon Boys 1996 Buy
17 The Popcorn Pirates 1999 Buy
18 Monkey Boy 2000 Buy
19 Teacher Trouble 2000 Buy
20 The Spaghetti Tangle 2005 Buy
21 The Muscle Machine 2006 Buy
22 Boing Boing 2016 Buy
23 Hari & His Electric Feet 2017 Buy
24 Max Champion and the Great Race Car Robbery 2018 Buy
25 Freddie Mole 2018 Buy
26 The Great Clown Conundrum 2019 Buy
27 Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo 2020 Buy

Children's Books by Publication Order

1980 White Hippo #1
1988 Film Boy #2
1990 The Joke Machine #3
1991 Marzipan Max #4
1991 The Girl Who Changed the Weather #5
1992 Calculator Annie #6
1992 Springy Jane #7
1993 Who Invented Peanut Butter? #8
1993 My Chameleon Uncle #9
1994 The Doughnut Ring #10
1994 The Princess Trick #11
1994 Paddy and the Ratcatcher #12
1994 The Banana Machine #13
1995 Billy Rubbish #14
1996 The Bubblegum Tree #15
1996 The Watermelon Boys #16
1999 The Popcorn Pirates #17
2000 Monkey Boy #18
2000 Teacher Trouble #19
2005 The Spaghetti Tangle #20
2006 The Muscle Machine #21
2016 Boing Boing #22
2017 Hari & His Electric Feet #23
2018 Max Champion and the Great Race Car Robbery #24
2018 Freddie Mole #25
2019 The Great Clown Conundrum #26
2020 Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo #27

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 27 Children's books published across 1980-2020.

Who writes the Children's books?

Children's is listed as a book series by Alexander McCall Smith.

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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