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Reading order

Children's Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-06-22 / 30 books / 1995-2024

Children's Reading Order

01 Mum's The Word 1995 Buy
02 Cool as a Cucumber 2003 Buy
03 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 2004 Buy
04 A Visit to the Farm 2005 Buy
05 Fox Friend 2005 Buy
06 This Morning I Met a Whale 2008 Buy
07 The King in the Forest 2008 Buy
08 Hansel and Gretel 2008 Buy
09 The Kites Are Flying 2009 Buy
10 Homecoming 2012 Buy
11 Meeting Cezanne 2013 Buy
12 Snug 2013 Buy
13 The Castle in the Field 2013 Buy
14 Pinocchio 2013 Buy
15 Minikid 2014 Buy
16 Half a Man 2014 Buy
17 My Father is a Polar Bear 2015 Buy
18 Clare and her Captain 2015 Buy
19 Peter and the Wolf 2016 Buy
20 The Giant's Necklace 2016 Buy
21 Owl or Pussycat?(With: Polly Dunbar) 2020 Buy
22 Carnival of the Animals 2021 Buy
23 Jemima The Pig & The 127 Acorns 2022 Buy
24 A Song of Gladness: A Story of Hope for Us and Our Planet 2022 Buy
25 Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm(With: Guy Parker-Rees) 2022 Buy
26 There Once is a Queen 2022 Buy
27 Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever(With: National Railway Museum, York) 2022 Buy
28 Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare 2023 Buy
29 Finding Alfie 2024 Buy
30 Cobweb 2024 Buy

Children's Books by Publication Order

1995 Mum's The Word #1
2003 Cool as a Cucumber #2
2004 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight #3
2005 A Visit to the Farm #4
2005 Fox Friend #5
2008 This Morning I Met a Whale #6
2008 The King in the Forest #7
2008 Hansel and Gretel #8
2009 The Kites Are Flying #9
2012 Homecoming #10
2013 Meeting Cezanne #11
2013 Snug #12
2013 The Castle in the Field #13
2013 Pinocchio #14
2014 Minikid #15
2014 Half a Man #16
2015 My Father is a Polar Bear #17
2015 Clare and her Captain #18
2016 Peter and the Wolf #19
2016 The Giant's Necklace #20
2020 Owl or Pussycat?(With: Polly Dunbar) #21
2021 Carnival of the Animals #22
2022 Jemima The Pig & The 127 Acorns #23
2022 A Song of Gladness: A Story of Hope for Us and Our Planet #24
2022 Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm(With: Guy Parker-Rees) #25
2022 There Once is a Queen #26
2022 Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever(With: National Railway Museum, York) #27
2023 Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare #28
2024 Finding Alfie #29
2024 Cobweb #30

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 30 Children's books published across 1995-2024.

Who writes the Children's books?

Children's is listed as a book series by Michael Morpurgo.

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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