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Reading order

Children's Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-06-22 / 26 books / 1948-2023

Children's Reading Order

01 Backwards Day 1948 Buy
02 Pen Pals 1997 Buy
03 Pajama Party 1998 Buy
04 Go! Go! Go! 1998 Buy
05 Abby Cadabra, Super Speller 2000 Buy
06 Silly Bears 2001 Buy
07 Cinderdog and the Wicked Stepcat 2001 Buy
08 Scat, Cats! 2001 Buy
09 The Pizza That We Made 2001 Buy
10 Jack and the Jellybeanstalk 2002 Buy
11 The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School 2002 Buy
12 Riddle-Iculous Math 2003 Buy
13 The Halloween Queen 2004 Buy
14 Geogra-Fleas! 2004 Buy
15 The Man Who Named the Clouds 2006 Buy
16 Groundhog Weather School 2009 Buy
17 Zero the Hero 2011 Buy
18 Little Red Writing 2013 Buy
19 What Was the First Thanksgiving? 2013 Buy
20 Do Not Open! The Story of Pandora's Box 2014 Buy
21 Mighty Dads 2014 Buy
22 Surprise, Trojans! 2014 Buy
23 The Knights Before Christmas 2015 Buy
24 Vampoodle 2017 Buy
25 I Am the Shark 2021 Buy
26 Bears Are Best! 2023 Buy

Children's Books by Publication Order

1948 Backwards Day #1
1997 Pen Pals #2
1998 Pajama Party #3
1998 Go! Go! Go! #4
2000 Abby Cadabra, Super Speller #5
2001 Silly Bears #6
2001 Cinderdog and the Wicked Stepcat #7
2001 Scat, Cats! #8
2001 The Pizza That We Made #9
2002 Jack and the Jellybeanstalk #10
2002 The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School #11
2003 Riddle-Iculous Math #12
2004 The Halloween Queen #13
2004 Geogra-Fleas! #14
2006 The Man Who Named the Clouds #15
2009 Groundhog Weather School #16
2011 Zero the Hero #17
2013 Little Red Writing #18
2013 What Was the First Thanksgiving? #19
2014 Do Not Open! The Story of Pandora's Box #20
2014 Mighty Dads #21
2014 Surprise, Trojans! #22
2015 The Knights Before Christmas #23
2017 Vampoodle #24
2021 I Am the Shark #25
2023 Bears Are Best! #26

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 26 Children's books published across 1948-2023.

Who writes the Children's books?

Children's is listed as a book series by Joan Holub.

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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