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Reading order

Children's Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-06-22 / 25 books / 1977-2021

Children's Reading Order

01 The Nightmares of Geranium Street 1977 Buy

02 Family Secrets 1979 Buy

03 The Masquerade 1980 Buy

04 Loveletters 1981 Buy

05 The Revolution of Mary Leary 1982 Buy

06 The Bad Dreams of a Good Girl 1982 Buy

07 How I Saved the World on Purpose 1985 Buy

08 Lily and the Runaway Baby 1987 Buy

09 The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear 1991 Buy

10 Wait for Me 1992 Buy

11 Amy Dunn Quits School 1993 Buy

12 Zoe and Columbo 1995 Buy

13 The Formerly Great Alexander Family 1995 Buy

14 Warts 1996 Buy

15 The Goalie 1996 Buy

16 Jonah the Whale 1998 Buy

17 Misc Plum and Jaggers ARC 2001 Buy

18 Ghost Cats 2001 Buy

19 Blister 2001 Buy

20 Trout and Me 2002 Buy

21 Under the Watsons' Porch 2004 Buy

22 Kiss Me Tomorrow 2006 Buy

23 The Lovely Shoes 2011 Buy

24 The Search for Baby Ruby 2015 Buy

25 Jonah 2021 Buy

Children's Books by Publication Order

1977 The Nightmares of Geranium Street #1

1979 Family Secrets #2

1980 The Masquerade #3

1981 Loveletters #4

1982 The Revolution of Mary Leary #5

1982 The Bad Dreams of a Good Girl #6

1985 How I Saved the World on Purpose #7

1987 Lily and the Runaway Baby #8

1991 The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear #9

1992 Wait for Me #10

1993 Amy Dunn Quits School #11

1995 Zoe and Columbo #12

1995 The Formerly Great Alexander Family #13

1996 Warts #14

1996 The Goalie #15

1998 Jonah the Whale #16

2001 Misc Plum and Jaggers ARC #17

2001 Ghost Cats #18

2001 Blister #19

2002 Trout and Me #20

2004 Under the Watsons' Porch #21

2006 Kiss Me Tomorrow #22

2011 The Lovely Shoes #23

2015 The Search for Baby Ruby #24

2021 Jonah #25

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 25 Children's books published across 1977-2021.

Who writes the Children's books?

Children's is listed as a book series by Susan Richards Shreve.

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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