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Reading order

The Cat Who... Books in Order

This page lists the complete The Cat Who... reading order by Lilian Jackson Braun, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 29 books / 1966-2007

The Cat Who... Reading Order

01 The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 1966 Buy
02 The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern 1967 Buy
03 The Cat Who Turned On And Off 1968 Buy
04 The Cat Who Saw Red 1986 Buy
05 The Cat Who Played Brahms 1987 Buy
06 The Cat Who Played Post Office 1987 Buy
07 The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare 1988 Buy
08 The Cat Who Sniffed Glue 1988 Buy
09 The Cat Who Went Underground 1989 Buy
10 The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts 1990 Buy
11 The Cat Who Lived High 1990 Buy
12 The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal 1991 Buy
13 The Cat Who Moved a Mountain 1992 Buy
14 The Cat Who Wasn't There 1992 Buy
15 The Cat Who Went into the Closet 1993 Buy
16 The Cat Who Came to Breakfast 1994 Buy
17 The Cat Who Blew the Whistle 1994 Buy
18 The Cat Who Said Cheese 1995 Buy
19 The Cat Who Tailed a Thief 1997 Buy
20 The Cat Who Sang for the Birds 1998 Buy
21 The Cat Who Saw Stars 1999 Buy
22 The Cat Who Robbed a Bank 1999 Buy
23 The Cat Who Smelled a Rat 2001 Buy
24 The Cat Who Went Up the Creek 2002 Buy
25 The Cat Who Brought Down the House 2003 Buy
26 The Cat Who Talked Turkey 2004 Buy
27 The Cat Who Went Bananas 2004 Buy
28 The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell 2006 Buy
29 The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers 2007 Buy

The Cat Who... Books by Publication Order

1966 The Cat Who Could Read Backwards #1
1967 The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern #2
1968 The Cat Who Turned On And Off #3
1986 The Cat Who Saw Red #4
1987 The Cat Who Played Brahms #5
1987 The Cat Who Played Post Office #6
1988 The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare #7
1988 The Cat Who Sniffed Glue #8
1989 The Cat Who Went Underground #9
1990 The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts #10
1990 The Cat Who Lived High #11
1991 The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal #12
1992 The Cat Who Moved a Mountain #13
1992 The Cat Who Wasn't There #14
1993 The Cat Who Went into the Closet #15
1994 The Cat Who Came to Breakfast #16
1994 The Cat Who Blew the Whistle #17
1995 The Cat Who Said Cheese #18
1997 The Cat Who Tailed a Thief #19
1998 The Cat Who Sang for the Birds #20
1999 The Cat Who Saw Stars #21
1999 The Cat Who Robbed a Bank #22
2001 The Cat Who Smelled a Rat #23
2002 The Cat Who Went Up the Creek #24
2003 The Cat Who Brought Down the House #25
2004 The Cat Who Talked Turkey #26
2004 The Cat Who Went Bananas #27
2006 The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell #28
2007 The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers #29

Questions readers ask

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

How many The Cat Who... books are there?

This catalog currently lists 29 The Cat Who... books published across 1966-2007.

Who writes the The Cat Who... books?

The Cat Who... is listed as a book series by Lilian Jackson Braun.

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