Series · 40 books
Dahl Books in Order
The complete Dahl reading order — 40 books from 1946–1991.
- 01 Over to You - Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying Amazon — buy Over to You - Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying Bookshop — buy Over to You - Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying ThriftBooks — buy Over to You - Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying eBooks.com — buy Over to You - Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying
- 02 Someone Like You [18 stories] Amazon — buy Someone Like You [18 stories] Bookshop — buy Someone Like You [18 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Someone Like You [18 stories] eBooks.com — buy Someone Like You [18 stories]
- 03 Kiss Kiss Amazon — buy Kiss Kiss Bookshop — buy Kiss Kiss ThriftBooks — buy Kiss Kiss eBooks.com — buy Kiss Kiss
- 04 James and the Giant Peach Amazon — buy James and the Giant Peach Bookshop — buy James and the Giant Peach ThriftBooks — buy James and the Giant Peach eBooks.com — buy James and the Giant Peach
- 05 Who governs? Amazon — buy Who governs? Bookshop — buy Who governs? ThriftBooks — buy Who governs? eBooks.com — buy Who governs?
- 06 Modern political analysis Amazon — buy Modern political analysis Bookshop — buy Modern political analysis ThriftBooks — buy Modern political analysis eBooks.com — buy Modern political analysis
- 07 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Amazon — buy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Bookshop — buy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ThriftBooks — buy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory eBooks.com — buy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 08 The Magic Finger Amazon — buy The Magic Finger Bookshop — buy The Magic Finger ThriftBooks — buy The Magic Finger eBooks.com — buy The Magic Finger
- 09 The Twits Amazon — buy The Twits Bookshop — buy The Twits ThriftBooks — buy The Twits eBooks.com — buy The Twits
- 10 Fantastic Mr Fox Amazon — buy Fantastic Mr Fox Bookshop — buy Fantastic Mr Fox ThriftBooks — buy Fantastic Mr Fox eBooks.com — buy Fantastic Mr Fox
- 11 Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Amazon — buy Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Bookshop — buy Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator ThriftBooks — buy Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator eBooks.com — buy Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
- 12 Switch Bitch Amazon — buy Switch Bitch Bookshop — buy Switch Bitch ThriftBooks — buy Switch Bitch eBooks.com — buy Switch Bitch
- 13 Danny, The Champion of the World Amazon — buy Danny, The Champion of the World Bookshop — buy Danny, The Champion of the World ThriftBooks — buy Danny, The Champion of the World eBooks.com — buy Danny, The Champion of the World
- 14 Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Amazon — buy Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Bookshop — buy Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ThriftBooks — buy Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory eBooks.com — buy Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 15 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More Amazon — buy The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More Bookshop — buy The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More ThriftBooks — buy The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More eBooks.com — buy The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
- 16 The Enormous Crocodile Amazon — buy The Enormous Crocodile Bookshop — buy The Enormous Crocodile ThriftBooks — buy The Enormous Crocodile eBooks.com — buy The Enormous Crocodile
- 17 The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) Amazon — buy The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) Bookshop — buy The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) ThriftBooks — buy The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) eBooks.com — buy The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator)
- 18 Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] Amazon — buy Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] Bookshop — buy Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] eBooks.com — buy Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories]
- 19 My Uncle Oswald Amazon — buy My Uncle Oswald Bookshop — buy My Uncle Oswald ThriftBooks — buy My Uncle Oswald eBooks.com — buy My Uncle Oswald
- 20 Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] Amazon — buy Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] Bookshop — buy Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] eBooks.com — buy Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories]
- 21 The BFG Amazon — buy The BFG Bookshop — buy The BFG ThriftBooks — buy The BFG eBooks.com — buy The BFG
- 22 A Roald Dahl Selection Amazon — buy A Roald Dahl Selection Bookshop — buy A Roald Dahl Selection ThriftBooks — buy A Roald Dahl Selection eBooks.com — buy A Roald Dahl Selection
- 23 George's Marvelous Medicine Amazon — buy George's Marvelous Medicine Bookshop — buy George's Marvelous Medicine ThriftBooks — buy George's Marvelous Medicine eBooks.com — buy George's Marvelous Medicine
- 24 Revolting rhymes Amazon — buy Revolting rhymes Bookshop — buy Revolting rhymes ThriftBooks — buy Revolting rhymes eBooks.com — buy Revolting rhymes
- 25 The Great Automatic Grammatizator Amazon — buy The Great Automatic Grammatizator Bookshop — buy The Great Automatic Grammatizator ThriftBooks — buy The Great Automatic Grammatizator eBooks.com — buy The Great Automatic Grammatizator
- 26 Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach Amazon — buy Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach Bookshop — buy Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach ThriftBooks — buy Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach eBooks.com — buy Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach
- 27 The Witches Amazon — buy The Witches Bookshop — buy The Witches ThriftBooks — buy The Witches eBooks.com — buy The Witches
- 28 Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories Amazon — buy Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories Bookshop — buy Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories ThriftBooks — buy Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories eBooks.com — buy Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
- 29 Dirty Beasts Amazon — buy Dirty Beasts Bookshop — buy Dirty Beasts ThriftBooks — buy Dirty Beasts eBooks.com — buy Dirty Beasts
- 30 The Best of Roald Dahl Amazon — buy The Best of Roald Dahl Bookshop — buy The Best of Roald Dahl ThriftBooks — buy The Best of Roald Dahl eBooks.com — buy The Best of Roald Dahl
- 31 Roald Dahl Amazon — buy Roald Dahl Bookshop — buy Roald Dahl ThriftBooks — buy Roald Dahl eBooks.com — buy Roald Dahl
- 32 Boy Amazon — buy Boy Bookshop — buy Boy ThriftBooks — buy Boy eBooks.com — buy Boy
- 33 The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Amazon — buy The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Bookshop — buy The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me ThriftBooks — buy The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me eBooks.com — buy The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
- 34 Going Solo Amazon — buy Going Solo Bookshop — buy Going Solo ThriftBooks — buy Going Solo eBooks.com — buy Going Solo
- 35 The Roald Dahl Omnibus Amazon — buy The Roald Dahl Omnibus Bookshop — buy The Roald Dahl Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy The Roald Dahl Omnibus eBooks.com — buy The Roald Dahl Omnibus
- 36 Matilda Amazon — buy Matilda Bookshop — buy Matilda ThriftBooks — buy Matilda eBooks.com — buy Matilda
- 37 Rhyme stew Amazon — buy Rhyme stew Bookshop — buy Rhyme stew ThriftBooks — buy Rhyme stew eBooks.com — buy Rhyme stew
- 38 Esio Trot Amazon — buy Esio Trot Bookshop — buy Esio Trot ThriftBooks — buy Esio Trot eBooks.com — buy Esio Trot
- 39 The Minpins Amazon — buy The Minpins Bookshop — buy The Minpins ThriftBooks — buy The Minpins eBooks.com — buy The Minpins
- 40 Collected Short Stories [51 stories] Amazon — buy Collected Short Stories [51 stories] Bookshop — buy Collected Short Stories [51 stories] ThriftBooks — buy Collected Short Stories [51 stories] eBooks.com — buy Collected Short Stories [51 stories]
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Over to You - Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying | 1946 | ||
| 2 | Someone Like You [18 stories] | 1953 | ||
| 3 | Kiss Kiss | 1960 | ||
| 4 | James and the Giant Peach | 1961 | ||
| 5 | Who governs? | 1961 | ||
| 6 | Modern political analysis | 1963 | ||
| 7 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 1964 | ||
| 8 | The Magic Finger | 1966 | ||
| 9 | The Twits | 1967 | ||
| 10 | Fantastic Mr Fox | 1970 | ||
| 11 | Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator | 1972 | ||
| 12 | Switch Bitch | 1974 | ||
| 13 | Danny, The Champion of the World | 1975 | ||
| 14 | Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 1976 | ||
| 15 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1977 | ||
| 16 | The Enormous Crocodile | 1978 | ||
| 17 | The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) | 1978 | ||
| 18 | Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected [24 stories] | 1979 | ||
| 19 | My Uncle Oswald | 1979 | ||
| 20 | Tales of the Unexpected [16 stories] | 1979 | ||
| 21 | The BFG | 1980 | ||
| 22 | A Roald Dahl Selection | 1980 | ||
| 23 | George's Marvelous Medicine | 1981 | ||
| 24 | Revolting rhymes | 1982 | ||
| 25 | The Great Automatic Grammatizator | 1982 | ||
| 26 | Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach | 1982 | ||
| 27 | The Witches | 1983 | ||
| 28 | Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1983 | ||
| 29 | Dirty Beasts | 1983 | ||
| 30 | The Best of Roald Dahl | 1983 | ||
| 31 | Roald Dahl | 1983 | ||
| 32 | Boy | 1984 | ||
| 33 | The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me | 1985 | ||
| 34 | Going Solo | 1986 | ||
| 35 | The Roald Dahl Omnibus | 1986 | ||
| 36 | Matilda | 1988 | ||
| 37 | Rhyme stew | 1989 | ||
| 38 | Esio Trot | 1990 | ||
| 39 | The Minpins | 1991 | ||
| 40 | Collected Short Stories [51 stories] | 1991 |
Dahl reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Over to You - Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying (1946). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Dahl — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Dahl books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1946–1991.
What is the newest Dahl book?
Collected Short Stories [51 stories], published in 1991.