A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Julia Donaldson Books in Order

The complete Julia Donaldson reading order — 40 books from 1993–2007.

  1. 01 A squash and a squeeze 1993 Amazon — buy A squash and a squeeze Bookshop — buy A squash and a squeeze ThriftBooks — buy A squash and a squeeze eBooks.com — buy A squash and a squeeze
  2. 02 Follow the swallow 1997 Amazon — buy Follow the swallow Bookshop — buy Follow the swallow ThriftBooks — buy Follow the swallow eBooks.com — buy Follow the swallow
  3. 03 The Gruffalo 1999 Amazon — buy The Gruffalo Bookshop — buy The Gruffalo ThriftBooks — buy The Gruffalo eBooks.com — buy The Gruffalo
  4. 04 Monkey Puzzle 2000 Amazon — buy Monkey Puzzle Bookshop — buy Monkey Puzzle ThriftBooks — buy Monkey Puzzle eBooks.com — buy Monkey Puzzle
  5. 05 Rabbit's Nap 2000 Amazon — buy Rabbit's Nap Bookshop — buy Rabbit's Nap ThriftBooks — buy Rabbit's Nap eBooks.com — buy Rabbit's Nap
  6. 06 Fox's Socks 2000 Amazon — buy Fox's Socks Bookshop — buy Fox's Socks ThriftBooks — buy Fox's Socks eBooks.com — buy Fox's Socks
  7. 07 Hide and Seek Pig 2000 Amazon — buy Hide and Seek Pig Bookshop — buy Hide and Seek Pig ThriftBooks — buy Hide and Seek Pig eBooks.com — buy Hide and Seek Pig
  8. 08 Postman Bear 2000 Amazon — buy Postman Bear Bookshop — buy Postman Bear ThriftBooks — buy Postman Bear eBooks.com — buy Postman Bear
  9. 09 Room on the Broom 2001 Amazon — buy Room on the Broom Bookshop — buy Room on the Broom ThriftBooks — buy Room on the Broom eBooks.com — buy Room on the Broom
  10. 10 The Snail and the Whale 2001 Amazon — buy The Snail and the Whale Bookshop — buy The Snail and the Whale ThriftBooks — buy The Snail and the Whale eBooks.com — buy The Snail and the Whale
  11. 11 The spiffiest giant in town 2001 Amazon — buy The spiffiest giant in town Bookshop — buy The spiffiest giant in town ThriftBooks — buy The spiffiest giant in town eBooks.com — buy The spiffiest giant in town
  12. 12 What the Ladybird Heard 2001 Amazon — buy What the Ladybird Heard Bookshop — buy What the Ladybird Heard ThriftBooks — buy What the Ladybird Heard eBooks.com — buy What the Ladybird Heard
  13. 13 The Princess and the Wizard 2001 Amazon — buy The Princess and the Wizard Bookshop — buy The Princess and the Wizard ThriftBooks — buy The Princess and the Wizard eBooks.com — buy The Princess and the Wizard
  14. 14 Stick Man 2001 Amazon — buy Stick Man Bookshop — buy Stick Man ThriftBooks — buy Stick Man eBooks.com — buy Stick Man
  15. 15 Sugarlump and the Unicorn 2001 Amazon — buy Sugarlump and the Unicorn Bookshop — buy Sugarlump and the Unicorn ThriftBooks — buy Sugarlump and the Unicorn eBooks.com — buy Sugarlump and the Unicorn
  16. 16 The Rhyming Rabbit 2001 Amazon — buy The Rhyming Rabbit Bookshop — buy The Rhyming Rabbit ThriftBooks — buy The Rhyming Rabbit eBooks.com — buy The Rhyming Rabbit
  17. 17 Troll 2001 Amazon — buy Troll Bookshop — buy Troll ThriftBooks — buy Troll eBooks.com — buy Troll
  18. 18 Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox 2001 Amazon — buy Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox Bookshop — buy Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox ThriftBooks — buy Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox eBooks.com — buy Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox
  19. 19 Night Monkey, Day Monkey 2002 Amazon — buy Night Monkey, Day Monkey Bookshop — buy Night Monkey, Day Monkey ThriftBooks — buy Night Monkey, Day Monkey eBooks.com — buy Night Monkey, Day Monkey
  20. 20 Spinderella 2002 Amazon — buy Spinderella Bookshop — buy Spinderella ThriftBooks — buy Spinderella eBooks.com — buy Spinderella
  21. 21 The Dinosaur's Diary 2002 Amazon — buy The Dinosaur's Diary Bookshop — buy The Dinosaur's Diary ThriftBooks — buy The Dinosaur's Diary eBooks.com — buy The Dinosaur's Diary
  22. 22 Julia Donaldson Action Rhymes 2003 Amazon — buy Julia Donaldson Action Rhymes Bookshop — buy Julia Donaldson Action Rhymes ThriftBooks — buy Julia Donaldson Action Rhymes eBooks.com — buy Julia Donaldson Action Rhymes
  23. 23 Bricks for breakfast 2003 Amazon — buy Bricks for breakfast Bookshop — buy Bricks for breakfast ThriftBooks — buy Bricks for breakfast eBooks.com — buy Bricks for breakfast
  24. 24 The Gruffalo's Child 2004 Amazon — buy The Gruffalo's Child Bookshop — buy The Gruffalo's Child ThriftBooks — buy The Gruffalo's Child eBooks.com — buy The Gruffalo's Child
  25. 25 Sharing a Shell 2004 Amazon — buy Sharing a Shell Bookshop — buy Sharing a Shell ThriftBooks — buy Sharing a Shell eBooks.com — buy Sharing a Shell
  26. 26 The Giants and the Joneses 2004 Amazon — buy The Giants and the Joneses Bookshop — buy The Giants and the Joneses ThriftBooks — buy The Giants and the Joneses eBooks.com — buy The Giants and the Joneses
  27. 27 The wrong kind of bark 2004 Amazon — buy The wrong kind of bark Bookshop — buy The wrong kind of bark ThriftBooks — buy The wrong kind of bark eBooks.com — buy The wrong kind of bark
  28. 28 One Ted Falls Out Bed 2004 Amazon — buy One Ted Falls Out Bed Bookshop — buy One Ted Falls Out Bed ThriftBooks — buy One Ted Falls Out Bed eBooks.com — buy One Ted Falls Out Bed
  29. 29 Charlie Cook's favourite book 2005 Amazon — buy Charlie Cook's favourite book Bookshop — buy Charlie Cook's favourite book ThriftBooks — buy Charlie Cook's favourite book eBooks.com — buy Charlie Cook's favourite book
  30. 30 Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes 2005 Amazon — buy Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes Bookshop — buy Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes ThriftBooks — buy Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes eBooks.com — buy Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes
  31. 31 Rosie's Hat 2005 Amazon — buy Rosie's Hat Bookshop — buy Rosie's Hat ThriftBooks — buy Rosie's Hat eBooks.com — buy Rosie's Hat
  32. 32 Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose 2005 Amazon — buy Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose Bookshop — buy Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose ThriftBooks — buy Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose eBooks.com — buy Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose
  33. 33 The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs 2005 Amazon — buy The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs Bookshop — buy The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs ThriftBooks — buy The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs eBooks.com — buy The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs
  34. 34 Hippo Has a Hat 2006 Amazon — buy Hippo Has a Hat Bookshop — buy Hippo Has a Hat ThriftBooks — buy Hippo Has a Hat eBooks.com — buy Hippo Has a Hat
  35. 35 Pot of Gold 2006 Amazon — buy Pot of Gold Bookshop — buy Pot of Gold ThriftBooks — buy Pot of Gold eBooks.com — buy Pot of Gold
  36. 36 Fish and Chips 2006 Amazon — buy Fish and Chips Bookshop — buy Fish and Chips ThriftBooks — buy Fish and Chips eBooks.com — buy Fish and Chips
  37. 37 The Scrap Rocket 2006 Amazon — buy The Scrap Rocket Bookshop — buy The Scrap Rocket ThriftBooks — buy The Scrap Rocket eBooks.com — buy The Scrap Rocket
  38. 38 Tiddler 2007 Amazon — buy Tiddler Bookshop — buy Tiddler ThriftBooks — buy Tiddler eBooks.com — buy Tiddler
  39. 39 Tyrannosaurus Drip 2007 Amazon — buy Tyrannosaurus Drip Bookshop — buy Tyrannosaurus Drip ThriftBooks — buy Tyrannosaurus Drip eBooks.com — buy Tyrannosaurus Drip
  40. 40 The Giant Jumparee 2007 Amazon — buy The Giant Jumparee Bookshop — buy The Giant Jumparee ThriftBooks — buy The Giant Jumparee eBooks.com — buy The Giant Jumparee

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Julia Donaldson

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 A squash and a squeeze 1993
2 Follow the swallow 1997
3 The Gruffalo 1999
4 Monkey Puzzle 2000
5 Rabbit's Nap 2000
6 Fox's Socks 2000
7 Hide and Seek Pig 2000
8 Postman Bear 2000
9 Room on the Broom 2001
10 The Snail and the Whale 2001
11 The spiffiest giant in town 2001
12 What the Ladybird Heard 2001
13 The Princess and the Wizard 2001
14 Stick Man 2001
15 Sugarlump and the Unicorn 2001
16 The Rhyming Rabbit 2001
17 Troll 2001
18 Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox 2001
19 Night Monkey, Day Monkey 2002
20 Spinderella 2002
21 The Dinosaur's Diary 2002
22 Julia Donaldson Action Rhymes 2003
23 Bricks for breakfast 2003
24 The Gruffalo's Child 2004
25 Sharing a Shell 2004
26 The Giants and the Joneses 2004
27 The wrong kind of bark 2004
28 One Ted Falls Out Bed 2004
29 Charlie Cook's favourite book 2005
30 Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes 2005
31 Rosie's Hat 2005
32 Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose 2005
33 The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs 2005
34 Hippo Has a Hat 2006
35 Pot of Gold 2006
36 Fish and Chips 2006
37 The Scrap Rocket 2006
38 Tiddler 2007
39 Tyrannosaurus Drip 2007
40 The Giant Jumparee 2007

Julia Donaldson reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with A squash and a squeeze (1993). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Julia Donaldson — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Julia Donaldson books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1993–2007.

What is the newest Julia Donaldson book?

The Giant Jumparee, published in 2007.