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Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary Reading Order

13 series Β· 146 books Β· Born 1916

Beverly Cleary was a celebrated American author renowned for her contribution to children's and young adult literature, with an impressive 146 titles spanning 13 series. Her most beloved works include the adventures of characters like Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins. Active from 1950 until 2013, her stories have captivated millions of readers around the world.

Anthologies Series

Complete

3 books (2000–2000)

Start with It's Fine to Be Nine and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of It's Fine to Be Nine
It's Fine to Be Nine
2
Cover of It's Great to Be Eight
It's Great to Be Eight
3
Cover of It's Heaven to Be Seven
It's Heaven to Be Seven

Avon Camelot Series

Complete

94 books (1952–2003)

Start with Lottie & Lisa(By: Erich Kastner), the first of 94 books in the Avon Camelot series.

#Title
1
Lottie & Lisa(By: Erich Kastner)
2
Summerdog Comes Home(By: George Albert Zabriskie)
3
Cover of A Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher(By: Mike Thaler)
A Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher(By: Mike Thaler)
4
Cover of Baseball Fever(By: Ray Cruz,Johanna Hurwitz)
Baseball Fever(By: Ray Cruz,Johanna Hurwitz)
5
Cover of The Trouble with Tuck(By: Theodore Taylor)
The Trouble with Tuck(By: Theodore Taylor)
6
Cover of Basic Fun(By: Susan Drake Lipscomb,Margaret Ann Zusnich)
Basic Fun(By: Susan Drake Lipscomb,Margaret Ann Zusnich)
7
Cover of Irma and Jerry(By: George Selden)
Irma and Jerry(By: George Selden)
8
Cover of Behind the Attic Wall(By: Sylvia Cassedy)
Behind the Attic Wall(By: Sylvia Cassedy)
9
Bet You Can! Science Possibilities to Fool You(By: Vicki Cobb)
10
Cover of Bet You Can't!(By: Kathy Darling,Vicki Cobb)
Bet You Can't!(By: Kathy Darling,Vicki Cobb)
11
Cover of Esp McGee(By: Edward Packard)
Esp McGee(By: Edward Packard)
12
Cover of Rich Mitch(By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)
Rich Mitch(By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)
13
Cover of Summerdog(By: Thom Roberts)
Summerdog(By: Thom Roberts)
14
Cover of The Earth is Flat--And Other Great Mistakes(By: Laurence Pringle)
The Earth is Flat--And Other Great Mistakes(By: Laurence Pringle)
15
Cover of Tunnel to Yesterday(By: Jerome Beatty Jr.)
Tunnel to Yesterday(By: Jerome Beatty Jr.)
16
Cover of Gremlins(By: George Gipe)
Gremlins(By: George Gipe)
17
Cover of Maura's Angel(By: Lynne Reid Banks)
Maura's Angel(By: Lynne Reid Banks)
18
Cover of Peggy Fleming: Portrait of an Iceskater(By: Bruce Curtis,Stephanie Young)
Peggy Fleming: Portrait of an Iceskater(By: Bruce Curtis,Stephanie Young)
19
Get Rich Mitch!(By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)
20
Cover of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1(By: Andrew Glass,Catherine Edwards Sadler)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1(By: Andrew Glass,Catherine Edwards Sadler)
21
Cover of The Jellyfish Season(By: Mary Downing Hahn)
The Jellyfish Season(By: Mary Downing Hahn)
22
Cover of Flash Fry, Private Eye(By: Tim Schoch)
Flash Fry, Private Eye(By: Tim Schoch)
23
Cover of Moroccan Mystery(By: Thomas McKean)
Moroccan Mystery(By: Thomas McKean)
24
Cover of Mystery of the Melted Diamonds(By: Carol Farley)
Mystery of the Melted Diamonds(By: Carol Farley)
25
Cover of Ralph Fozbek and the Amazing Black Hole Patrol(By: Steve Senn)
Ralph Fozbek and the Amazing Black Hole Patrol(By: Steve Senn)
26
Cover of The Anti-Peggy Plot(By: Thomas McKean)
The Anti-Peggy Plot(By: Thomas McKean)
27
Cover of Ukrainian Egg Mystery(By: George E. Stanley)
Ukrainian Egg Mystery(By: George E. Stanley)
28
Cover of Best Joke Book for Kids 2(By: Joan Eckstein)
Best Joke Book for Kids 2(By: Joan Eckstein)
29
Summer Camp Creeps(By: Tim Schoch)
30
The Codebreaker Kids(By: George E. Stanley)
31
Cover of Breezy(By: Leda Blumberg)
Breezy(By: Leda Blumberg)
32
Cover of Racing the Sun(By: Paul Pitts)
Racing the Sun(By: Paul Pitts)
33
Cover of The Case of the Lost Look-Alike(By: Carol Farley)
The Case of the Lost Look-Alike(By: Carol Farley)
34
Cover of Anne Frank(By: Johanna Hurwitz)
Anne Frank(By: Johanna Hurwitz)
35
A Haunting in Williamsburg(By: Lou Kassem)
36
Cover of Ghost Brother(By: C.S. Adler)
Ghost Brother(By: C.S. Adler)
37
Cover of Something Upstairs(By: C.S. Adler)
Something Upstairs(By: C.S. Adler)
38
Cover of The Case of the Vanishing Villain(By: Carol Farley)
The Case of the Vanishing Villain(By: Carol Farley)
39
Cover of The Best Ever Kids' Book of Lists(By: Eugenie Allen)
The Best Ever Kids' Book of Lists(By: Eugenie Allen)
40
Cover of Ask Me Anything About the Presidents(By: Louis Phillips)
Ask Me Anything About the Presidents(By: Louis Phillips)
41
Cover of Maria, a Christmas Story(By: Theodore Taylor)
Maria, a Christmas Story(By: Theodore Taylor)
42
Cover of The Adventures of King Midas(By: Lynne Reid Banks)
The Adventures of King Midas(By: Lynne Reid Banks)
43
Cover of Tons of Trash(By: Joan Rattner Heilman)
Tons of Trash(By: Joan Rattner Heilman)
44
Cover of Beardance(By: Will Hobbs)
Beardance(By: Will Hobbs)
45
Cover of Christmas Countdown(By: Steve Englehart)
Christmas Countdown(By: Steve Englehart)
46
Cover of How to Travel Through Time(By: James M. Deem)
How to Travel Through Time(By: James M. Deem)
47
Lucie Babbidge's House(By: Sylvia Cassedy)
48
Comet Luck(By: Madge Harrah)
49
Cover of Home Front Hero(By: Susan Kirby)
Home Front Hero(By: Susan Kirby)
50
Cover of Lemonade Days(By: Susan Kirby)
Lemonade Days(By: Susan Kirby)
51
Cover of Main Street(By: Susan Kirby)
Main Street(By: Susan Kirby)
52
Cover of Miss Yonkers Goes Bonkers(By: Mike Thaler)
Miss Yonkers Goes Bonkers(By: Mike Thaler)
53
Cover of Super Snoop Sam Snout and the Case of the Missing Marble(By: Anne C. Lemieux)
Super Snoop Sam Snout and the Case of the Missing Marble(By: Anne C. Lemieux)
54
Cover of The Mummy's Curse(By: Daniel Cohen)
The Mummy's Curse(By: Daniel Cohen)
55
Cover of Ali Baba Bernstein, Lost and Found(By: Johanna Hurwitz)
Ali Baba Bernstein, Lost and Found(By: Johanna Hurwitz)
56
Cover of Goodbye, Desert Rose(By: Susan Kirby)
Goodbye, Desert Rose(By: Susan Kirby)
57
Cover of Kwanzaa(By: Mildred Pitts Walter)
Kwanzaa(By: Mildred Pitts Walter)
58
Cover of My Own Two Feet
My Own Two Feet
59
Cover of Spookhouse(By: Don Whittington)
Spookhouse(By: Don Whittington)
60
Cover of Vampire Mom(By: Don Whittington)
Vampire Mom(By: Don Whittington)
61
Four Perfect Pebbles(By: Lila Perl,Marion Blumenthal Lazan)
62
Cover of Freak Show(By: Don Whittington)
Freak Show(By: Don Whittington)
63
Going for the Gold: Shannon Miller(By: Septima Green)
64
Cover of Going to Net(By: Various)
Going to Net(By: Various)
65
Cover of Harry the Poisonous Centipede(By: Lynne Reid Banks)
Harry the Poisonous Centipede(By: Lynne Reid Banks)
66
Cover of Zombie Queen(By: Don Whittington)
Zombie Queen(By: Don Whittington)
67
Cover of Danger Along the Ohio(By: Patricia Willis)
Danger Along the Ohio(By: Patricia Willis)
68
Lasting Echoes(By: Joseph Bruchac)
69
Cover of Tracks in the Snow(By: Lucy Jane Bledsoe)
Tracks in the Snow(By: Lucy Jane Bledsoe)
70
Cover of As Ever, Gordy(By: Mary Downing Hahn)
As Ever, Gordy(By: Mary Downing Hahn)
71
Cover of Becoming Felix(By: Nancy Hope Wilson)
Becoming Felix(By: Nancy Hope Wilson)
72
Cover of Breakaway(By: Kimberley Griffiths Little)
Breakaway(By: Kimberley Griffiths Little)
73
Cover of Calling Me Home(By: Patricia Hermes)
Calling Me Home(By: Patricia Hermes)
74
Flea Circus Summer(By: Cheryl Ware)
75
Cover of It's In Your Hands, Daisy P. Duckwitz(By: Jacqueline Shannon)
It's In Your Hands, Daisy P. Duckwitz(By: Jacqueline Shannon)
76
Cover of Leaving Summer(By: Donal Harding)
Leaving Summer(By: Donal Harding)
77
Cover of Mischief, Mad Mary, and Me(By: Dawn Knight)
Mischief, Mad Mary, and Me(By: Dawn Knight)
78
Cover of Night of the Chupacabras(By: Marie G. Lee)
Night of the Chupacabras(By: Marie G. Lee)
79
Cover of No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War(By: Anita Lobel)
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War(By: Anita Lobel)
80
Cover of A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights(By: Kathleen Krull)
A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights(By: Kathleen Krull)
81
Cover of Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors(By: Bruce Coville)
Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors(By: Bruce Coville)
82
Cover of Bruce Coville's Shapeshifters(By: Bruce Coville)
Bruce Coville's Shapeshifters(By: Bruce Coville)
83
Cover of Don't Try This at Home!(By: Vicki Cobb)
Don't Try This at Home!(By: Vicki Cobb)
84
Cover of Get on the Net(By: Robert Pondiscio)
Get on the Net(By: Robert Pondiscio)
85
Cover of Green Mango Magic(By: Sylvie Hossack)
Green Mango Magic(By: Sylvie Hossack)
86
Cover of Love Me, Love My Broccoli(By: Julie Anne Peters)
Love Me, Love My Broccoli(By: Julie Anne Peters)
87
Cover of The Pizza That Time Forgot(By: William DeAndrea,Matthew Deandrea)
The Pizza That Time Forgot(By: William DeAndrea,Matthew Deandrea)
88
Cover of Alice-by-Accident(By: Lynne Reid Banks)
Alice-by-Accident(By: Lynne Reid Banks)
89
Cover of All the Answers(By: Anne C. Lemieux)
All the Answers(By: Anne C. Lemieux)
90
Cover of Bearstone(By: Will Hobbs)
Bearstone(By: Will Hobbs)
91
Cover of Can of Worms(By: Kathy MacKel)
Can of Worms(By: Kathy MacKel)
92
Cover of Death at Devil's Bridge(By: Cynthia C. DeFelice)
Death at Devil's Bridge(By: Cynthia C. DeFelice)
93
Cover of Orphan Journey Home(By: Liza Ketchum)
Orphan Journey Home(By: Liza Ketchum)
94
Cover of Alice By Accident(By: Lynne Reid Banks)
Alice By Accident(By: Lynne Reid Banks)

Ellen & Otis Series

Complete

2 books (1951–1953)

Start with Ellen Tebbits and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of Ellen Tebbits
Ellen Tebbits
2
Cover of Otis Spofford
Otis Spofford

First Love Series

Complete

4 books (1956–1963)

Start with Fifteen, the first of 4 books in the First Love series.

#Title
1
2
Cover of The Luckiest Girl
The Luckiest Girl
3
Cover of Jean and Johnny
Jean and Johnny
4
Cover of Sister of the Bride
Sister of the Bride

Henry Huggins Series

Complete

6 books (1950–1964)

Start with Henry Huggins, the first of 6 books in the Henry Huggins series.

#Title
1
Cover of Henry Huggins
Henry Huggins
2
Cover of Henry and Beezus
Henry and Beezus
3
Cover of Henry and Ribsy
Henry and Ribsy
4
Henry and the Paper Route
5
Cover of Henry and the Clubhouse
Henry and the Clubhouse
6

Leigh Botts Series

Complete

2 books (1983–1991)

Start with Dear Mr. Henshaw and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of Dear Mr. Henshaw
Dear Mr. Henshaw
2

Non-Fiction Series

Complete

2 books (1988–1995)

Start with A Girl from Yamhill and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of A Girl from Yamhill
A Girl from Yamhill
2
Cover of My Own Two Feet
My Own Two Feet

Picture Series

Complete

6 books (1960–1993)

Start with The Hullabaloo ABC, the first of 6 books in the Picture series.

#Title
1
Cover of The Hullabaloo ABC
The Hullabaloo ABC
2
Cover of The Real Hole
The Real Hole
3
Cover of Two Dog Biscuits
Two Dog Biscuits
4
Cover of Janet's Thingamajigs
Janet's Thingamajigs
5
Cover of The Growing-Up Feet
The Growing-Up Feet
6
Cover of Petey's Bedtime Story
Petey's Bedtime Story

Ralph S. Mouse Series

Complete

3 books (1965–1982)

Start with The Mouse and the Motorcycle and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of The Mouse and the Motorcycle
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
2
Cover of Runaway Ralph
Runaway Ralph
3
Cover of Ralph S. Mouse
Ralph S. Mouse

Ramona Quimby Series

Complete

8 books (1955–1999)

Start with Beezus and Ramona, the first of 8 books in the Ramona Quimby series.

#Title
1
Beezus and Ramona
2
Cover of Ramona the Pest
Ramona the Pest
3
Cover of Ramona the Brave
Ramona the Brave
4
Cover of Ramona and Her Father
Ramona and Her Father
5
Ramona and Her Mother
6
Cover of Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
7
Ramona Forever
8
Cover of Ramona's World
Ramona's World

Ramona Quimby Non-Fiction Series

Complete

2 books (1986–2013)

Start with The Beezus and Ramona Diary and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of The Beezus and Ramona Diary
The Beezus and Ramona Diary
2
Cover of Just for Me
Just for Me

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

1 book (2005–2005)

#Title
1
Cover of Two Times the Fun
Two Times the Fun

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

13 books (1961–1990)

Start with Beaver and Wally, the first of 13 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#Title
1
Beaver and Wally
2
Cover of Emily's Runaway Imagination
Emily's Runaway Imagination
3
Here's Beaver!
4
Ribsy and the P.T.A.
5
Cover of Mitch and Amy
Mitch and Amy
6
7
Leave It to Beaver
8
Cover of Young Love
Young Love
9
Cover of Lucky Chuck
Lucky Chuck
10
Here Come The Twins
11
Cover of Mouse House Trio
Mouse House Trio
12
Cover of The Twins Again
The Twins Again
13
Cover of Muggie Maggie
Muggie Maggie

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Beverly Cleary written?
Beverly Cleary has written 146 books across 13 series. Their published works span from 1950 to 2013.
What is the first book in each Beverly Cleary series?
Here are the first books in Beverly Cleary's series: Anthologies: It's Fine to Be Nine; Avon Camelot: Lottie & Lisa(By: Erich Kastner); Ellen & Otis: Ellen Tebbits; First Love: Fifteen; Henry Huggins: Henry Huggins.
What order should I read Beverly Cleary's books?
We recommend reading Beverly Cleary's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Are Beverly Cleary's series complete?
Beverly Cleary has 13 completed series.

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