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List of children's book series

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A children's book series is a set of fiction books, written specifically for child readers. Most books have with a connected storyline, filled with a setup of intertwining elements for the reader to follow along in the progressing plot. However, some children's book series are self-contained in each installment but they still establish an integral set of characters to carry the narrative.

Series Author Publication range # of books in series
The Secrets of Droon Tony Abbott 1999–2010 44
Danny Dunn Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams 1956–1977 15
Happy Families Allan Ahlberg 1980– 20
The Chronicles of Prydain Lloyd Alexander 1964–1968 5
Aldo Zelnick[1] Karla Oceanak 2009–2018 A to Z; up to M so far
Animorphs K. A. Applegate 1996–2001 54 + 10 spinoffs
The Three Investigators Robert Arthur, Jr. and others 1964–1987 43 + 17 spinoffs
Motor Boat Boys Louis Arundel 1912–1915 7
Crispin Avi 2003–2010 3
The Railway Series Wilbert Awdry 1945–1972 26
Christopher Awdry 1983–2011 16
Fluffy Little Kitten Robert Bassett 2007–2008 4
Beverly Gray Clair Blank 1934–1955 26
The Berenstain Bears Stan and Jan Berenstain 1962–present 428
Arthur Luc Besson 2002–2005 4
Sam Hawkins, Pirate Detective Ian Billings 2003–2004
The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks John Bittleston and Eliza Quek 1987 4
The Famous Five Enid Blyton 1942–1963 21
The Secret Seven Enid Blyton 1949–1963 17 + 7 short spinoffs
Paddington Bear Michael Bond 1958–2018 30 + 5 special publications
Dave Dawson series R. Sidney Bowen 1941–1946
Red Randall series R. Sidney Bowen 1944–1946 8
The Last Kids on Earth Max Brallier 2015–present 9 + 4 spinoffs
Clifford the Big Red Dog Norman Bridwell 1963–2015 80
Arthur Marc Brown 1976–2011 46
Lola Levine Monica Brown 2015–2017 6
Sarai Monica Brown 2018–present 4
Babar the Elephant series Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff 1931–present 44
School Friends Ann Bryant 2008–2009 12
Jennings Anthony Buckeridge 1950–1994 24
Catfish Bend Ben Lucien Burman 1952–1984 7
Molly Moon Georgia Byng 2002–2012 9
Alice Lewis Carroll 1865–1871 2
Three Thieves Scott Chantler 2008–2016 7
Henry Huggins Beverly Cleary 1950–1963 6
Ramona Beverly Cleary 1955–1999 8
The Magic School Bus Joanna Cole 1986–2010 13 + 85 spinoffs and extras
The Land of Stories Chris Colfer 2012–present 10
Little Bill Bill Cosby 1997–1999 12
How to Train Your Dragon Cressida Cowell 2003–2015 12
The Demon Headmaster Gillian Cross 1982–2019 8
The Animals of Farthing Wood Colin Dann 1979–1994 8
Dauntless series James Kerr (as "Peter Dawlish") 1947–1960 8
Alex Archer series Tessa Duder 1987–1993
Tom Swift Victor Appleton 1910–1941
William Dougherty, John Almquist, Richard Sklar, James Duncan Lawrence, Thomas Mulvey and Richard McKenna 1954–1971
Bill Rotsler, Sharmon Divono, Neal Barrett, Jr. and Robert E. Vardeman 1981–1984
Bill McCay, Steven Grant, F. Gwynplaine MacIntrye, Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald, Robert E. Vardeman, Bruce Holland Rogers, Bridget McKenna 1991–1993
Tom Swift Young Inventor Victor Appleton 2006–2007 6
Firland Norman Sandiford Power 1970–1974 3
Matthew Livingston Marco Conelli 2007–
The Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks 1980–1998 5
Outernet Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore 2002–2003 6
Peter and the Starcatchers Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson 2004–2011 5
Oz series L. Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson, and others 1900–1920 (Baum); 1921–1963 (others) 14
Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans 1939–1956 6
John Bemelmans Marciano 1999–2013 6
The Dark Is Rising Sequence Susan Cooper 1965–1977 5
Geronimo Stilton Elisabetta Dami 2000–present 84 + 33 spinoffs
Amber Brown Paula Danziger 1994–2003
Bruce Coville and Elizabeth Levy 2012–present
The Hardy Boys Franklin W. Dixon 1927–2005 58
The Clues Brothers Franklin W. Dixon 1997–2000 17
The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers Franklin W. Dixon 2005–2012 40
The Hardy Boys Adventures Franklin W. Dixon 2013–2023 23
The Familiars Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson 2010–2013 4
The Black Stallion Walter Farley and Steven Farley 1941–1989 21
Père Castor Paul Faucher 1933–present
The Great Brain John D. Fitzgerald 1967–1995 8
The Vanderbeekers Karina Yan Glaser 2017–2023 7
Just! Andy Griffiths 1997–2012 9
Raggedy Ann Johnny Gruelle 1918–present 63
Mr. Men Roger Hargreaves 1971–1988 6
Adam Hargreaves 1988–present
Little Miss Roger Hargreaves 1981–1988 13
Adam Hargreaves 1988–present
Timbuctoo Roger Hargreaves 1978–1979 25
Beaver Towers Nigel Hinton 1980–1997 4
Angelina Ballerina Katharine Holabird 1983–2021 60
Mona the Vampire Sonia Holleyman 1990– 7
Bobbsey Twins Laura Lee Hope 1904–1979 72
Bunnicula Deborah Howe and James Howe 1979–2006 7
Oxford Reading Tree Roderick Hunt and others 1985–present 800+
Sugar Creek Gang Paul Hutchens 1940–1970 36
Redwall Brian Jacques 1986–2011 22 + 2 picture books
Biggles W. E. Johns 1932–1999 98 + 4 extras
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Marcia T. Jones and Debbie Dadey 1990–2006 51 + 33 spinoffs
Chrestomanci Diana Wynne Jones 1977–2006 7
The Guardians of Childhood William Joyce 2011–2018 5
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Carolyn Keene 1930–2003 175
Nancy Drew Diaries Carolyn Keene 2013–present 25
Nancy Drew: Girl Detective Carolyn Keene 2004–2012 51
The Nancy Drew Files Carolyn Keene 1986–1997 124
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney 2007–present 18
Cahills vs. Vespers Gordon Korman, Jude Watson, Peter Lerangis, Roland Smith, Linda Sue Park and David Baldacci 2011–2013 7
Pelle No-Tail Gösta Knutsson 1939–1972 12
Mandie Lois Gladys Leppard 1983–2004 44
The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis 1950–1956 7
The Squickerwonkers Evangeline Lilly 2013–present 4
Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren 1945–1948 16
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo Monteiro Lobato 1920–1940 23
Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting 1920–1952 15
Superspecial C. Alexander London 2016 1
Betsy-Tacy Maud Hart Lovelace 1940–1955 10
The Deep Valley series Maud Hart Lovelace 1949–1953 3
Tales of the Kingdom Trilogy David and Karen Mains 1983–1996 3
The Lost Planet Angus MacVicar 1953–1964 8
The Baby-Sitters Club Ann M. Martin 1986–1999 146
The Baby-Sitters Club: Mysteries Ann M. Martin 1991–1998 40
The Baby-Sitters Club: Friends Forever Ann M. Martin 1999–2000 14
Winnie-the-Pooh A.A. Milne 1924–1928 2
David Benedictus 2009 2
Anne Shirley series Lucy Maud Montgomery 1908–1921 8
What-a-Mess Frank Muir 23
The Worst Witch Jill Murphy 1974–2018 8
Mrs. Coverlet trilogy Mary Nash 1961–1965 3
Psammead Trilogy E. Nesbit 1902–1906 3
The Borrowers Mary Norton 1952–1982 5
Rats of NIMH Robert C. O'Brien 1972 3
Jane Leslie Conly 1986–1990
Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor 2005–2013 80
The Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992–present 67
Abbey Series Elsie J. Oxenham 1920–1967 38
Vampirina Ballerina Anne Marie Pace 2012–2015 4
Junie B. Jones Barbara Park 1992–2012 28 + 3 extras
Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey 1997–2015 12 + 17 spinoffs and extras
Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter 1902–2012 6
The Nome Trilogy Terry Pratchett 1989–1990 3
Swallows and Amazons series Arthur Ransome 1930–1988 12
The Adventures of Tintin Georges Prosper Remi (as Hergé) 1929–1976 24
Curious George H.A. Rey and Margaret Rey 1941–1966
Percy Jackson & the Olympians Rick Riordan 2005–2009 6
The Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan 2010–2014 5
The Kane Chronicles Rick Riordan 2010–2012 3
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Rick Riordan 2015–present 3
The Trials of Apollo Rick Riordan 2016 5
The Clue Hunt Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, Patrick Carman, Linda Sue Park and Margaret Peterson Haddix 2008–2011 11
Harry Potter J.K. Rowling 1997–2007 7
The Winner's trilogy Marie Rutkoski 2014–2016 3
Wayside School Louis Sachar 1978–2020 4
The Little Ghost Godfrey Inger and Lasse Sandberg 1965–2005 14
Busytown Richard Scarry 1994–2000
I'm a Happy Hugglewug Niamh Sharkey 2005–2011
The Rescuers Margery Sharp 1959–1978 9
Horrid Henry Francesca Simon 1994–present 24
Oddies Grant Slater 2000s
A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket 1999–2006 13
Encyclopedia Brown Donald J. Sobol 1963–2012 29
Goosebumps R. L. Stine 1992–1997 62
Tales to Give You Goosebumps R. L. Stine 1994–1997 6
Give Yourself Goosebumps R. L. Stine 1995–2000 50
Goosebumps Presents R. L. Stine 1996–1998 19
Goosebumps Autobiographies R. L. Stine 1997–1998 2
Goosebumps Triple Header R. L. Stine 1997–1998 2
Goosebumps Series 2000 R. L. Stine 1998–2000 27
Goosebumps HorrorLand R. L. Stine 2008–2012 25 + 2 extras
Goosebumps Most Wanted R. L. Stine 2012–present 14
Judy Bolton Mystery Stories[2] Margaret Sutton 1932–2012 40
The Happy Hollisters Andrew E. Svenson 1953–1969 38
Anatole Eve Titus 1956–1979 10
Basil of Baker Street Eve Titus 1958–1982 8
Cathy Hapka 2018–2020
Mary Poppins P. L. Travers 1934–1988 8
Bannerdale series Geoffrey Trease 1949–1956 5
Blinky Bill Dorothy Wall 1933–1934 3
The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner 1924–present 162
Unstoppable Jude Watson, Jeff Hirsch, Natalie Standiford and Gordon Korman 2013–2014 4
Doublecross Jude Watson, C. Alexander London, Jenny Goebel and Sarwat Chadda 2015–present 4
Monty the Dog Colin West 1989–1996 6
Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder 1932–1971 9 + 1 nonfiction extra
Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo Oneeka Williams 2013–2018 5
Hank Zipzer Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver 2003–2010 18
Mercer Boys Albert Capwell Wyckoff 1929–1933 10
Mystery Hunters Albert Capwell Wyckoff 1934–1936 4
Secret Coders Gene Luen Yang 2015–2018 6

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aldo Zelnick Series". goodreads. Goodreads, Inc. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "The Judy Bolton Mystery Stories by Margaret Sutton". Vintage Series Books for Girls. . . and a Few for Boys.
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