Amy Krouse Rosenthal Books in Order
58 books are credited to Amy Krouse Rosenthal, published between 1998 and 2024; 21 of them appeared after Amy Krouse Rosenthal's death in 2017. The first book is The Book of Eleven (1998) and the newest is Uni's First Recital (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 58
- Published
- 1998–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,163 in 18 of 58 books
Amy Krouse Rosenthal (1965-2017) wrote for children and adults, made short films and hosted radio. Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life (2005) is the memoir; Uni the Unicorn, Cookies, Little Pea, Little Hoot and The OK Book sit among more than 30 children's books published from 2005 onward. Rosenthal is the only author to have placed three children's books on the Best Children's Books for Family Literacy list in a single year. The listing holds 58 titles dated 1998 to 2024, at a median of 40 pages.
How many Amy Krouse Rosenthal books are there?
Amy Krouse Rosenthal has 58 books, released between 1998 and 2024. 21 of them were published after Amy Krouse Rosenthal's death in 2017. They include 4 series and 29 titles listed outside any series.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 58 Amy Krouse Rosenthal books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Book of Eleven1998 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/419981221/4
- 2The Same Phrase Describes My Marriage and My Breasts1999 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/419991341/4
- 3The Mother's Guide to the Meaning of Life2001 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420011441/4
- 42005–1/4
- 5Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 62006301/4
- 7One of Those Days2006 · 38 pages · confirmed 1/42006381/4
- 82007361/4
- 9The OK Book2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 10States of Mind2007 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420071601/4
- 112008–1/4
- 12It's Not Fair!2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 13Words to Remember2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 142009–1/4
- 152009–1/4
- 162009–1/4
- 17The Big Sibling Book: Baby's First Year According to ME2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 18Duck! Rabbit!2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 19Yes Day!2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 202010–1/4
- 21Bedtime for Mommy2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 22The Wonder Book2010 · 79 pages · confirmed 1/42010791/4
- 23This Plus That: Life's Little Equations2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 24Al Pha's Bet2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 25Plant a Kiss2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 262012–1/4
- 27Wumbers2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 28Exclamation Mark2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 292014481/4
- 30I Wish You More2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 31Little Miss, Big Sis2015 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42015401/4
- 32Friendshape2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 33Awake Beautiful Child2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 34Holy Cow, I Sure Do Love You!2016 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42016641/4
- 35That's Me Loving You2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 362017401/4
- 37Dear Girl2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 38Don't Blink!2018 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42018401/4
- 392019361/4
- 402019–1/4
- 412019–1/4
- 422020–1/4
- 432020321/4
- 442020–1/4
- 45Choo-Choo School2020 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42020401/4
- 46Moo-Moo, I Love You!2020 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42020481/4
- 472021321/4
- 482021–1/4
- 492021–1/4
- 502021–1/4
- 512022–1/4
- 522022–1/4
- 532022–1/4
- 542022–1/4
- 552022–1/4
- 562023–1/4
- 572023–1/4
- 582024–1/4
Amy Krouse Rosenthal series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Uni the Unicorn books in order 19 books
Amy Krouse Rosenthal books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Little Books in order
3 books- 1. Little Pea
- 2. Little Hoot
- 3. Little Oink
Utensils in order
3 books- 1. Spoon
- 2. Chopsticks
- 3. Straw
Standalone books
29 books29 Amy Krouse Rosenthal titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Amy Krouse Rosenthal books in order?
You only need to read Amy Krouse Rosenthal books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Start with Uni the Unicorn (2014), the first Uni the Unicorn book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Book of Eleven (1998).
What is the newest Amy Krouse Rosenthal book?
Uni's First Recital (2024) is the newest Amy Krouse Rosenthal book released so far.
Is there a new Amy Krouse Rosenthal book coming?
No next Amy Krouse Rosenthal book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal at a glance
- Died
- Amy Krouse Rosenthal died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Amy Krouse Rosenthal are still being published after Amy Krouse Rosenthal's death in 2017; the newest appeared in 2024.
- Release pace
- Amy Krouse Rosenthal books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,163 pages across the 18 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 40 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Amy Krouse Rosenthal books, 22 of 58, were published in the 2010s.
What the Amy Krouse Rosenthal books are about
46 of the 58 Amy Krouse Rosenthal books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 31 of 46. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 31 of 46 books
- Conduct of life 6 of 46 books
- Humor 6 of 46 books
- Picture books 5 of 46 books
- Cookies 4 of 46 books
- Juvenile literature 4 of 46 books
- Love 4 of 46 books
- Baking 3 of 46 books
- Bedtime 3 of 46 books
- Belief and doubt 3 of 46 books