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Angela Johnson Books in Order

Angela Johnson has written 44 books, published between 1989 and 2024. The first book is Tell Me A Story Mama (1989) and the newest is Christmastide in Emerald Falls (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
44
Published
1989–2024
Confirmed
1 of 44 titles
Pages on record
1,239 in 15 of 44 books
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Angela Johnson, born June 18, 1961, is an American writer of children's books and poetry who began publishing in 1989 and has more than 40 books. The picture books tell poetic stories of African-American families, friendships and childhood experiences such as moving house, and the books for older readers take up teen pregnancy and divorce. Many of Johnson's books connect to Alabama and its history. The catalogue opens with Tell Me A Story Mama (1989) and includes Do Like Kyla (1990), Toning the Sweep (1993) and Joshua By The Sea (1994), with the Magnolia Street and Lottie Paris series.

How many Angela Johnson books are there?

Angela Johnson has 44 books, released between 1989 and 2024. They include 3 series and 35 titles listed outside any series.

Angela Johnson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 44 Angela Johnson 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.

  1. Cover of Tell Me A Story Mama by Angela Johnson (1989)
  2. Cover of Do Like Kyla by Angela Johnson (1990)
  3. Cover of When I Am Old With You by Angela Johnson (1990)
  4. Cover of One Of Three by Angela Johnson (1991)
  5. Cover of The Leaving Morning by Angela Johnson (1992)
  6. Cover of Toning the Sweep by Angela Johnson (1993)
  7. Cover of The Girl Who Wore Snakes by Angela Johnson (1993)
  8. Cover of Mama Bird, Baby Birds by Angela Johnson (1994)
  9. Cover of Shoes Like Miss Alice's by Angela Johnson (1995)
  10. Cover of The Aunt in Our House by Angela Johnson (1996)
  11. Cover of The Rolling Store by Angela Johnson (1997)
  12. Cover of Daddy Calls Me Man by Angela Johnson (1997)
  13. Cover of Heaven by Angela Johnson, book 1 of the Heaven series (1998)
  14. Cover of The Other Side: Shorter Poems by Angela Johnson (1998)
  15. Cover of Gone from Home by Angela Johnson (1998)
  16. Cover of Songs of Faith by Angela Johnson (1998)
  17. Cover of Running Back To Ludie by Angela Johnson (2001)
  18. Cover of Those Building Men by Angela Johnson (2001)
  19. Cover of The First Part Last by Angela Johnson, book 2 of the Heaven series (2003)
  20. Cover of Bird by Angela Johnson (2004)
  21. Cover of Just Like Josh Gibson by Angela Johnson (2004)
  22. Cover of Lily Brown's Paintings by Angela Johnson (2009)
  23. Cover of The Day Ray Got Away by Angela Johnson (2010)
  1. 1
    Tell Me A Story Mama1989 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198932
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  2. 2
    Do Like Kyla1990 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    When I Am Old With You1990 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    One Of Three1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Leaving Morning1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Toning the Sweep1993 · 103 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993103
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Girl Who Wore Snakes1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Joshua By The Sea1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Mama Bird, Baby Birds1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  10. 10
    Joshua's Night Whispers1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Rain Feet1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Humming Whispers1995 · 121 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995121
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  13. 13
    Shoes Like Miss Alice's1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Aunt in Our House1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Rolling Store1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Daddy Calls Me Man1997 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199732
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    HeavenHeaven #11998 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998138
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  18. 18
    Maniac Monkeys on Magnolia StreetMagnolia Street #11998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  19. 19
    The Other Side: Shorter Poems1998 · 44 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199844
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  20. 20
    Gone from Home1998 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998104
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Songs of Faith1998 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    The Wedding1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  23. 23
    When Mules Flew on Magnolia StreetMagnolia Street #22000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Down on the Winding Road2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
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  25. 25
    Running Back To Ludie2001 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200148
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Those Building Men2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Looking for Red2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    The First Part LastHeaven #22003 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003132
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    A Cool Moonlight2003 · 133 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003133
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    I Dream of Trains2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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Angela Johnson 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.

Heaven in order

3 books
  1. 1. Heaven
  2. 2. The First Part Last
  3. 3. Sweet, Hereafter

Magnolia Street in order

2 books
  1. 1. Maniac Monkeys on Magnolia Street
  2. 2. When Mules Flew on Magnolia Street

Lottie Paris in order

2 books
  1. 1. Lottie Paris Lives Here
  2. 2. Lottie Paris and the Best Place

Men, Mistletoe, and Marriage in order

1 book
  1. 1. Christmastide in Emerald Falls

Great Works Classroom Resource 4th-8th Grade in order

1 book
  1. 18. The Crossover

Standalone books

35 books

35 Angela Johnson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Angela Johnson books in order?

You only need to read Angela Johnson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Angela Johnson

Start with Tell Me A Story Mama (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Angela Johnson book?

Christmastide in Emerald Falls (2024) is the newest Angela Johnson book released so far.

Is there a new Angela Johnson book coming?

No next Angela Johnson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Angela Johnson has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Angela Johnson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Harper Lee Award2021Won
  • Coretta Scott King Award1991Won

Angela Johnson at a glance

Still publishing
Angela Johnson published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Angela Johnson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,239 pages across the 15 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 103 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Angela Johnson books, 21 of 44, were published in the 1990s.

What the Angela Johnson books are about

26 of the 44 Angela Johnson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 18 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.