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Ann Whitford Paul Books in Order

Ann Whitford Paul has written 28 books, published between 1991 and 2025. The first book is Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet (1991) and the newest is If Animals Loved Books (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
1991–2025
Pages on record
831 in 18 of 28 books
Reading time
14–21 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 831 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

See all 28 books in order Printable Ann Whitford Paul checklist

Ann Whitford Paul writes picture books in rhyme, at a median of 32 pages. Two subjects recur: quilting and patchwork, in Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet (1991) and The Seasons Sewn: A Year in Patchwork (1996), and animals at bedtime, in the If Animals Kissed Good Night series that continues to If Animals Loved Books (2025). Manana, Iguana, Hello Toes! Hello Feet! and Little Monkey Says Good Night sit between them, inside a catalogue of 28 titles.

How many Ann Whitford Paul books are there?

Ann Whitford Paul has 28 books, released between 1991 and 2025. 10 of them belong to the If Animals Kissed Good Night series.

Ann Whitford Paul Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 Ann Whitford Paul 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 Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet by Ann Whitford Paul (1991)
  2. Cover of Shadows Are About by Ann Whitford Paul (1992)
  3. Cover of The Seasons Sewn: A Year in Patchwork by Ann Whitford Paul (1996)
  4. Cover of Hello Toes! Hello Feet! by Ann Whitford Paul (1998)
  5. Cover of Everything to Spend the Night: From A to Z by Ann Whitford Paul (1999)
  6. Cover of All By Herself by Ann Whitford Paul (1999)
  7. Cover of Silly Sadie, Silly Samuel by Ann Whitford Paul (2001)
  8. Cover of Little Monkey Says Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul (2003)
  9. Cover of Manana, Iguana by Ann Whitford Paul (2004)
  10. Cover of Hop! Hop! Hop! by Ann Whitford Paul (2005)
  11. Cover of Fiesta Fiasco by Ann Whitford Paul (2007)
  12. Cover of If Animals Kissed Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul, book 1 of the If Animals Kissed Good Night series (2008)
  13. Cover of Count on Culebra: Go from 1 to 10 in Spanish by Ann Whitford Paul (2008)
  14. Cover of Snail's Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul (2008)
  15. Cover of Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication by Ann Whitford Paul (2009)
  16. Cover of Tortuga in Trouble by Ann Whitford Paul (2009)
  17. Cover of Word Builder by Ann Whitford Paul (2009)
  18. Cover of If Animals Went to School by Ann Whitford Paul, book 4 of the If Animals Kissed Good Night series (2019)
  19. Cover of If Animals Gave Thanks by Ann Whitford Paul, book 5 of the If Animals Kissed Good Night series (2020)
  20. Cover of If Animals Tried to Be Kind by Ann Whitford Paul, book 6 of the If Animals Kissed Good Night series (2021)
  21. Cover of Who Loves Little Lemur? by Ann Whitford Paul (2021)
  22. Cover of If Animals Trick-or-Treated by Ann Whitford Paul, book 7 of the If Animals Kissed Good Night series (2022)
  1. 1
    Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet1991 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199132
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  2. 2
    Shadows Are About1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199232
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  3. 3
    The Seasons Sewn: A Year in Patchwork1996 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199640
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  4. 4
    Hello Toes! Hello Feet!1998 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199832
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  5. 5
    Everything to Spend the Night: From A to Z1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  6. 6
    All By Herself1999 · 39 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199939
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  7. 7
    Silly Sadie, Silly Samuel2001 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200140
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  8. 8
    Little Monkey Says Good Night2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  9. 9
    Manana, Iguana2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  10. 10
    Hop! Hop! Hop!2005 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200532
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  11. 11
    Fiesta Fiasco2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
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  12. 12
    If Animals Kissed Good NightIf Animals Kissed Good Night #12008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  13. 13
    Count on Culebra: Go from 1 to 10 in Spanish2008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200832
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  14. 14
    Snail's Good Night2008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200832
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  15. 15
    Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication2009 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009256
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  16. 16
    Tortuga in Trouble2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  17. 17
    Word Builder2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  18. 18
    'Twas the Late Night of Christmas2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    If Animals Said I Love YouIf Animals Kissed Good Night #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  20. 20
    If Animals Celebrated ChristmasIf Animals Kissed Good Night #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  21. 21
    If Animals Went to SchoolIf Animals Kissed Good Night #42019 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201932
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  22. 22
    If Animals Gave ThanksIf Animals Kissed Good Night #52020 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202032
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  23. 23
    If Animals Tried to Be KindIf Animals Kissed Good Night #62021 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202132
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  24. 24
    Who Loves Little Lemur?2021 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202140
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  25. 25
    If Animals Trick-or-TreatedIf Animals Kissed Good Night #72022 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202232
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  26. 26
    If Animals Went to WorkIf Animals Kissed Good Night #82023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  27. 27
    If Animals Celebrated EasterIf Animals Kissed Good Night #92025 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202532
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  28. 28
    If Animals Loved BooksIf Animals Kissed Good Night #102025 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202532
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Ann Whitford Paul series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Ann Whitford Paul 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.

Standalone books

18 books

18 Ann Whitford Paul titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ann Whitford Paul books in order?

You only need to read Ann Whitford Paul books in order within the If Animals Kissed Good Night series, which holds 10 of the 28 Ann Whitford Paul books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Ann Whitford Paul

Start with If Animals Kissed Good Night (2008), the first If Animals Kissed Good Night book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet (1991).

What is the newest Ann Whitford Paul book?

If Animals Loved Books (2025) is the newest Ann Whitford Paul book released so far.

Is there a new Ann Whitford Paul book coming?

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

Ann Whitford Paul at a glance

Still publishing
Ann Whitford Paul published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Ann Whitford Paul books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
831 pages across the 18 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ann Whitford Paul books, 11 of 28, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ann Whitford Paul books are about

21 of the 28 Ann Whitford Paul 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 12 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.