Beverly Cleary Books in Order
Beverly Cleary has written 49 books, published between 1950 and 2013. The first book is Henry Huggins (1950) and the newest is Just for Me (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 49
- Published
- 1950–2013
- Confirmed
- 49 of 49 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,489 in 29 of 49 books
- Reading time
- 75–112 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,489 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 49 titles with a page count on record.
Beverly Cleary (born Beverly Atlee Bunn; April 12, 1916 to March 25, 2021) was an American author of children's and young adult fiction. Henry Huggins (1950) was the first book, and Ramona Quimby, Beezus Quimby, Henry Huggins with the dog Ribsy, and Ralph S. Mouse became the recurring characters. Cleary's books have sold 91 million copies worldwide. The catalogue records 49 books through 2013, grouped into series such as Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse and Ellen & Otis, with humour, family life, school and pets among the subjects.
How many Beverly Cleary books are there?
Beverly Cleary has 49 books, released between 1950 and 2013. They include 6 separate series.
Beverly Cleary Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 49 Beverly Cleary books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119501764/4
- 219511603/4
- 31952–4/4
- 419531913/4
- 519531924/4
- 61955–4/4
- 719562033/4
- 819571924/4
- 919582683/4
- 1019592243/4
- 111960403/4
- 121960323/4
- 131961–3/4
- 1419612403/4
- 151961–3/4
- 161962–4/4
- 171963–3/4
- 181963–3/4
- 1919641924/4
- 2019651584/4
- 2119672803/4
- 2219681924/4
- 231970–4/4
- 241973–3/4
- 2519751894/4
- 2619771874/4
- 271978–3/4
- 281979–4/4
- 291981–4/4
- 3019821604/4
- 311982–3/4
- 321983–3/4
- 331984–3/4
- 341984–3/4
- 351986–3/4
- 361986323/4
- 371987323/4
- 381987323/4
- 391988–3/4
- 401989963/4
- 411989483/4
- 421989–3/4
- 431990–3/4
- 4419911523/4
- 451993263/4
- 4619953463/4
- 4719992093/4
- 482005963/4
- 4920131443/4
Beverly Cleary series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Henry Huggins books in order 6 books
- Ralph S. Mouse books in order 3 books
- Ramona books in order 10 books
- Ramona Quimby books in order 10 books
Beverly Cleary books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Beverly Cleary Standalone Novels
13 books13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ramona Quimby books in order
8 books by Beverly ClearyBeverly Cleary Picture in order
6 booksFirst Love in order
4 booksEllen & Otis in order
2 booksLeigh Botts in order
2 books- 1. Dear Mr. Henshaw
- 2. Strider
Ramona Quimby Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Beverly Cleary Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Beverly Cleary Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Avon Camelot in order
1 book- 59. My Own Two Feet
Beverly Cleary Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Beverly Cleary books run from Henry Huggins (1950) to Just for Me (2013), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Beverly Cleary in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Beverly Cleary books in order?
You only need to read Beverly Cleary books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Beverly Cleary
Start with the first book of the Beverly Cleary series you want to read: Henry Huggins starts with Henry Huggins (1950), Ralph S. Mouse starts with The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1965) and Ramona starts with Beezus and Ramona (1955). The earliest catalogued title overall is Henry Huggins (1950).
What is the newest Beverly Cleary book?
Just for Me (2013) is the newest Beverly Cleary book released so far.
Is there a new Beverly Cleary book coming?
No next Beverly Cleary 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 Beverly Cleary has won
Wikidata records 4 awards for Beverly Cleary. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Newbery Medal1984Wonfor Dear Mr. Henshaw
- National Book Award1981Wonfor Ramona and Her Mother
- Regina Medal1980Won
- Children's Literature Legacy Award1975Won
Beverly Cleary at a glance
- Died
- Beverly Cleary died in 2021, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Beverly Cleary on record dates from 2013.
- Release pace
- Beverly Cleary books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,489 pages across the 29 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 176 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Beverly Cleary books, 14 of 49, were published in the 1980s.
- Corroboration
- 15 of the 49 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Beverly Cleary books are about
41 of the 49 Beverly Cleary 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 28 of 41. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 28 of 41 books
- Humor 11 of 41 books
- Schools 9 of 41 books
- Juvenile audience 8 of 41 books
- Dogs 6 of 41 books
- Family life 6 of 41 books
- Friendship 6 of 41 books
- Juvenile works 6 of 41 books
- Twins 6 of 41 books
- Mice 5 of 41 books