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Jane O’Connor Books in Order

Jane O’Connor has written 134 books, published between 1979 and 2025. The first book is Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby (1979) and the newest is Besties for Eternity (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 90 of the 134 books listed here are in the Fancy Nancy series, which has its own page: Fancy Nancy books in order.

Books
134
Published
1979–2025
Confirmed
40 of 134 titles
Pages on record
4,062 in 64 of 134 books
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Jane O'Connor is the writer of Fancy Nancy, a children's picture book series begun in 2005 and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. The first Fancy Nancy book stayed on the New York Times Best Seller list for nearly 100 weeks, and the series grew past 100 titles and 50 million copies sold, with translations into 20 languages including Hungarian and Hebrew. Nancy moved into chapter books in April 2012 with Nancy Clancy: Super Sleuth. The catalogue lists 134 O'Connor books from Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby (1979) to Besties for Eternity (2025), across series such as Lulu the Witch, Sir Small and Miranda Bookman.

How many Jane O’Connor books are there?

Jane O’Connor has 134 books, released between 1979 and 2025. They include 6 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Jane O’Connor Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 134 Jane O’Connor 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 Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby by Jane O’Connor (1979)
  2. Cover of The Amazing Bubble Gum Caper by Jane O’Connor, book 1 of the Pick-a-Path series (1983)
  3. Cover of Lulu and the Witch Baby by Jane O’Connor, book 1 of the Lulu the Witch series (1986)
  4. Cover of Lulu Goes to Witch School by Jane O’Connor, book 2 of the Lulu the Witch series (1987)
  5. Cover of Ghost In Tent 19 by Jane O’Connor, book 1 of the Chapter series (1988)
  6. Cover of Sir Small and the Dragonfly by Jane O’Connor, book 1 of the Sir Small series (1988)
  7. Cover of Molly the Brave and Me by Jane O’Connor, book 2 of the Chapter series (1990)
  8. Cover of Slime Time by Jane O’Connor (1990)
  9. Cover of Super Cluck by Jane O’Connor, book 23 of the An I Can Read series (1991)
  10. Cover of Corrie's Secret Pal by Jane O’Connor, book 1 of the Here Come the Brownies series (1993)
  11. Cover of Sarah's Incredible Idea by Jane O’Connor, book 2 of the Here Come the Brownies series (1993)
  12. Cover of Make Up Your Mind, Marsha! by Jane O’Connor, book 3 of the Here Come the Brownies series (1993)
  13. Cover of Amy's Great Camp-out by Jane O’Connor, book 4 of the Here Come the Brownies series (1993)
  14. Cover of Nina, Nina Ballerina by Jane O’Connor, book 5 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1993)
  15. Cover of Think, Corrie, Think! by Jane O’Connor, book 6 of the Here Come the Brownies series (1994)
  16. Cover of Lauren and the New Baby by Jane O’Connor, book 7 of the Here Come the Brownies series (1994)
  17. Cover of Kate Skates by Jane O’Connor, book 11 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1995)
  18. Cover of Benny's Big Bubble by Jane O’Connor (1997)
  19. Cover of Nina, Nina Star Ballerina by Jane O’Connor, book 12 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1997)
  20. Cover of Nina, Nina and the Copycat Ballerina by Jane O’Connor, book 15 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (2000)
  21. Cover of Snail City by Jane O’Connor, book 3 of the All Aboard Reading series (2001)
  22. Cover of The Emperor's Silent Army by Jane O’Connor (2002)
  23. Cover of Dear Tooth Fairy by Jane O’Connor, book 10 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 3 series (2002)
  24. Cover of The Perfect Puppy for Me by Jane O’Connor (2003)
  1. 1
    Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby1979 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979128
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  2. 2
    The Amazing Bubble Gum CaperPick-a-Path #11983 · confirmed 2/4
    1983–
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  3. 3
    Lulu and the Witch BabyLulu the Witch #11986 · 65 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198665
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  4. 4
    Lulu Goes to Witch SchoolLulu the Witch #21987 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198764
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  5. 5
    Ghost In Tent 19Chapter #11988 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198862
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  6. 6
    Sir Small and the DragonflySir Small #11988 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198832
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  7. 7
    Molly the Brave and MeChapter #21990 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199048
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  8. 8
    Slime Time1990 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199062
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  9. 9
    Super CluckAn I Can Read #231991 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199164
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  10. 10
    Corrie's Secret PalHere Come the Brownies #11993 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199362
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  11. 11
    Sarah's Incredible IdeaHere Come the Brownies #21993 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199362
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  12. 12
    Make Up Your Mind, Marsha!Here Come the Brownies #31993 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199362
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  13. 13
    Amy's Great Camp-outHere Come the Brownies #41993 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199361
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  14. 14
    Nina, Nina BallerinaPenguin Young Readers: Level 2 #51993 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199332
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  15. 15
    Think, Corrie, Think!Here Come the Brownies #61994 · 59 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199459
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  16. 16
    Lauren and the New BabyHere Come the Brownies #71994 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199462
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  17. 17
    Kate SkatesPenguin Young Readers: Level 2 #111995 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199532
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  18. 18
    Benny's Big Bubble1997 · 22 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199722
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  19. 19
    Nina, Nina Star BallerinaPenguin Young Readers: Level 2 #121997 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199732
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  20. 20
    Nina, Nina and the Copycat BallerinaPenguin Young Readers: Level 2 #152000 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200032
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  21. 21
    Snail CityAll Aboard Reading #32001 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200132
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  22. 22
    The Emperor's Silent Army2002 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200248
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  23. 23
    Dear Tooth FairyPenguin Young Readers: Level 3 #102002 · 47 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200247
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  24. 24
    The Perfect Puppy for Me2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  25. 25
    If the Walls Could Talk2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  26. 26
    Fancy NancyFancy Nancy #12005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  27. 27
    Sir Small and the Sea MonsterSir Small #22005 · 29 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200529
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  28. 28
    The Snow Globe Family2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  29. 29
    Dangerous AdmissionsMiranda Bookman #12007 · 353 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007353
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  30. 30
    Fancy Nancy And The Posh PuppyFancy Nancy #22007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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Jane O’Connor series in order

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

Jane O’Connor 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.

Here Come the Brownies in order

6 books
  1. 1. Corrie's Secret Pal
  2. 2. Sarah's Incredible Idea
  3. 3. Make Up Your Mind, Marsha!
  4. 4. Amy's Great Camp-out
  5. 6. Think, Corrie, Think!
  6. 7. Lauren and the New Baby

Fancy Nancy's Little Sister in order

4 books
  1. 1. JoJo and the Big Mess
  2. 2. JoJo and the Magic Trick
  3. 3. JoJo and Daddy Bake a Cake
  4. 4. JoJo and the Twins

Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 in order

4 books
  1. 5. Nina, Nina Ballerina
  2. 11. Kate Skates
  3. 12. Nina, Nina Star Ballerina
  4. 15. Nina, Nina and the Copycat Ballerina

Lulu the Witch in order

2 books
  1. 1. Lulu and the Witch Baby
  2. 2. Lulu Goes to Witch School

Chapter in order

2 books
  1. 1. Ghost In Tent 19
  2. 2. Molly the Brave and Me

Sir Small in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sir Small and the Dragonfly
  2. 2. Sir Small and the Sea Monster

Miranda Bookman in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dangerous Admissions
  2. 2. Almost True Confessions

Pick-a-Path in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Amazing Bubble Gum Caper

All Aboard Reading in order

1 book
  1. 3. Snail City

Penguin Young Readers: Level 3 in order

1 book
  1. 10. Dear Tooth Fairy

An I Can Read in order

1 book
  1. 23. Super Cluck

Standalone books

9 books

9 Jane O’Connor titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jane O’Connor books in order?

You only need to read Jane O’Connor 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 Jane O’Connor

Start with the first book of the Jane O’Connor series you want to read: Fancy Nancy starts with Fancy Nancy (2005) and Nancy Clancy Chapter starts with Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth (2012). The earliest catalogued title overall is Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby (1979).

What is the newest Jane O’Connor book?

Besties for Eternity (2025) is the newest Jane O’Connor book released so far.

Is there a new Jane O’Connor book coming?

No next Jane O’Connor book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jane O’Connor at a glance

Still publishing
Jane O’Connor published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Jane O’Connor books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,062 pages across the 64 of 134 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jane O’Connor books, 78 of 134, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jane O’Connor books are about

123 of the 134 Jane O’Connor 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 83 of 123. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.