Janet Tashjian Books in Order
Janet Tashjian has written 11 books, published between 2010 and 2025. The first book is My Life as a Book (2010) and the newest is My Life as a Cartoon Dictionary (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2010–2025
- Pages on record
- 2,394 in 9 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 40–60 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,394 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Janet Tashjian, born in 1956, is an American writer of children's and young adult fiction based in Los Angeles, published by Henry Holt and Company. The catalogue lists 11 books for grades 3-5, beginning with My Life as a Book (2010) and followed by My Life as a Stuntboy (2011) and My Life as a Cartoonist (2013). My Life as a Cartoon Dictionary (2025) is the newest title. Tashjian's son Jake Tashjian illustrated the My Life books and the Einstein the Class Hamster series. Tashjian's books frequently mix formats and blur the line between fiction and nonfiction.
In the My Life as... series, Derek Fallon narrates his experiences through a mix of text and illustrations as he navigates school, friendships and growing up.
How many Janet Tashjian books are there?
Janet Tashjian has 11 books, released between 2010 and 2025.
Janet Tashjian Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Janet Tashjian 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.
- 1My Life as a Book2010 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420102401/4
- 2My Life as a Stuntboy2011 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420112881/4
- 3My Life as a Cartoonist2013 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420132881/4
- 4My Life as a Joke2014 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420142881/4
- 5My Life as a Gamer2015 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/420152501/4
- 6My Life as a Ninja2017 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420172561/4
- 7My Life as a Youtuber2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 8My Life as a Meme2019 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420192721/4
- 9My Life as a Coder2020 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420202721/4
- 10My Life as a Billionaire2021 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420212401/4
- 11My Life as a Cartoon Dictionary2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Janet Tashjian 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
11 books11 Janet Tashjian titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Janet Tashjian books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 11 Janet Tashjian books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Janet Tashjian
Start with My Life as a Book (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Janet Tashjian book?
My Life as a Cartoon Dictionary (2025) is the newest Janet Tashjian book released so far.
Is there a new Janet Tashjian book coming?
No next Janet Tashjian book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Janet Tashjian at a glance
- Still publishing
- Janet Tashjian published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Janet Tashjian books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,394 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Janet Tashjian books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Janet Tashjian books are about
7 of the 11 Janet Tashjian books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 5 of 7 books
- Schools 5 of 7 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 7 books
- Middle schools 3 of 7 books