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Jean Craighead George Books in Order

100 books are credited to Jean Craighead George, published between 1948 and 2015; 5 of them appeared after Jean Craighead George's death in 2012. The first book is Vulpes, the Red Fox (1948) and the newest is Crowbar: The Smartest Bird in the World (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
100
Published
1948–2015
Pages on record
6,611 in 63 of 100 books
Reading time
110–165 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,611 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 63 of 100 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jean Craighead George, author

Julie of the Wolves won Jean Craighead George the Newbery Medal, and My Side of the Mountain (1959) earned a Newbery Honor. George, born July 2, 1919, and died May 15, 2012, was an American writer of more than one hundred books for children and young adults, with the environment and the natural world as recurring themes. George also wrote at least two guides to cooking with wild foods and an autobiography, Journey Inward, and was the U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1964. The catalogue lists 100 books from Vulpes, the Red Fox (1948) to Crowbar: The Smartest Bird in the World (2015). Series include 13 Moons, Ecological Mysteries, American Woodland Tales and One Day in the..., and subjects name wolves, owls, falcons and ecology.

How many Jean Craighead George books are there?

Jean Craighead George has 100 books, released between 1948 and 2015. 5 of them were published after Jean Craighead George's death in 2012. They include 8 series and 57 titles listed outside any series.

Jean Craighead George Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 100 Jean Craighead George 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 Dipper of Copper Creek by Jean Craighead George, book 4 of the American Woodland Tales series (1956)
  2. Cover of My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, book 1 of the Mountain series (1959)
  3. Cover of Gull Number 737 by Jean Craighead George (1964)
  4. Cover of The Moon of the Salamanders by Jean Craighead George, book 1 of the 13 Moons series (1967)
  5. Cover of The Hole in the Tree by Jean Craighead George (1968)
  6. Cover of Moon of the Alligators by Jean Craighead George, book 3 of the 13 Moons series (1969)
  7. Cover of The Moon of the Gray Wolves by Jean Craighead George, book 4 of the 13 Moons series (1969)
  8. Cover of The Moon Of The Bears by Jean Craighead George, book 6 of the 13 Moons series (1970)
  9. Cover of All Upon a Stone by Jean Craighead George (1971)
  10. Cover of Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George, book 1 of the Julie of the Wolves series (1972)
  11. Cover of All Upon a Sidewalk by Jean Craighead George (1974)
  12. Cover of Hook a Fish, Catch a Mountain by Jean Craighead George (1975)
  13. Cover of The American Walk Book: An Illustrated Guide To The Country's Major Historic And Natural Walking Trails From New…
  14. Cover of The Wentletrap Trap by Jean Craighead George (1978)
  15. Cover of River Rats, Inc by Jean Craighead George (1979)
  16. Cover of The Cry of the Crow by Jean Craighead George (1980)
  17. Cover of The Journey Inward by Jean Craighead George (1982)
  18. Cover of The Wild, Wild Cookbook: A Guide for Young Wild-Food Foragers by Jean Craighead George (1982)
  19. Cover of One Day in the Desert by Jean Craighead George, book 1 of the One Day in the... series (1983)
  20. Cover of The Talking Earth by Jean Craighead George (1983)
  21. Cover of One Day in the Alpine Tundra by Jean Craighead George, book 2 of the One Day in the... series (1984)
  22. Cover of One Day in the Prairie by Jean Craighead George, book 3 of the One Day in the... series (1986)
  23. Cover of How to Talk to Your Dog by Jean Craighead George (1986)
  24. Cover of How to Talk to Your Cat by Jean Craighead George (1986)
  1. 1
    Vulpes, the Red FoxAmerican Woodland Tales #11948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  2. 2
    Meph, the Pet SkunkAmerican Woodland Tales #21952 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952183
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  3. 3
    Bubo, the Great Horned OwlAmerican Woodland Tales #31954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  4. 4
    Dipper of Copper CreekAmerican Woodland Tales #41956 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956228
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  5. 5
    My Side of the MountainMountain #11959 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959177
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  6. 6
    The Summer of the FalconHarper Trophy Books #51962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  7. 7
    Gull Number 7371964 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964198
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  8. 8
    Spring Comes to the Ocean1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  9. 9
    Hold Zero1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  10. 10
    The Moon of the Salamanders13 Moons #11967 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196747
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  11. 11
    The Moon Of The Wild Pigs13 Moons #21968 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196848
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  12. 12
    Coyote in Manhattan1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  13. 13
    The Hole in the Tree1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  14. 14
    Moon of the Alligators13 Moons #31969 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196948
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  15. 15
    The Moon of the Gray Wolves13 Moons #41969 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196948
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  16. 16
    The Moon of the Moles13 Moons #51969 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196948
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  17. 17
    The Moon Of The Bears13 Moons #61970 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197048
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  18. 18
    All Upon a Stone1971 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197148
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  19. 19
    Who Really Killed Cock Robin?Ecological Mysteries #11971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  20. 20
    Julie of the WolvesJulie of the Wolves #11972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  21. 21
    All Upon a Sidewalk1974 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197448
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  22. 22
    Hook a Fish, Catch a Mountain1975 · 129 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975129
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  23. 23
    Going to the Sun1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  24. 24
    The American Walk Book: An Illustrated Guide To The Country's Major Historic And Natural Walking Trails From New England To The Pacific Coast1978 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978301
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  25. 25
    The Wentletrap Trap1978 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197832
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  26. 26
    River Rats, Inc1979 · 119 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979119
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  27. 27
    The Cry of the Crow1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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  28. 28
    The Journey Inward1982 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982244
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  29. 29
    The Grizzly Bear with the Golden Ears1982 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198231
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  30. 30
    The Wild, Wild Cookbook: A Guide for Young Wild-Food Foragers1982 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982182
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Jean Craighead George 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.

13 Moons in order

13 books
  1. 1. The Moon of the Salamanders
  2. 2. The Moon Of The Wild Pigs
  3. 3. Moon of the Alligators
  4. 4. The Moon of the Gray Wolves
  5. 5. The Moon of the Moles
  6. 6. The Moon Of The Bears
  7. 7. The Moon of the Mountain Lions
  8. 8. The Moon of the Fox Pups
  9. 9. The Moon of the Chickarees
  10. 10. The Moon of the Winter Bird
  11. 11. The Moon of the Deer
  12. 12. The Moon of the Owls
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Julie of the Wolves in order

5 books
  1. 1. Julie of the Wolves
  2. 2. Julie
  3. 3. Julie's Wolf Pack
  4. 4. Nutik, the Wolf Pup
  5. 5. Nutik & Amaroq Play Ball

One Day in the... in order

5 books
  1. 1. One Day in the Desert
  2. 2. One Day in the Alpine Tundra
  3. 3. One Day in the Prairie
  4. 4. One Day in the Woods
  5. 5. One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest

American Woodland Tales in order

4 books
  1. 1. Vulpes, the Red Fox
  2. 2. Meph, the Pet Skunk
  3. 3. Bubo, the Great Horned Owl
  4. 4. Dipper of Copper Creek

Ecological Mysteries in order

4 books
  1. 1. Who Really Killed Cock Robin?
  2. 2. The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo
  3. 3. The Fire Bug Connection
  4. 4. The Case of the Missing Cutthroats

Seasons of the Moon in order

4 books
  1. 1. Winter Moon
  2. 2. Autumn Moon
  3. 3. Spring Moon
  4. 4. Summer Moon

Mountain in order

3 books
  1. 1. My Side of the Mountain
  2. 2. On the Far Side of the Mountain
  3. 3. Frightful's Mountain

Frightful's Daughter in order

2 books
  1. 1. Frightful's Daughter
  2. 2. Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel

Harper Trophy Books in order

1 book
  1. 5. The Summer of the Falcon

Trophy Chapter in order

1 book
  1. 18. Incredible Animal Adventures

Laura Geringer in order

1 book
  1. 24. The Last Polar Bear

Standalone books

57 books

57 Jean Craighead George titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jean Craighead George books in order?

You only need to read Jean Craighead George books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jean Craighead George

Start with Vulpes, the Red Fox (1948), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jean Craighead George book?

Crowbar: The Smartest Bird in the World (2015) is the newest Jean Craighead George book released so far.

Is there a new Jean Craighead George book coming?

No next Jean Craighead George 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 Jean Craighead George has won

Wikidata records 3 awards for Jean Craighead George. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Regina Medal2003Won
  • Zilveren Griffel1975Won
  • Newbery Medal1973Won

Jean Craighead George at a glance

Died
Jean Craighead George died in 2012, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Jean Craighead George are still being published after Jean Craighead George's death in 2012; the newest appeared in 2015.
Release pace
Jean Craighead George books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,611 pages across the 63 of 100 books with a recorded length, a median of 64 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jean Craighead George books, 32 of 100, were published in the 1990s.

What the Jean Craighead George books are about

91 of the 100 Jean Craighead George books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 37 of 91. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.