Jill McDonald Books in Order

Jill McDonald has written 44 books, published between 2006 and 2023. The first book is Goldilocks and the Three Bears (2006) and the newest is Hello, World! School Day (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 29 of the 44 books listed here are in the Hello, World! series, which has its own page: Hello, World! books in order.

Books
44
Published
2006–2023
Pages on record
68 in 8 of 44 books

Jill McDonald's 44 catalogued books are listed from 2006 to 2023, with board books, toy and movable books, nursery rhymes, folklore and children's poetry among the subjects. Titles from 2006 include Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs and Pat-a-cake, and Mother Goose Rhymes, Colors, Opposites and Shapes followed in 2007. Hello, World! is the series listed, and Hello, World! School Day (2023) is the most recent title.

How many Jill McDonald books are there?

Jill McDonald has 44 books, released between 2006 and 2023. 29 of them belong to the Hello, World! series.

Jill McDonald Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 44 Jill McDonald 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. 1
    Goldilocks and the Three BearsSuzanne Harper Children's #12006 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200610
  2. 2
    The Three Little PigsSuzanne Harper Children's #22006 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200610
  3. 3
    Duck Book And Purse2006 · 8 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20068
  4. 4
    Pat-a-cake2006 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200610
  5. 5
    Angel Book And Purse2006 · 8 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20068
  6. 6
    Colors2007 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200712
  7. 7
    Mother Goose Rhymes2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007
  8. 8
    Opposites2007 · 5 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20075
  9. 9
    Shapes2007 · 5 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20075
  10. 10
    Ghoulish Gang2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008
  11. 11
    A Christmas Present for: Me!2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  12. 12
    Over in the Meadow2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  13. 13
    Over in the Meadow Puzzle2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  14. 14
    Dinosaurs2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  15. 15
    Hello, World! WeatherHello, World! #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  16. 162016
  17. 172017
  18. 18
    Hello, World! BirdsHello, World! #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  19. 19
    Hello, World! DinosaursHello, World! #52018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  20. 20
    Hello, World! My BodyHello, World! #62018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  21. 21
    The Gypsy’s Kiss2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  22. 222019
  23. 232019
  24. 242019
  25. 252019
  26. 26
    Hello, World! PetsHello, World! #112019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  27. 272020
  28. 282020
  29. 292020
  30. 30
    Hello, World! ReptilesHello, World! #152020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020

Jill McDonald series in order

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

Jill McDonald 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.

Suzanne Harper Children's in order

2 books
  1. 1. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  2. 2. The Three Little Pigs

Standalone books

13 books

13 Jill McDonald titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jill McDonald books in order?

You only need to read Jill McDonald books in order within the Hello, World! series, which holds 29 of the 44 Jill McDonald books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Jill McDonald

Start with Hello, World! Weather (2016), the first Hello, World! book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Goldilocks and the Three Bears (2006).

What is the newest Jill McDonald book?

Hello, World! School Day (2023) is the newest Jill McDonald book released so far.

Is there a new Jill McDonald book coming?

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

Jill McDonald at a glance

Paused
No new Jill McDonald title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Jill McDonald books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
68 pages across the 8 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 9 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jill McDonald books, 18 of 44, were published in the 2020s.

What the Jill McDonald books are about

11 of the 44 Jill McDonald books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: specimens is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.