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Jim Field Books in Order

Jim Field has written 23 books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is Cats Ahoy! (2011) and the newest is The Whale Who Wanted More (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
2011–2021
Pages on record
1,703 in 15 of 23 books
Reading time
28–43 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,703 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

See all 23 books in order Printable Jim Field checklist

Jim Field's catalogue lists 23 children's books published between 2011 and 2021. Recorded subjects name picture books, stories in rhyme, humorous stories, animals, dogs, squirrels, monsters and self-confidence. The run opens with Cats Ahoy! (2011) and reaches The Whale Who Wanted More (2021). Magic Ink and Maxwell Mutt are the two series in the listing.

How many Jim Field books are there?

Jim Field has 23 books, released between 2011 and 2021. They include 2 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.

Jim Field Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Jim Field 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 Magic Ink by Jim Field, book 1 of the Magic Ink series (2013)
  2. Cover of Rich Witch, Poor Witch by Jim Field (2013)
  3. Cover of Aliens Stink! by Jim Field, book 2 of the Magic Ink series (2014)
  4. Cover of The Parent Agency by Jim Field (2014)
  5. Cover of Stop Those Monsters! by Jim Field, book 3 of the Magic Ink series (2015)
  6. Cover of The Person Controller by Jim Field (2015)
  7. Cover of How Many Legs? by Jim Field (2015)
  8. Cover of The Lion Inside by Jim Field (2015)
  9. Cover of Maxwell Mutt and the Downtown Dogs by Jim Field, book 1 of the Maxwell Mutt series (2016)
  10. Cover of Invisible Inc. by Jim Field, book 4 of the Magic Ink series (2016)
  11. Cover of AniMalcolm by Jim Field (2016)
  12. Cover of Maxwell Mutt and the Squirrel Without a Story by Jim Field, book 2 of the Maxwell Mutt series (2017)
  13. Cover of The Squirrels Who Squabbled by Jim Field (2017)
  14. Cover of Quick Quack Quentin by Jim Field, book 29 of the Kes Gray Picture series (2017)
  15. Cover of Monsieur Roscoe on Holiday by Jim Field (2020)
  16. Cover of The Whale Who Wanted More by Jim Field (2021)
  1. 1
    Cats Ahoy!2011 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201132
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  2. 2
    Farmer Clegg's Night Out2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    Magic InkMagic Ink #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    Rich Witch, Poor Witch2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    Aliens Stink!Magic Ink #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    There's a Lion in My Cornflakes2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Parent Agency2014 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Stop Those Monsters!Magic Ink #32015 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015249
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Person Controller2015 · 369 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015369
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    How Many Legs?2015 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201532
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Lion Inside2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Maxwell Mutt and the Downtown DogsMaxwell Mutt #12016 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016157
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Invisible Inc.Magic Ink #42016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Koala Who Could2016 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201630
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    AniMalcolm2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  16. 16
    Maxwell Mutt and the Squirrel Without a StoryMaxwell Mutt #22017 · 130 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017130
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Squirrels Who Squabbled2017 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201732
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Quick Quack QuentinKes Gray Picture #292017 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201732
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  19. 19
    The Way Home For Wolf2018 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201832
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  20. 20
    Maxwell Mutt and the Biscuit & Bone ClubMaxwell Mutt #32019 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019128
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  21. 21
    Oi PuppiesOi Frog and Friends #62019 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201932
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  22. 22
    Monsieur Roscoe on Holiday2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202032
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  23. 23
    The Whale Who Wanted More2021 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202132
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Jim Field 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.

Magic Ink in order

4 books
  1. 1. Magic Ink
  2. 2. Aliens Stink!
  3. 3. Stop Those Monsters!
  4. 4. Invisible Inc.

Maxwell Mutt in order

3 books
  1. 1. Maxwell Mutt and the Downtown Dogs
  2. 2. Maxwell Mutt and the Squirrel Without a Story
  3. 3. Maxwell Mutt and the Biscuit & Bone Club

Oi Frog and Friends in order

1 book
  1. 6. Oi Puppies

Kes Gray Picture in order

1 book
  1. 29. Quick Quack Quentin

Standalone books

14 books

14 Jim Field titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jim Field books in order?

You only need to read Jim Field books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jim Field

Start with Cats Ahoy! (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jim Field book?

The Whale Who Wanted More (2021) is the newest Jim Field book released so far.

Is there a new Jim Field book coming?

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

Jim Field at a glance

Paused
No new Jim Field title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Jim Field books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,703 pages across the 15 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jim Field books, 21 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jim Field books are about

19 of the 23 Jim Field 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 15 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.