John Gallagher Books in Order
John Gallagher has written 8 books, published between 2010 and 2025. The first book is Reimagining Detroit (2010) and the newest is When Pancakes Go Bad (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2010–2025
- Pages on record
- 240 in 1 of 8 books
John Gallagher is credited with the Max Meow graphic novels for children, five books published between 2020 and 2023 and opening with Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader. Donuts and Danger (2021), Pugs from Planet X (2021), Taco Time Machine (2022) and Attack of the ZomBEES (2023) complete that group, and When Pancakes Go Bad (2025) is the most recent title under the name. The entry is filed under graphic novels with a children's fiction subject heading. Two Detroit books, Reimagining Detroit (2010) and Revolution Detroit (2013), also sit under this slug and stand apart from the children's work.
In the Max Meow series, a cat gains powers after eating a space meatball and becomes a superhero who fights villains to protect his city. His best friend Mindy, a tech genius, joins him on the adventures.
How many John Gallagher books are there?
John Gallagher has 8 books, released between 2010 and 2025.
John Gallagher Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 John Gallagher 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.
- 12010–2/4
- 22013–2/4
- 3Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader2020 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420202401/4
- 4Max Meow Book 2: Donuts and Danger2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 5Max Meow Book 3: Pugs from Planet X2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 6Max Meow Book 4: Taco Time Machine2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 7Max Meow 5: Attack of the ZomBEES2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 8When Pancakes Go Bad2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
John Gallagher 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.
Painted Turtle in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 John Gallagher titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Gallagher books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 John Gallagher books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with John Gallagher
Start with Reimagining Detroit (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Gallagher book?
When Pancakes Go Bad (2025) is the newest John Gallagher book released so far.
Is there a new John Gallagher book coming?
No next John Gallagher book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Gallagher at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Gallagher published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- John Gallagher books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 240 pages across the 1 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Gallagher books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the John Gallagher books are about
5 of the 8 John Gallagher 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 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 5 of 5 books