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Jon Scieszka Books in Order

Jon Scieszka has written 86 books, published between 1985 and 2022. The first book is Computer Challenges (1985) and the newest is The Real Dada Mother Goose (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
86
Published
1985–2022
Confirmed
2 of 86 titles
Pages on record
4,220 in 49 of 86 books
Reading time
70–106 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,220 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 49 of 86 titles with a page count on record.

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Jon Scieszka, born September 8, 1954, is an American author of picture books such as The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! and Math Curse, often illustrated by Lane Smith. The Time Warp Trio novels for young readers were written to teach history, and Scieszka founded Guys Read, an online program encouraging boys to read. The Librarian of Congress appointed Scieszka the first U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, serving 2008 and 2009. The catalogue lists 86 books, including The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (1992) and the Frank Einstein and Trucktown series.

How many Jon Scieszka books are there?

Jon Scieszka has 86 books, released between 1985 and 2022. They include 6 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.

Jon Scieszka Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 86 Jon Scieszka 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 Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka, book 1 of the Time Warp Trio series (1987)
  2. Cover of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka (1989)
  3. Cover of The Frog Prince, Continued by Jon Scieszka (1991)
  4. Cover of The Not-so-Jolly Roger by Jon Scieszka, book 2 of the Time Warp Trio series (1991)
  5. Cover of The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy by Jon Scieszka, book 3 of the Time Warp Trio series (1992)
  6. Cover of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka (1992)
  7. Cover of Your Mother Was a Neanderthal by Jon Scieszka, book 4 of the Time Warp Trio series (1993)
  8. Cover of The Book that Jack Wrote by Jon Scieszka (1994)
  9. Cover of 2095 by Jon Scieszka, book 5 of the Time Warp Trio series (1995)
  10. Cover of Math Curse by Jon Scieszka (1995)
  11. Cover of Tut, Tut by Jon Scieszka, book 6 of the Time Warp Trio series (1996)
  12. Cover of Squids Will Be Squids by Jon Scieszka (1998)
  13. Cover of Summer Reading is Killing Me! by Jon Scieszka, book 7 of the Time Warp Trio series (1998)
  14. Cover of It's All Greek to Me by Jon Scieszka, book 8 of the Time Warp Trio series (1999)
  15. Cover of See You Later, Gladiator by Jon Scieszka, book 9 of the Time Warp Trio series (2000)
  16. Cover of Baloney by Jon Scieszka (2001)
  17. Cover of Sam Samurai by Jon Scieszka, book 10 of the Time Warp Trio series (2001)
  18. Cover of Viking It and Liking It by Jon Scieszka, book 11 of the Time Warp Trio series (2002)
  19. Cover of Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? by Jon Scieszka, book 12 of the Time Warp Trio series (2002)
  20. Cover of Me Oh Maya by Jon Scieszka, book 13 of the Time Warp Trio series (2003)
  21. Cover of Science Verse by Jon Scieszka (2004)
  22. Cover of Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci by Jon Scieszka, book 14 of the Time Warp Trio series (2004)
  23. Cover of Seen Art? by Jon Scieszka (2005)
  24. Cover of Oh Say, I Can't See by Jon Scieszka, book 15 of the Time Warp Trio series (2005)
  1. 1
    Computer Challenges1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  2. 2
    Knights of the Kitchen TableTime Warp Trio #11987 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198764
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  3. 3
    The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs1989 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198932
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  4. 4
    The Frog Prince, Continued1991 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199132
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  5. 5
    The Not-so-Jolly RogerTime Warp Trio #21991 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199164
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  6. 6
    The Good, the Bad, and the GoofyTime Warp Trio #31992 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199280
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  7. 7
    The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales1992 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199256
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  8. 8
    Your Mother Was a NeanderthalTime Warp Trio #41993 · 78 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199378
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  9. 9
    The Book that Jack Wrote1994 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199432
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  10. 10
    2095Time Warp Trio #51995 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199580
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  11. 11
    Math Curse1995 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199540
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  12. 12
    Tut, TutTime Warp Trio #61996 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199680
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  13. 13
    Squids Will Be Squids1998 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199848
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  14. 14
    Summer Reading is Killing Me!Time Warp Trio #71998 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199873
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  15. 15
    Road Atlas1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    It's All Greek to MeTime Warp Trio #81999 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199980
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    See You Later, GladiatorTime Warp Trio #92000 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200096
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Junkyard Fort / Fuerte De ChatarraJon Scieszka's Trucktown #12001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  19. 19
    Baloney2001 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200140
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  20. 20
    Sam SamuraiTime Warp Trio #102001 · 85 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200185
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  21. 21
    Viking It and Liking ItTime Warp Trio #112002 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200296
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  22. 22
    Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?Time Warp Trio #122002 · 74 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200274
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  23. 23
    Me Oh MayaTime Warp Trio #132003 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200396
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Science Verse2004 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da VinciTime Warp Trio #142004 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200496
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Seen Art?2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  27. 27
    Oh Say, I Can't SeeTime Warp Trio #152005 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200580
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Marco? Polo!Time Warp Trio #162006 · 90 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200690
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  29. 29
    Nightmare On Joe's StreetTime Warp Trio #172006 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200696
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  30. 30
    You Can't, But Genghis KhanTime Warp Trio #182006 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200680
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Jon Scieszka series in order

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

Jon Scieszka 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.

Frank Einstein in order

6 books
  1. 1. Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor
  2. 2. Frank Einstein and the Electro-Finger
  3. 3. Frank Einstein and the BrainTurbo
  4. 4. Frank Einstein and the EvoBlaster Belt
  5. 5. Frank Einstein and the Bio-Action Gizmo
  6. 6. Frank Einstein and the Space-Time Zipper

SPHDZ in order

4 books
  1. 1. SPHDZ Book #1!
  2. 2. SPHDZ Book #2!
  3. 3. SPHDZ Book #3!
  4. 4. SPHDZ Book #4!

AstroNuts in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Plant Planet
  2. 2. The Water Planet
  3. 3. The Perfect Planet

Jeff Kinney Short Stories/Novellas

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

21 books

21 Jon Scieszka titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jon Scieszka books in order?

You only need to read Jon Scieszka books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jon Scieszka

Start with the first book of the Jon Scieszka series you want to read: Time Warp Trio starts with Knights of the Kitchen Table (1987), Jon Scieszka's Trucktown starts with Junkyard Fort / Fuerte De Chatarra (2001) and Guys Read starts with Funny Business (2010). The earliest catalogued title overall is Computer Challenges (1985).

What is the newest Jon Scieszka book?

The Real Dada Mother Goose (2022) is the newest Jon Scieszka book released so far.

Is there a new Jon Scieszka book coming?

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

Jon Scieszka at a glance

Paused
No new Jon Scieszka title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Jon Scieszka books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,220 pages across the 49 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 80 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jon Scieszka books, 37 of 86, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jon Scieszka books are about

65 of the 86 Jon Scieszka 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 50 of 65. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.