Julie Sykes Books in Order
Julie Sykes has written 20 books, published between 2019 and 2022. The first book is Sophia and Rainbow (2019) and the newest is Sienna and Sparkle (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2019–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,936 in 16 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 32–48 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,936 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Unicorns, magic, boarding schools and friendship are the subjects of the 20 catalogued books of Julie Sykes, published between 2019 and 2022 for readers in grades 1 to 3. Each sampled title pairs two names, as in Sophia and Rainbow (2019), Ava and Star (2019) and Sienna and Sparkle (2022). Sykes, a UK-based children's author with over 100 books, often collaborates with Linda Chapman and also writes as Summer Waters and Skye Waters.
At Unicorn Academy, every student is paired with their own unicorn, and each book follows a different student-unicorn pair as they work through challenges together.
How many Julie Sykes books are there?
Julie Sykes has 20 books, released between 2019 and 2022.
Julie Sykes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Julie Sykes 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.
- 1Sophia and Rainbow2019 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420191281/4
- 2Scarlett and Blaze2019 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420191281/4
- 3Ava and Star2019 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420191281/4
- 4Isabel and Cloud2019 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420191281/4
- 5Layla & Dancer2019 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420191121/4
- 6Olivia And Snowflake2019 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420191121/4
- 7Rosa and Crystal2019 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420191121/4
- 8Ariana and Whisper2020 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420201281/4
- 9Matilda and Pearl2020 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420201281/4
- 10Freya and Honey2020 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420201281/4
- 11Violet and Twinkle2020 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420201281/4
- 12Isla and Buttercup2020 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420201281/4
- 13Lily and Feather2020 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420201121/4
- 14Phoebe & Shimmer2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 15Zara and Moonbeam2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 16Aisha and Silver2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 17Lyra and Misty2021 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420211121/4
- 18Evie and Sunshine2021 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420211121/4
- 19Ivy and Flame2021 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420211121/4
- 20Sienna and Sparkle2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Julie Sykes 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.
Standalone books
20 books20 Julie Sykes titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Julie Sykes books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 20 Julie Sykes books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Julie Sykes
Start with Sophia and Rainbow (2019), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Julie Sykes book?
Sienna and Sparkle (2022) is the newest Julie Sykes book released so far.
Is there a new Julie Sykes book coming?
No next Julie Sykes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Julie Sykes at a glance
- Paused
- No new Julie Sykes title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Julie Sykes books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,936 pages across the 16 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 128 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Julie Sykes books, 13 of 20, were published in the 2020s.
What the Julie Sykes books are about
11 of the 20 Julie Sykes 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 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 11 of 11 books
- Magic 6 of 11 books
- Schools 6 of 11 books
- Unicorns 6 of 11 books
- Boarding schools 5 of 11 books
- Friendship 3 of 11 books











