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Karen King Books in Order

Karen King has written 58 books, published between 1989 and 2026. The first book is Christmas Fun (1989) and the newest is The Foster Child (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
58
Published
1989–2026
Pages on record
2,991 in 28 of 58 books
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Karen King writes for children and, more recently, for adults. Fifty-eight books are catalogued from Christmas Fun (1989) to The Foster Child (2026), most of them short, at a median of 40 pages. Unicorns, mermaids, fairy tales, humour and Bible stories fill the children's titles, and the Amy Carter Mysteries are the one named series.

How many Karen King books are there?

Karen King has 58 books, released between 1989 and 2026. 1 of them belong to the Amy Carter Mysteries series.

Karen King Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 58 Karen King 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 Santa's Journey by Karen King (1991)
  2. Cover of I Don't Eat ToothpasteAnymore! by Karen King (1993)
  3. Cover of The Mystery Guest by Karen King (1993)
  4. Cover of Where's The Baby King? by Karen King (1996)
  5. Cover of Kelly and the Mermaid by Karen King (1996)
  6. Cover of Space Chase on Planet Zog by Karen King (1998)
  7. Cover of Summer Fayre by Karen King (1998)
  8. Cover of The Even Smellier Socks Joke Book by Karen King (1998)
  9. Cover of Busy Little Postman by Karen King (1998)
  10. Cover of Dinosaur Stories for 5 Year Olds by Karen King (1998)
  11. Cover of Journey Into Space by Karen King (1999)
  12. Cover of Little Wizard by Karen King (2004)
  13. Cover of And Me! by Karen King (2008)
  14. Cover of Dognapped! by Karen King, book 1 of the Amy Carter Mysteries series (2010)
  15. Cover of Silly Moo! by Karen King (2010)
  16. Cover of The Little Fairy Horse by Karen King (2012)
  17. Cover of Sparkle the Sea Horse by Karen King (2012)
  18. Cover of Unicorn Magic by Karen King (2012)
  19. Cover of Get Writing Children's Fiction by Karen King (2013)
  20. Cover of I Do? ...or Do I? by Karen King (2016)
  21. Cover of Never Say Forever by Karen King (2016)
  22. Cover of The Bridesmaid's Dilemma by Karen King (2018)
  23. Cover of The Best Christmas Ever by Karen King (2022)
  1. 1
    Christmas Fun1989 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198948
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  2. 2
    Santa's Journey1991 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199132
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  3. 3
    I Don't Eat ToothpasteAnymore!1993 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199316
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  4. 4
    The Mystery Guest1993 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199396
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  5. 5
    Danger at Birbeck Hall1993 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199396
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  6. 6
    Where's God?1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  7. 7
    Where's The Baby King?1996 · 20 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199620
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  8. 8
    Kelly and the Mermaid1996 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199632
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  9. 9
    Space Chase on Planet Zog1998 · 25 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199825
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  10. 10
    Summer Fayre1998 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199824
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  11. 11
    The Even Smellier Socks Joke Book1998 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998112
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  12. 12
    Busy Little Postman1998 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199832
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  13. 13
    Dinosaur Stories for 5 Year Olds1998 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199848
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  14. 14
    Journey Into Space1999 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199924
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  15. 15
    Teacher’s pet- Zany’s Jokes1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  16. 16
    School Rules Joke Book1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  17. 17
    Stinking Space Jokes2004 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004144
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  18. 18
    Little Wizard2004 · 21 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200421
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  19. 19
    And Me!2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  20. 20
    Dognapped!Amy Carter Mysteries #12010 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010160
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  21. 21
    Silly Moo!2010 · 20 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201020
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  22. 22
    Moonlight and the Mermaid2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  23. 23
    The Little Fairy Horse2012 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201224
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  24. 24
    Sparkle the Sea Horse2012 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201224
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  25. 25
    Unicorn Magic2012 · 22 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201222
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  26. 26
    Get Writing Children's Fiction2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  27. 27
    Perfect Summer2013 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013148
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  28. 28
    The Millionaire Plan2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  29. 29
    Really Horrible Science Jokes2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  30. 30
    Really Horrible History Jokes2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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Karen King 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.

Amy Carter Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 1. Dognapped!

Standalone books

57 books

57 Karen King titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Karen King books in order?

You only need to read Karen King books in order within the Amy Carter Mysteries series, which holds 1 of the 58 Karen King books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Karen King

Start with Christmas Fun (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Karen King book?

The Foster Child (2026) is the newest Karen King book released so far.

Is there a new Karen King book coming?

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

Karen King at a glance

Still publishing
Karen King published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Karen King books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,991 pages across the 28 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 40 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Karen King books, 24 of 58, were published in the 2010s.

What the Karen King books are about

24 of the 58 Karen King 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 9 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.