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Karma Wilson Books in Order

Karma Wilson has written 60 books, published between 2002 and 2025. The first book is Bear Snores On (2002) and the newest is Bear Feels Sad (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
60
Published
2002–2025
Pages on record
516 in 18 of 60 books
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Bear Snores On (2002) is the first of 60 catalogued books by Karma Wilson, a children's author whose subjects include stories in rhyme, board books, bears, mice, cats and forest animals. Bear Wants More (2003), Bear Hugs (2004) and Bear Stays Up for Christmas (2004) are among the titles, and Bear Feels Sad (2025) is the newest. Series credited to Wilson are Bear, Calico, Little Pip, Sweet Briar and Mortimer Mouse.

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How many Karma Wilson books are there?

Karma Wilson has 60 books, released between 2002 and 2025. They include 5 series and 31 titles listed outside any series.

Karma Wilson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 60 Karma Wilson 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 November 2026.

  1. Cover of Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson, book 1 of the Bear series (2002)
  2. Cover of A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson (2003)
  3. Cover of Sweet Briar Goes to School by Karma Wilson, book 1 of the Sweet Briar series (2003)
  4. Cover of Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson, book 2 of the Bear series (2003)
  5. Cover of Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson (2004)
  6. Cover of Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson, book 3 of the Bear series (2004)
  7. Cover of Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo by Karma Wilson (2004)
  8. Cover of Bear Hugs by Karma Wilson, book 4 of the Bear series (2004)
  9. Cover of Mr. Murry and Thumbkin by Karma Wilson (2004)
  10. Cover of Mortimer's Christmas Manger by Karma Wilson, book 1 of the Mortimer Mouse series (2005)
  11. Cover of Sweet Briar Goes to Camp by Karma Wilson, book 2 of the Sweet Briar series (2005)
  12. Cover of Mama Always Comes Home by Karma Wilson (2005)
  13. Cover of Sakes Alive! a Cattle Drive by Karma Wilson (2005)
  14. Cover of Dinos in the Snow! by Karma Wilson (2005)
  15. Cover of Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson, book 5 of the Bear series (2006)
  16. Cover of Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True! by Karma Wilson (2006)
  17. Cover of Moose Tracks! by Karma Wilson (2006)
  18. Cover of Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson (2006)
  19. Cover of Baby Cakes by Karma Wilson (2006)
  20. Cover of Sleepyhead by Karma Wilson (2006)
  21. Cover of Hello, Calico! by Karma Wilson, book 1 of the Calico series (2007)
  22. Cover of Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson, book 6 of the Bear series (2007)
  23. Cover of I Will Rejoice by Karma Wilson (2007)
  24. Cover of How to Bake an American Pie by Karma Wilson (2007)
  1. 1
    Bear Snores OnBear #12002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    A Frog in the Bog2003 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200332
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Sweet Briar Goes to SchoolSweet Briar #12003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Bear Wants MoreBear #22003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Hilda Must Be Dancing2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Bear Stays Up for ChristmasBear #32004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Bear HugsBear #42004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Mr. Murry and Thumbkin2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Dinos on the Go2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Mortimer's Christmas MangerMortimer Mouse #12005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Sweet Briar Goes to CampSweet Briar #22005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Mama Always Comes Home2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Sakes Alive! a Cattle Drive2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Dinos in the Snow!2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Bear's New FriendBear #52006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True!2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Moose Tracks!2006 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200646
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Whopper Cake2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Baby Cakes2006 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200632
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Sleepyhead2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Hello, Calico!Calico #12007 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200714
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Bear Feels SickBear #62007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    I Will Rejoice2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    How to Bake an American Pie2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Give Thanks to the Lord2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Princess Me2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Where Is Home, Little Pip?Little Pip #12008 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200840
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Uh-oh, Calico!Calico #22008 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200814
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Friends for Calico!Calico #32008 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200814
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Karma Wilson 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.

Bear in order

17 books
  1. 1. Bear Snores On
  2. 2. Bear Wants More
  3. 3. Bear Stays Up for Christmas
  4. 4. Bear Hugs
  5. 5. Bear's New Friend
  6. 6. Bear Feels Sick
  7. 7. Bear Feels Scared
  8. 8. Bear
  9. 10. Bear's Loose Tooth
  10. 11. Bear Says Thanks
  11. 12. Bear Sees Colors
  12. 13. Bear Counts
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Calico in order

5 books
  1. 1. Hello, Calico!
  2. 2. Uh-oh, Calico!
  3. 3. Friends for Calico!
  4. 4. Play Nice, Calico!
  5. 5. Trick or Treat, Calico!

Little Pip in order

3 books
  1. 1. Where Is Home, Little Pip?
  2. 2. Don't Be Afraid, Little Pip
  3. 3. What's in the Egg, Little Pip?

Sweet Briar in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sweet Briar Goes to School
  2. 2. Sweet Briar Goes to Camp

Mortimer Mouse in order

2 books
  1. 1. Mortimer's Christmas Manger
  2. 2. Mortimer's First Garden

Standalone books

31 books

31 Karma Wilson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Karma Wilson books in order?

You only need to read Karma Wilson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Karma Wilson

Start with Bear Snores On (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Karma Wilson book?

Bear Feels Sad (2025) is the newest Karma Wilson book released so far.

Is there a new Karma Wilson book coming?

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

Karma Wilson at a glance

Still publishing
Karma Wilson published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Karma Wilson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
516 pages across the 18 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Karma Wilson books, 40 of 60, were published in the 2000s.

When Karma Wilson books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Karma Wilson titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 40 titles.

2000s
40
2010s
17
2020s
3

60 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Karma Wilson books are about

58 of the 60 Karma Wilson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: stories in rhyme is tagged on 34 of 58. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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