Kenneth Grahame Books in Order
24 books are credited to Kenneth Grahame, published between 1893 and 2015; 17 of them appeared after Kenneth Grahame's death in 1932. The first book is Pagan Papers (1893) and the newest is Steam in the Willows (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1893–2015
- Pages on record
- 852 in 15 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 14–21 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 852 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was a Scottish writer, remembered above all for The Wind in the Willows (1908). Three books came before it: Pagan Papers (1893), The Golden Age (1895) and Dream Days (1898). Grahame was raised in England by his grandmother after his mother's death, attended St Edward's School in Oxford, found his hope of university blocked, and made a career at the Bank of England instead. This listing gathers 24 books under the Grahame name, running to editions and adaptations dated as late as 2015, with animals, country life, England and children's stories among the recorded subjects.
Source: Wikidata
How many Kenneth Grahame books are there?
Kenneth Grahame has 24 books, released between 1893 and 2015. 17 of them were published after Kenneth Grahame's death in 1932. 13 of them belong to the Wind in the Willows series.
Kenneth Grahame Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Kenneth Grahame 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.
- 1Pagan Papers1893 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/41893481/4
- 2The Golden Age1895 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/418951741/4
- 3The Headswoman1898 · confirmed 1/41898–1/4
- 4Dream Days1898 · confirmed 1/41898–1/4
- 5The River Bank1908 · 20 pages · confirmed 1/41908201/4
- 6The Wind in the Willows1908 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/419082281/4
- 7Fun o' the Fair1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 8The Reluctant Dragon1938 · 57 pages · confirmed 1/41938571/4
- 9Bertie's Escapade1945 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41945321/4
- 101966–1/4
- 111980311/4
- 121989–1/4
- 131990321/4
- 141991411/4
- 151994321/4
- 161996321/4
- 171996291/4
- 181996321/4
- 191996321/4
- 20Duck Song1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 212007321/4
- 222010–1/4
- 232010–1/4
- 242015–1/4
Kenneth Grahame 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.
Wind in the Willows in order
13 books- 1. Wayfarers All
- 2. Mole's Christmas Welcome
- 3. Mr. Toad Comes Home
- 4. The Return of the Hero
- 5. The Wild Wood
- 6. Toad of Toad Hall
- 7. Mr. Toad in Trouble
- 8. Wild Wood Adventure
- 9. Welcome to the Willows
- 10. Home Sweet Home
- 11. Restless Rat
- 12. Sneaky Toad
- and 1 more in the table above
Tasha Tudor Children's in order
1 bookStandalone books
10 books10 Kenneth Grahame titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kenneth Grahame books in order?
You only need to read Kenneth Grahame books in order within the Wind in the Willows series, which holds 13 of the 24 Kenneth Grahame books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Kenneth Grahame
Start with Pagan Papers (1893), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kenneth Grahame book?
Steam in the Willows (2015) is the newest Kenneth Grahame book released so far.
Is there a new Kenneth Grahame book coming?
No next Kenneth Grahame book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kenneth Grahame at a glance
- Died
- Kenneth Grahame died in 1932, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Kenneth Grahame are still being published after Kenneth Grahame's death in 1932; the newest appeared in 2015.
- Release pace
- Kenneth Grahame books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 852 pages across the 15 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kenneth Grahame books, 8 of 24, were published in the 1990s.
When Kenneth Grahame books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Kenneth Grahame titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 8 titles.
24 books total across 10 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Kenneth Grahame books are about
16 of the 24 Kenneth Grahame 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 8 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 8 of 16 books
- Animals 7 of 16 books
- Classic literature 3 of 16 books
- England 3 of 16 books
- Friendship 3 of 16 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 16 books
- Country life 2 of 16 books
- Picture books 2 of 16 books
- Rats 2 of 16 books