Laura Joffe Numeroff Books in Order
Laura Joffe Numeroff has written 60 books, published between 1976 and 2021. The first book is Amy for Short (1976) and the newest is Ponyella (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 60
- Published
- 1976–2021
- Pages on record
- 1,063 in 22 of 60 books
Laura Joffe Numeroff is an American children's author and illustrator, born in 1953, known above all as the author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The If You Give... books form her main series, with ...Do Best and Jellybeans beside them. The catalogue records 60 Numeroff titles between Amy for Short (1976) and Ponyella (2021). Animals, friendship and stories in rhyme recur as subjects, and the median book runs 32 pages.
How many Laura Joffe Numeroff books are there?
Laura Joffe Numeroff has 60 books, released between 1976 and 2021. They include 3 series and 27 titles listed outside any series.
Laura Joffe Numeroff Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 60 Laura Joffe Numeroff 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.
- 1Amy for Short1976 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/41976481/4
- 2Phoebe Dexter Has Harriet Peterson's Sniffles1977 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41977321/4
- 3Walter1978 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41978321/4
- 4Emily's Bunch1978 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41978321/4
- 5You Can't Put Braces on Spaces1979 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/41979541/4
- 6The Ugliest Sweater1980 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41980321/4
- 7Does Grandma Have an Elmo Elephant Jungle Kit?1980 · 55 pages · confirmed 1/41980551/4
- 8Beatrice Doesn't Want To1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 9Digger1983 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/41983301/4
- 101985321/4
- 111991–1/4
- 12Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers1993 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/41993401/4
- 131995251/4
- 14Chimps Don't Wear Glasses1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 15Two for Stew1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 16Why A Disguise?1996 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41996321/4
- 171998–1/4
- 18Monster Munchies1998 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/41998401/4
- 191999–1/4
- 20Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles1999 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41999321/4
- 21The Hope Tree: Kids Talk about Breast Cancer1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 222000–1/4
- 232000–1/4
- 242000–1/4
- 252001–1/4
- 262001–1/4
- 272001–1/4
- 282002–1/4
- 292002321/4
- 30The Chicken Sisters2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 31Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 32Sherman Crunchley2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 3320062241/4
- 342006321/4
- 35When Sheep Sleep2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 362007–1/4
- 372008321/4
- 382008–1/4
- 392008–1/4
- 40Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 41Would I Trade My Parents?2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 422010–1/4
- 432010–1/4
- 44Otis & Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 452011–1/4
- 462011–1/4
- 472011151/4
- 482012–1/4
- 492012–1/4
- 502012–1/4
- 512012–1/4
- 52Lots of Lambs2012 · 20 pages · confirmed 1/42012201/4
- 532013–1/4
- 54Nighty-Night, Cooper2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 552014–1/4
- 562016–1/4
- 5720171601/4
- 58The Best Mouse Cookie2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 592020–1/4
- 60Ponyella2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Laura Joffe Numeroff series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- If You Give... books in order 20 books
Laura Joffe Numeroff 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.
...Do Best in order
7 booksJellybeans in order
6 booksStandalone books
27 books27 Laura Joffe Numeroff titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Laura Joffe Numeroff books in order?
You only need to read Laura Joffe Numeroff books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Laura Joffe Numeroff
Start with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (1985), the first If You Give... book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Amy for Short (1976).
What is the newest Laura Joffe Numeroff book?
Ponyella (2021) is the newest Laura Joffe Numeroff book released so far.
Is there a new Laura Joffe Numeroff book coming?
No next Laura Joffe Numeroff book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Laura Joffe Numeroff at a glance
- Paused
- No new Laura Joffe Numeroff title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Laura Joffe Numeroff books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,063 pages across the 22 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Laura Joffe Numeroff books, 20 of 60, were published in the 2000s.
What the Laura Joffe Numeroff books are about
59 of the 60 Laura Joffe Numeroff 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 37 of 59. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 37 of 59 books
- Animals 14 of 59 books
- Friendship 10 of 59 books
- Mice 10 of 59 books
- Spanish language materials 7 of 59 books
- Picture books 6 of 59 books
- Board books 5 of 59 books
- Pigs 5 of 59 books
- Stories in rhyme 5 of 59 books
- Cats 4 of 59 books