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Mac Barnett Books in Order

Mac Barnett has written 64 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem (2009) and the newest is Rumpelstiltskin (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
64
Published
2009–2026
Confirmed
4 of 64 titles
Pages on record
3,298 in 31 of 64 books
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Mac Barnett is an American children's book writer, born August 23, 1982, best known for advocating for picture books and serving as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2025-26. Since 2009 Barnett has published more than seventy works, over fifty of them picture books, along with graphic novels, essays and short stories. The catalogue counts 64 books from Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem (2009) to Rumpelstiltskin (2026), including Guess Again! (2009), The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity (2009), Mustache! (2011) and Chloe and the Lion (2012). Series are A Jack Book, Mac B., Kid Spy, First Cat in Space, Terrible Two, Brixton Brothers, Shapes Trilogy and Oh No!. Subjects name humorous stories, mysteries, friendship and schools.

The A Jack Book series follows a rabbit, an old lady and a dog. The books use large text, full-page illustrations and short sentences aimed at readers not yet ready for chapter books.

How many Mac Barnett books are there?

Mac Barnett has 64 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 7 series and 32 titles listed outside any series.

Mac Barnett Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 64 Mac Barnett 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 Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem by Mac Barnett (2009)
  2. Cover of The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett, book 1 of the Brixton Brothers series (2009)
  3. Cover of Guess Again! by Mac Barnett (2009)
  4. Cover of Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World by Mac Barnett, book 1 of the Oh No! series (2010)
  5. Cover of The Clock Without a Face by Mac Barnett (2010)
  6. Cover of It Happened on a Train by Mac Barnett, book 3 of the Brixton Brothers series (2011)
  7. Cover of Mustache! by Mac Barnett (2011)
  8. Cover of Oh No! Not Again!: Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save History by Mac Barnett, book 2 of the Oh No! series (2012)
  9. Cover of Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett (2012)
  10. Cover of Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett (2012)
  11. Cover of Count The Monkeys by Mac Barnett (2013)
  12. Cover of President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath by Mac Barnett (2014)
  13. Cover of Telephone by Mac Barnett (2014)
  14. Cover of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett (2014)
  15. Cover of The Skunk by Mac Barnett (2015)
  16. Cover of Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett (2015)
  17. Cover of The Terrible Two Get Worse by Mac Barnett, book 2 of the Terrible Two series (2016)
  18. Cover of Rules of the House by Mac Barnett (2016)
  19. Cover of The Magic Word by Mac Barnett (2016)
  20. Cover of Triangle by Mac Barnett, book 1 of the Shapes Trilogy (2017)
  21. Cover of Places to Be by Mac Barnett (2017)
  22. Cover of Noisy Night by Mac Barnett (2017)
  23. Cover of I Love You Like a Pig by Mac Barnett (2017)
  24. Cover of The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett (2017)
  1. 1
    Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  2. 2
    The Case of the Case of Mistaken IdentityBrixton Brothers #12009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  3. 3
    Guess Again!2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the WorldOh No! #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Ghostwriter SecretBrixton Brothers #22010 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010256
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  6. 6
    The Clock Without a Face2010 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201030
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  7. 7
    It Happened on a TrainBrixton Brothers #32011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    Mustache!2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Oh No! Not Again!: Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save HistoryOh No! #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    Danger Goes BerserkBrixton Brothers #42012 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012256
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  11. 11
    Extra Yarn2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    Chloe and the Lion2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Count The Monkeys2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201432
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  15. 15
    Telephone2014 · 34 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201434
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  16. 16
    Sam and Dave Dig a Hole2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  17. 17
    The Terrible TwoTerrible Two #12015 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015240
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  18. 18
    The Skunk2015 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201532
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  19. 19
    Leo: A Ghost Story2015 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201546
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  20. 20
    The Terrible Two Get WorseTerrible Two #22016 · 214 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016214
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Rules of the House2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    How This Book Was Made2016 · 42 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201642
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    The Magic Word2016 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201640
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    TriangleShapes Trilogy #12017 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201754
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  25. 25
    Places to Be2017 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201732
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  26. 26
    Noisy Night2017 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201730
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    I Love You Like a Pig2017 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201740
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse2017 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201740
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Mac UndercoverMac B., Kid Spy #12018 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    SquareShapes Trilogy #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Mac Barnett series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Mac Barnett 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.

A Jack Book in order

8 books
  1. 1. Hi, Jack!
  2. 2. Jack at Bat
  3. 3. Jack Blasts Off
  4. 4. Jack Goes West
  5. 5. Jack at the Zoo
  6. 6. Too Many Jacks
  7. 7. Jack and Santa
  8. 8. Jack Gets Zapped

Brixton Brothers in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
  2. 2. The Ghostwriter Secret
  3. 3. It Happened on a Train
  4. 4. Danger Goes Berserk

Shapes Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Triangle
  2. 2. Square
  3. 3. Circle

Oh No! in order

2 books
  1. 1. Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World
  2. 2. Oh No! Not Again!: Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save History

Standalone books

32 books

32 Mac Barnett titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Mac Barnett books in order?

You only need to read Mac Barnett books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mac Barnett

Start with the first book of the Mac Barnett series you want to read: Mac B., Kid Spy starts with Mac Undercover (2018), First Cat in Space starts with The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza (2022) and Terrible Two starts with The Terrible Two (2015). The earliest catalogued title overall is Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem (2009).

What is the newest Mac Barnett book?

Rumpelstiltskin (2026) is the newest Mac Barnett book released so far.

Is there a new Mac Barnett book coming?

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

Mac Barnett at a glance

Still publishing
Mac Barnett published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Mac Barnett books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,298 pages across the 31 of 64 books with a recorded length, a median of 80 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mac Barnett books, 38 of 64, were published in the 2010s.

What the Mac Barnett books are about

46 of the 64 Mac Barnett 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 27 of 46. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.