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Megan McDonald Books in Order

Megan McDonald has written 113 books, published between 1990 and 2025. The first book is Is This a House for Hermit Crab? (1990) and the newest is The Big Bad Badgers (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
113
Published
1990–2025
Confirmed
3 of 113 titles
Pages on record
8,093 in 77 of 113 books
Reading time
135–202 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,093 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 77 of 113 titles with a page count on record.

See all 113 books in order Printable Megan McDonald checklist

Judy Moody, a series that has sold more than 30 million copies, is what Megan McDonald is best known for. McDonald, born Megan Jo McDonald on February 28, 1959, is an American children's author and a former librarian, and also wrote the Julie Albright books for American Girl as well as picture books. The catalogue lists 113 McDonald books, from Is This a House for Hermit Crab? (1990) to The Big Bad Badgers (2025). Other series include Stink, Judy Moody & Friends, Beezy and Sisters Club, and the subjects include school, family life and brothers and sisters.

How many Megan McDonald books are there?

Megan McDonald has 113 books, released between 1990 and 2025. They include 9 series and 30 titles listed outside any series.

Megan McDonald Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 113 Megan McDonald 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 Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald (1990)
  2. Cover of The Potato Man by Megan McDonald (1991)
  3. Cover of Whoo-Oo Is It? by Megan McDonald (1992)
  4. Cover of The Great Pumpkin Switch by Megan McDonald (1992)
  5. Cover of The Bridge to Nowhere by Megan McDonald (1993)
  6. Cover of Insects are My Life by Megan McDonald (1995)
  7. Cover of My House Has Stars by Megan McDonald (1996)
  8. Cover of Beezy by Megan McDonald, book 1 of the Beezy series (1997)
  9. Cover of Tundra Mouse by Megan McDonald (1997)
  10. Cover of Beezy Magic by Megan McDonald, book 2 of the Beezy series (1998)
  11. Cover of Beezy at Bat by Megan McDonald, book 3 of the Beezy series (1998)
  12. Cover of The Bone Keeper by Megan McDonald (1999)
  13. Cover of Bedbugs by Megan McDonald (1999)
  14. Cover of The Night Iguana Left Home by Megan McDonald (1999)
  15. Cover of Judy Moody Was in a Mood by Megan McDonald, book 1 of the Judy Moody series (2000)
  16. Cover of Lucky Star by Megan McDonald (2000)
  17. Cover of Beezy and Funnybone by Megan McDonald, book 4 of the Beezy series (2000)
  18. Cover of Shadows in the Glasshouse by Megan McDonald, book 9 of the American Girl: History Mysteries series (2000)
  19. Cover of Judy Moody's Double-Rare Way-Not-Boring Book of Fun Stuff to Do by Megan McDonald (2001)
  20. Cover of Judy Moody Gets Famous! by Megan McDonald, book 2 of the Judy Moody series (2001)
  21. Cover of Thrills and Chills by Megan McDonald (2002)
  22. Cover of Judy Moody Saves the World! by Megan McDonald, book 3 of the Judy Moody series (2002)
  23. Cover of Wild West by Megan McDonald (2002)
  24. Cover of The Sisters Club by Megan McDonald, book 1 of the Sisters Club series (2003)
  1. 1
    Is This a House for Hermit Crab?1990 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199032
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  2. 2
    The Potato Man1991 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199132
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  3. 3
    Whoo-Oo Is It?1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  4. 4
    The Great Pumpkin Switch1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  5. 5
    The Bridge to Nowhere1993 · 154 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993154
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  6. 6
    Insects are My Life1995 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199532
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  7. 7
    My House Has Stars1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  8. 8
    BeezyBeezy #11997 · 46 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199746
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  9. 9
    Tundra Mouse1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  10. 10
    Beezy MagicBeezy #21998 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199848
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  11. 11
    Beezy at BatBeezy #31998 · 47 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199847
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  12. 12
    The Bone Keeper1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  13. 13
    Bedbugs1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  14. 14
    The Night Iguana Left Home1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  15. 15
    Judy Moody Was in a MoodJudy Moody #12000 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000152
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  16. 16
    Lucky Star2000 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200048
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  17. 17
    Beezy and FunnyboneBeezy #42000 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200048
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  18. 18
    Shadows in the GlasshouseAmerican Girl: History Mysteries #92000 · 131 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000131
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  19. 19
    Judy Moody's Double-Rare Way-Not-Boring Book of Fun Stuff to DoJudy Moody Non-Fiction #12001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  20. 20
    Judy Moody Gets Famous!Judy Moody #22001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  21. 21
    Reptiles are My Life2001 · 31 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200131
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  22. 22
    Thrills and Chills2002 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200248
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  23. 23
    Judy Moody Saves the World!Judy Moody #32002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  24. 24
    Wild West2002 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200248
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  25. 25
    The Sisters ClubSisters Club #12003 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003208
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  26. 26
    The Judy Moody Mood JournalJudy Moody Non-Fiction #22003 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003128
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  27. 27
    Judy Moody Predicts the FutureJudy Moody #42003 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003160
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  28. 28
    Shining Star2003 · 47 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200347
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  29. 29
    Baya, Baya, Lulla-by-a2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  30. 30
    Penguin and Little Blue2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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Megan McDonald series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Megan McDonald books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Judy Moody & Stink books in order

5 books by Megan McDonald
  1. 1. The Holly Joliday
  2. 2. The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt
  3. 3. The Big Bad Blackout
  4. 4. The Wishbone Wish
  5. 5. The Grand-Slam Book-Bowl Jam

Judy Moody Movie Tie-In in order

5 books
  1. 1. Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
  2. 2. Judy Moody and the Thrill Points Race
  3. 3. Judy Moody Goes to Hollywood
  4. 4. Judy Moody and the Poop Picnic
  5. 5. Judy Moody's Thrill-A-Delic Hunt for Bigfoot

Candlewick Sparks in order

5 books
  1. 5. Ant and Honey Bee
  2. 16. A Pair of Friends at Halloween
  3. 28. Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween
  4. 29. A Pair of Friends in Winter
  5. 33. Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter

Beezy in order

4 books
  1. 1. Beezy
  2. 2. Beezy Magic
  3. 3. Beezy at Bat
  4. 4. Beezy and Funnybone

Judy Moody Non-Fiction

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Sisters Club in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Sisters Club
  2. 2. Rule of Three
  3. 3. Cloudy with a Chance of Boys

Stink-O-Pedia in order

2 books
  1. 1. Super Stink-y Stuff from A to Zzzzz
  2. 2. More Super-Stink-y Stuff from A to Z

American Girl Historical Characters in order

2 books
  1. 2. Julie
  2. 4. Julie Takes a Stand

Stink Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

American Girl: History Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 9. Shadows in the Glasshouse

Dear America in order

1 book
  1. 34. All the Stars in the Sky

Standalone books

30 books

30 Megan McDonald titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Megan McDonald books in order?

You only need to read Megan McDonald books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Megan McDonald

Start with the first book of the Megan McDonald series you want to read: Judy Moody starts with Judy Moody Was in a Mood (2000), Stink starts with Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (2005) and Judy Moody & Friends starts with Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble (2014). The earliest catalogued title overall is Is This a House for Hermit Crab? (1990).

What is the newest Megan McDonald book?

The Big Bad Badgers (2025) is the newest Megan McDonald book released so far.

Is there a new Megan McDonald book coming?

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

Megan McDonald at a glance

Still publishing
Megan McDonald published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Megan McDonald books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
8,093 pages across the 77 of 113 books with a recorded length, a median of 93 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Megan McDonald books, 48 of 113, were published in the 2010s.

What the Megan McDonald books are about

102 of the 113 Megan McDonald 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 68 of 102. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.