Mélanie Watt Books in Order
Mélanie Watt has written 9 books, published between 2006 and 2022. The first book is Scaredy Squirrel (2006) and the newest is Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2006–2022
- Pages on record
- 250 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 4.2–6.3 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 250 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Mélanie Watt, born 20 August 1975 in Montreal, Quebec, is a Canadian children's author and illustrator. Scaredy Squirrel is the work most identified with the name; it took the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award and appeared in French as Frisson l'écureuil. All 9 catalogued books carry Scaredy Squirrel in the title, from Scaredy Squirrel (2006) to Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor (2022). Catalogue subjects record squirrels, fear, courage, anxiety, humorous stories, birthdays, Halloween and Christmas decorations. By 2012 sales under the name had passed two million copies, in translations into 23 languages.
How many Mélanie Watt books are there?
Mélanie Watt has 9 books, released between 2006 and 2022.
Mélanie Watt Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Mélanie Watt 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.
- 1Scaredy Squirrel2006 · 42 pages · confirmed 1/42006421/4
- 2Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42007321/4
- 3Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach2008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42008321/4
- 4Scaredy Squirrel at Night2009 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42009321/4
- 5Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party2011 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42011321/4
- 6Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Christmas2012 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42012801/4
- 7Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 8Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Halloween2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 9Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Mélanie Watt 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.
Standalone books
9 books9 Mélanie Watt titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mélanie Watt books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Mélanie Watt books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Mélanie Watt
Start with Scaredy Squirrel (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mélanie Watt book?
Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor (2022) is the newest Mélanie Watt book released so far.
Is there a new Mélanie Watt book coming?
No next Mélanie Watt book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mélanie Watt at a glance
- Paused
- No new Mélanie Watt title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Mélanie Watt books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 250 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mélanie Watt books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mélanie Watt books are about
7 of the 9 Mélanie Watt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: squirrels is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Squirrels 5 of 7 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 7 books
- American literature 2 of 7 books