Mike Curato Books in Order
Mike Curato has written 9 books, published between 2014 and 2025. The first book is Little Elliot, Big City (2014) and the newest is Gaysians (2025). One more title is announced: Too Big to Say (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2014–2025
- Pages on record
- 384 in 1 of 10 books
Mike Curato is a Filipino-American writer and illustrator of children's books. The catalogue holds 10 titles dated between 2014 and 2025, with Too Big to Say scheduled for 2027. The Little Elliot series stands under the Curato name, and the listing holds Little Elliot, Big City (2014), Little Elliot, Big Family (2015), Little Elliot, Big Fun (2016), Little Elliot, Fall Friends (2017) and Merry Christmas, Little Elliot (2018). The graphic novel Flamer took a Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature in 2021, and the graphic novel Gaysians won the 2026 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Comics. Where Is Bina Bear? (2022) and If I Were a Fish (2023) also sit in the catalogue.
How many Mike Curato books are there?
Mike Curato has 9 published books, released between 2014 and 2025. 5 of them belong to the Little Elliot series. One more, Too Big to Say (2027), is announced.
Mike Curato Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Mike Curato 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.
- 12014–1/4
- 22015–1/4
- 32016–1/4
- 42017–1/4
- 52018–1/4
- 6Flamer2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 7Where Is Bina Bear?2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 8If I Were a Fish2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 9Gaysians2025 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420253841/4
- 10Too Big to Say2027 · confirmed 1/42027–1/4
Mike Curato 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.
Little Elliot in order
5 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Mike Curato titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mike Curato books in order?
You only need to read Mike Curato books in order within the Little Elliot series, which holds 5 of the 10 Mike Curato books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Mike Curato
Start with Little Elliot, Big City (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mike Curato book?
Gaysians (2025) is the newest Mike Curato book released so far.
Is there a new Mike Curato book coming?
Yes. Too Big to Say (2027) is the next Mike Curato book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Mike Curato at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mike Curato is still publishing. Too Big to Say is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Mike Curato books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 384 pages across the 1 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mike Curato books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2010s.