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Penny Warner Books in Order

Penny Warner has written 68 books, published between 1983 and 2025. The first book is Healthy Snacks for Kids (1983) and the newest is The Search for the Missing Mascot (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
68
Published
1983–2025
Pages on record
10,023 in 51 of 68 books
Reading time
167–251 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,023 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 51 of 68 titles with a page count on record.

See all 68 books in order Printable Penny Warner checklist

Penny Warner writes in two halves. One is mystery: the Connor Westphal books, with deaf women and women journalists in the subject record, plus the Party-Planning and Food Festival mysteries, the Code Busters Club for children and Troop 13. That work has taken multiple Agatha Awards. The other half is practical non-fiction, more than 50 titles on cooking, parenting, parties and children's activities, starting with Healthy Snacks for Kids (1983). Seventy-one books are catalogued through The Search for the Missing Mascot (2025).

How many Penny Warner books are there?

Penny Warner has 68 books, released between 1983 and 2025. They include 5 series and 40 titles listed outside any series.

Penny Warner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 68 Penny Warner 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 Healthy Snacks for Kids by Penny Warner (1983)
  2. Cover of Healthy Treats and Super Snacks for Kids by Penny Warner (1985)
  3. Cover of Super Toys by Penny Warner (1985)
  4. Cover of Super Snacks for Kids by Penny Warner (1985)
  5. Cover of A Deadly Game of Klew by Penny Warner (1986)
  6. Cover of Greetings from the Grave by Penny Warner (1986)
  7. Cover of Penny Warner's Party Book by Penny Warner (1987)
  8. Cover of The Best Party Book by Penny Warner (1992)
  9. Cover of Kids Party Games & Activities by Penny Warner (1993)
  10. Cover of Birthday Parties for Kids! by Penny Warner (1995)
  11. Cover of Kids' Party Cookbook by Penny Warner (1996)
  12. Cover of Splish Splash by Penny Warner (1996)
  13. Cover of Right to Remain Silent by Penny Warner, book 3 of the Connor Westphal series (1998)
  14. Cover of Games People Play by Penny Warner (1998)
  15. Cover of Just for Fun Party Game Book by Penny Warner (1998)
  16. Cover of The Kids' Pick-a-Party Book by Penny Warner (1998)
  17. Cover of Great Games for Kids on the Go by Penny Warner (1998)
  18. Cover of Baby Play and Learn by Penny Warner (1999)
  19. Cover of Kids Outdoor Parties by Penny Warner (1999)
  20. Cover of Baby Birthday Parties by Penny Warner (1999)
  21. Cover of A Quiet Undertaking by Penny Warner, book 4 of the Connor Westphal series (2000)
  22. Cover of Preschool Play and Learn by Penny Warner (2000)
  23. Cover of Slumber Parties by Penny Warner (2000)
  24. Cover of The Mystery of the Haunted Caves by Penny Warner, book 2 of the Troop 13 Mysteries series (2001)
  1. 1
    Healthy Snacks for Kids1983 · 171 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983171
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  2. 2
    Healthy Treats and Super Snacks for Kids1985 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985260
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  3. 3
    Super Toys1985 · 149 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985149
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  4. 4
    Super Snacks for Kids1985 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985176
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    A Deadly Game of Klew1986 · 98 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198698
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  6. 6
    Greetings from the Grave1986 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986120
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  7. 7
    The Secret of the Bitter Sweets1986 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986120
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Penny Warner's Party Book1987 · 150 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987150
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Best Party Book1992 · 210 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992210
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Kids Party Games & Activities1993 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993213
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Kids' Holiday Fun1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  12. 12
    Birthday Parties for Kids!1995 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Kids' Party Cookbook1996 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996215
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Splish Splash1996 · 155 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996155
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Dead Body LanguageConnor Westphal #11997 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997288
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  16. 16
    Sign of Foul PlayConnor Westphal #21997 · 275 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997275
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  17. 17
    Right to Remain SilentConnor Westphal #31998 · 267 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998267
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Games People Play1998 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Just for Fun Party Game Book1998 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199832
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  20. 20
    The Kids' Pick-a-Party Book1998 · 150 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998150
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  21. 21
    Great Games for Kids on the Go1998 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998244
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Baby Play and Learn1999 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999200
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Kids Outdoor Parties1999 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999120
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Baby Birthday Parties1999 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199996
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    A Quiet UndertakingConnor Westphal #42000 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Preschool Play and Learn2000 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000176
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  27. 27
    Slumber Parties2000 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    The Mystery of the Missing MustangsTroop 13 Mysteries #12001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    The Mystery of the Haunted CavesTroop 13 Mysteries #22001 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001102
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  30. 30
    Blind SideConnor Westphal #52001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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Penny Warner 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.

Code Busters Club in order

12 books
  1. 1. The Secret of the Skeleton Key
  2. 2. The Haunted Lighthouse
  3. 3. The Mystery of the Pirate's Treasure / Secret Treasure of Pirate Cove
  4. 4. The Mummy's Curse
  5. 5. The Hunt for the Missing Spy
  6. 6. The Secret of the Puzzle Box
  7. 7. A Disappearance in Magicland
  8. 8. The Science Fair Scheme
  9. 9. The Haunting of Mystery Mansion
  10. 10. Clash of the Secret Code Clubs
  11. 11. Escape from Bigfoot
  12. 12. The Search for the Missing Mascot

Connor Westphal in order

7 books
  1. 1. Dead Body Language
  2. 2. Sign of Foul Play
  3. 3. Right to Remain Silent
  4. 4. A Quiet Undertaking
  5. 5. Blind Side
  6. 6. Silence is Golden
  7. 7. Dead Man's Hand

Party-Planning Mysteries in order

5 books
  1. 1. How to Host a Killer Party
  2. 2. How to Crash a Killer Bash
  3. 3. How to Survive a Killer Séance
  4. 4. How to Party with a Killer Vampire
  5. 5. How to Dine on Killer Wine

Troop 13 Mysteries in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Mystery of the Missing Mustangs
  2. 2. The Mystery of the Haunted Caves

Code Busters Club Non-Fiction

1 book

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

Haunted Dead and Breakfast in order

1 book
  1. 1. Murder at Blackwood Inn

Standalone books

40 books

40 Penny Warner titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Penny Warner books in order?

You only need to read Penny Warner books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Penny Warner

Start with Healthy Snacks for Kids (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Penny Warner book?

The Search for the Missing Mascot (2025) is the newest Penny Warner book released so far.

Is there a new Penny Warner book coming?

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

Penny Warner at a glance

Still publishing
Penny Warner published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Penny Warner books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,023 pages across the 51 of 68 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Penny Warner books, 23 of 68, were published in the 2000s.

What the Penny Warner books are about

57 of the 68 Penny Warner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: entertaining is tagged on 11 of 57. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.