Peter Brown Books in Order

Peter Brown has written 15 books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is Flight of the Dodo (2005) and the newest is The Wild Robot on the Island (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2005–2025
Pages on record
719 in 6 of 15 books
Photo of Peter Brown, author

Peter Brown, born February 24, 1979, is an American writer and illustrator based in New York, known for children's picture books. The catalogue lists 15 Brown books from Flight of the Dodo (2005) to The Wild Robot on the Island (2025), including Chowder (2006), The Curious Garden (2009), Children Make Terrible Pets (2010), Mr. Tiger Goes Wild (2013) and The Wild Robot (2016). Series are Wild Robot, Chowder, Lucy and Chipwell Boys, and robots, dogs, tigers and camps are among the subjects.

How many Peter Brown books are there?

Peter Brown has 15 books, released between 2005 and 2025. They include 4 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Peter Brown Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Peter Brown 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. 1
    Flight of the Dodo2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005
  2. 2
    ChowderChowder #12006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006
  3. 3
    The Fabulous Bouncing ChowderChowder #22007 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200732
  4. 4
    The Curious Garden2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  5. 5
    Children Make Terrible PetsLucy #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  6. 6
    You Will Be My Friend!Lucy #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  7. 7
    Mr. Tiger Goes Wild2013 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201340
  8. 8
    My Teacher Is a Monster!2014 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201440
  9. 9
    The Wild RobotWild Robot #12016 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016288
  10. 10
    The Wild Robot EscapesWild Robot #22018 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018279
  11. 11
    Fred Gets Dressed2021 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202140
  12. 12
    Creepy Crayon!2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  13. 13
    Chipwell Boys Tackle EuropeChipwell Boys #12023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  14. 14
    The Wild Robot ProtectsWild Robot #32023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  15. 152025

Peter Brown series in order

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

Peter Brown 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.

Chowder in order

2 books
  1. 1. Chowder
  2. 2. The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder

Lucy in order

2 books
  1. 1. Children Make Terrible Pets
  2. 2. You Will Be My Friend!

Chipwell Boys in order

1 book
  1. 1. Chipwell Boys Tackle Europe

Standalone books

6 books

6 Peter Brown titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Peter Brown books in order?

You only need to read Peter Brown books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Peter Brown

Start with The Wild Robot (2016), the first Wild Robot book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Flight of the Dodo (2005).

What is the newest Peter Brown book?

The Wild Robot on the Island (2025) is the newest Peter Brown book released so far.

Is there a new Peter Brown book coming?

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

Peter Brown at a glance

Still publishing
Peter Brown published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Peter Brown books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
719 pages across the 6 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 40 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter Brown books, 6 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Peter Brown books are about

9 of the 15 Peter Brown 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 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.