Raina Telgemeier Books in Order
Raina Telgemeier has written 27 books, published between 1987 and 2026. The first book is Mary Anne Saves the Day (1987) and the newest is Dawn on the Coast (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1987–2026
- Confirmed
- 6 of 27 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,809 in 16 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 47–70 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,809 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Raina Telgemeier is an American cartoonist. The autobiographical Smile began as a webcomic and appeared as a full-colour middle grade graphic novel in February 2010; Sisters followed it, as did the fiction graphic novel Drama, and all three reached The New York Times Best Seller lists. Telgemeier also wrote and drew the graphic novels Ghosts and Guts, and adapted four Baby-Sitters Club stories by Ann M. Martin into graphic novels. Comics, friendship, school and family are the recurring subjects across the work.
How many Raina Telgemeier books are there?
Raina Telgemeier has 27 books, released between 1987 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Smile series.
Raina Telgemeier Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Raina Telgemeier 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.
- 11987–3/4
- 220061862/4
- 32007–2/4
- 420071613/4
- 520092142/4
- 6X-Men: Misfits2009 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420091922/4
- 720121282/4
- 8Drama2012 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/420122402/4
- 920131282/4
- 1020141973/4
- 112016–2/4
- 12Kristy's Big Day2018 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/420181481/4
- 13Share Your Smile2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 14My Smile Diary2019 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/420191602/4
- 1520192273/4
- 16Boy-Crazy Stacey2019 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/420191591/4
- 17Logan Likes Mary Anne!2020 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420201761/4
- 18Claudia and the New Girl2021 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420211761/4
- 19Kristy and the Snobs2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 202022–3/4
- 212023–2/4
- 222023–3/4
- 23Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 24The Cartoonists Club2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 25Mallory and the Trouble with Twins2025 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/420251731/4
- 26Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter2025 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420251441/4
- 27Dawn on the Coast2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Raina Telgemeier series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Smile books in order 3 books
Raina Telgemeier 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.
Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels in order
5 booksExplorer in order
2 booksBaby-Sitters Club books in order
2 books by Raina TelgemeierGhosts in order
1 book- 1. Ghosts
Standalone books
14 books14 Raina Telgemeier titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Raina Telgemeier books in order?
You only need to read Raina Telgemeier books in order within the Smile series, which holds 3 of the 27 Raina Telgemeier books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Raina Telgemeier
Start with Smile (2009), the first Smile book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Mary Anne Saves the Day (1987).
What is the newest Raina Telgemeier book?
Dawn on the Coast (2026) is the newest Raina Telgemeier book released so far.
Is there a new Raina Telgemeier book coming?
No next Raina Telgemeier book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Raina Telgemeier has won
Wikidata records 4 awards for Raina Telgemeier. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Inkpot Award2023Won
- Eisner Award for Best Short Story2022Won
- Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist2020Won
- Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist2015Won
Raina Telgemeier at a glance
- Still publishing
- Raina Telgemeier published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Raina Telgemeier books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,809 pages across the 16 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 174 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Raina Telgemeier books, 11 of 27, were published in the 2020s.
What the Raina Telgemeier books are about
19 of the 27 Raina Telgemeier books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 12 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 12 of 19 books
- Children's fiction 7 of 19 books
- Babysitters 6 of 19 books
- Clubs 5 of 19 books
- Babysitters Club (Imaginary organization) 4 of 19 books
- Friendship 4 of 19 books
- Assertiveness (Psychology) 2 of 19 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 19 books
- Family life 2 of 19 books
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Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
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