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Sally Gardner Books in Order

Sally Gardner has written 44 books, published between 1993 and 2025. The first book is The Little Nut Tree (1993) and the newest is The Bride Stone (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
44
Published
1993–2025
Pages on record
4,289 in 26 of 44 books
Reading time
71–107 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,289 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 44 titles with a page count on record.

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Sally Gardner is a British writer and illustrator of children's literature who also publishes adult novels as Wray Delaney. Maggot Moon, issued by Hot Key Books in 2012, took both the Costa Book Award for Children's Book and the Carnegie Medal. The catalogue holds 44 books from The Little Nut Tree (1993) to The Bride Stone (2025), with fairies, fairy tales, magic and princesses among the recorded subjects. Magical Children, the Fairy Detective Agency: Wings & Co, Tales from the Box and Tindims are among the series listed.

How many Sally Gardner books are there?

Sally Gardner has 44 books, released between 1993 and 2025. They include 5 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.

Sally Gardner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 44 Sally Gardner 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 The Little Nut Tree by Sally Gardner (1993)
  2. Cover of The Strongest Girl in the World by Sally Gardner, book 1 of the Magical Children series (1999)
  3. Cover of The Fairy Catalogue by Sally Gardner (2000)
  4. Cover of The Fairy Tale Catalog by Sally Gardner (2000)
  5. Cover of The Glass Heart by Sally Gardner (2001)
  6. Cover of The Invisible Boy by Sally Gardner, book 2 of the Magical Children series (2002)
  7. Cover of The Smallest Girl Ever by Sally Gardner, book 3 of the Magical Children series (2002)
  8. Cover of The Boy Who Could Fly by Sally Gardner, book 4 of the Magical Children series (2002)
  9. Cover of Mama Don't Go Out Tonight by Sally Gardner (2002)
  10. Cover of Boolar's Big Day Out by Sally Gardner, book 1 of the Tales from the Box series (2003)
  11. Cover of The Countess's Calamity by Sally Gardner, book 2 of the Tales from the Box series (2003)
  12. Cover of Fairy Shopping by Sally Gardner (2003)
  13. Cover of I, Coriander by Sally Gardner (2005)
  14. Cover of Lucy Willow by Sally Gardner (2006)
  15. Cover of Boy With The Lightning Feet by Sally Gardner, book 6 of the Magical Children series (2006)
  16. Cover of The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner, book 1 of the French Revolution series (2007)
  17. Cover of The Silver Blade by Sally Gardner, book 2 of the French Revolution series (2009)
  18. Cover of Cinderella by Sally Gardner, book 1 of the Chapter series (2011)
  19. Cover of Sleeping Beauty by Sally Gardner, book 2 of the Chapter series (2011)
  20. Cover of Snow White by Sally Gardner, book 3 of the Chapter series (2011)
  21. Cover of The Double Shadow by Sally Gardner (2011)
  22. Cover of The Frog Prince by Sally Gardner, book 4 of the Chapter series (2011)
  23. Cover of The Princess and the Pea by Sally Gardner (2011)
  24. Cover of Operation Bunny by Sally Gardner, book 1 of the Fairy Detective Agency: Wings & Co series (2012)
  1. 1
    The Little Nut Tree1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  2. 2
    My Little Princess1994 · 12 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199412
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  3. 3
    The Strongest Girl in the WorldMagical Children #11999 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199996
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  4. 4
    The Fairy Catalogue2000 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200040
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  5. 5
    The Fairy Tale Catalog2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  6. 6
    The Glass Heart2001 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200132
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  7. 7
    The Invisible BoyMagical Children #22002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  8. 8
    The Smallest Girl EverMagical Children #32002 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002128
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  9. 9
    The Boy Who Could FlyMagical Children #42002 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200296
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  10. 10
    Mama Don't Go Out Tonight2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  11. 11
    Boolar's Big Day OutTales from the Box #12003 · 125 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003125
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  12. 12
    The Countess's CalamityTales from the Box #22003 · 124 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003124
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  13. 13
    The Boy with the Magic NumbersMagical Children #52003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  14. 14
    Fairy Shopping2003 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200332
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  15. 15
    I, Coriander2005 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005280
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  16. 16
    Lucy Willow2006 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006224
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  17. 17
    Boy With The Lightning FeetMagical Children #62006 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200696
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  18. 18
    The Red NecklaceFrench Revolution #12007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  19. 19
    The Silver BladeFrench Revolution #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  20. 20
    CinderellaChapter #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  21. 21
    Sleeping BeautyChapter #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  22. 22
    Snow WhiteChapter #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  23. 23
    The Double Shadow2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  24. 24
    The Frog PrinceChapter #42011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  25. 25
    The Princess and the Pea2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  26. 26
    Operation BunnyFairy Detective Agency: Wings & Co #12012 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012176
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  27. 27
    Maggot Moon2012 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012279
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  28. 28
    A Palace Full of Princesses2012 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012247
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  29. 29
    Three Pickled HerringsFairy Detective Agency: Wings & Co #22013 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013176
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  30. 30
    The Vanishing of Billy BuckleFairy Detective Agency: Wings & Co #32013 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013240
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Sally Gardner 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.

Magical Children in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Strongest Girl in the World
  2. 2. The Invisible Boy
  3. 3. The Smallest Girl Ever
  4. 4. The Boy Who Could Fly
  5. 5. The Boy with the Magic Numbers
  6. 6. Boy With The Lightning Feet

Fairy Detective Agency: Wings & Co in order

5 books
  1. 1. Operation Bunny
  2. 2. Three Pickled Herrings
  3. 3. The Vanishing of Billy Buckle
  4. 4. The Matchbox Mysteries
  5. 5. The Flying Carpet Thief

Chapter in order

4 books
  1. 1. Cinderella
  2. 2. Sleeping Beauty
  3. 3. Snow White
  4. 4. The Frog Prince

Mr. Tiger, Betsy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Mr. Tiger, Betsy, and the Blue Moon
  2. 2. Mr. Tiger, Betsy, and the Sea Dragon
  3. 3. Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Golden Seahorse

Tales from the Box in order

2 books
  1. 1. Boolar's Big Day Out
  2. 2. The Countess's Calamity

French Revolution in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Red Necklace
  2. 2. The Silver Blade

Tindims in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Tindims of Rubbish Island

Standalone books

21 books

21 Sally Gardner titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sally Gardner books in order?

You only need to read Sally Gardner 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 Sally Gardner

Start with The Little Nut Tree (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sally Gardner book?

The Bride Stone (2025) is the newest Sally Gardner book released so far.

Is there a new Sally Gardner book coming?

No next Sally Gardner 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 Sally Gardner has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 4 nominations for Sally Gardner. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Sally Gardner at a glance

Still publishing
Sally Gardner published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Sally Gardner books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,289 pages across the 26 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 168 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sally Gardner books, 20 of 44, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sally Gardner books are about

35 of the 44 Sally Gardner 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 20 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.