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Tony DiTerlizzi Books in Order

Tony DiTerlizzi has written 18 books, published between 2000 and 2020. The first book is Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure (2000) and the newest is Kenny & the Book of Beasts (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2000–2020
Pages on record
2,202 in 11 of 18 books
Reading time
37–55 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,202 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Tony DiTerlizzi, author

Tony DiTerlizzi, born 6 September 1969, is an American fantasy artist, children's book creator and film producer. In games, DiTerlizzi is most known for work on Magic: The Gathering and the Planescape line for Dungeons & Dragons. The Spiderwick Chronicles, created with Holly Black, became a 2008 film with DiTerlizzi as executive producer and a Roku TV series in 2024. The DiTerlizzi adaptation of The Spider and the Fly (2002) earned a Caldecott Honor. The WondLa trilogy reached Apple TV in 2024. The catalogue lists 18 books from 2000 to 2020, including Kenny & the Dragon (2008).

How many Tony DiTerlizzi books are there?

Tony DiTerlizzi has 18 books, released between 2000 and 2020. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Tony DiTerlizzi Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Tony DiTerlizzi 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 Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure by Tony DiTerlizzi (2000)
  2. Cover of Ted by Tony DiTerlizzi (2001)
  3. Cover of The Spider and the Fly by Tony DiTerlizzi (2002)
  4. Cover of G Is for One Gzonk! by Tony DiTerlizzi, book 1 of the Chapter series (2006)
  5. Cover of Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi, book 1 of the Kenny & the Dragon series (2008)
  6. Cover of The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi, book 1 of the Search for WondLa series (2009)
  7. Cover of Wet Friend! by Tony DiTerlizzi, book 2 of the Adventure of Meno, Elf of Space series (2009)
  8. Cover of Yummy Trip! by Tony DiTerlizzi, book 4 of the Adventure of Meno, Elf of Space series (2010)
  9. Cover of A Hero for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi, book 2 of the Search for WondLa series (2012)
  10. Cover of Star Wars The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight by Tony DiTerlizzi (2014)
  11. Cover of The Battle for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi, book 3 of the Search for WondLa series (2014)
  12. Cover of Realms: The Roleplaying Art of Tony Diterlizzi by Tony DiTerlizzi (2015)
  13. Cover of The Broken Ornament by Tony DiTerlizzi (2018)
  14. Cover of Kenny & the Book of Beasts by Tony DiTerlizzi, book 2 of the Kenny & the Dragon series (2020)
  1. 1
    Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure2000 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200040
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  2. 2
    Ted2001 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200140
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Spider and the Fly2002 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    G Is for One Gzonk!Chapter #12006 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200680
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Kenny & the DragonKenny & the Dragon #12008 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Big Fun!Adventure of Meno, Elf of Space #12009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Search for WondLaSearch for WondLa #12009 · 514 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009514
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Wet Friend!Adventure of Meno, Elf of Space #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Uh-Oh Sick!Adventure of Meno, Elf of Space #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Yummy Trip!Adventure of Meno, Elf of Space #42010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    A Hero for WondLaSearch for WondLa #22012 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012480
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Star Wars The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight2014 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201464
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Battle for WondLaSearch for WondLa #32014 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014512
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Rain Day!Adventure of Meno, Elf of Space #52014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  15. 15
    Time Egg!Adventure of Meno, Elf of Space #62014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  16. 16
    Realms: The Roleplaying Art of Tony Diterlizzi2015 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Broken Ornament2018 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201848
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Kenny & the Book of BeastsKenny & the Dragon #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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Tony DiTerlizzi 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.

Adventure of Meno, Elf of Space in order

6 books
  1. 1. Big Fun!
  2. 2. Wet Friend!
  3. 3. Uh-Oh Sick!
  4. 4. Yummy Trip!
  5. 5. Rain Day!
  6. 6. Time Egg!

Search for WondLa in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Search for WondLa
  2. 2. A Hero for WondLa
  3. 3. The Battle for WondLa

Kenny & the Dragon in order

2 books
  1. 1. Kenny & the Dragon
  2. 2. Kenny & the Book of Beasts

Chapter in order

1 book
  1. 1. G Is for One Gzonk!

Standalone books

6 books

6 Tony DiTerlizzi titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tony DiTerlizzi books in order?

You only need to read Tony DiTerlizzi books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Tony DiTerlizzi

Start with Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tony DiTerlizzi book?

Kenny & the Book of Beasts (2020) is the newest Tony DiTerlizzi book released so far.

Is there a new Tony DiTerlizzi book coming?

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

Tony DiTerlizzi at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Tony DiTerlizzi title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Tony DiTerlizzi books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,202 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 80 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tony DiTerlizzi books, 9 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Tony DiTerlizzi books are about

16 of the 18 Tony DiTerlizzi 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 11 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.