W. Bruce Cameron Books in Order
W. Bruce Cameron has written 42 books, published between 2001 and 2025. The first book is 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2001) and the newest is Piper's Story (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 2001–2025
- Confirmed
- 39 of 42 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,153 in 26 of 42 books
- Reading time
- 103–154 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,153 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 42 titles with a page count on record.
Dogs and the people attached to them are the subject of W. Bruce Cameron's fiction. A Dog's Purpose (2010) opens that strand, followed by A Dog's Journey, A Dog's Way Home and the Puppy Tales retellings including Bailey's Story, with the Lily to the Rescue! books written for younger readers. Cameron also wrote the humour title 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2001). Forty-five books reach Piper's Story in 2025.
How many W. Bruce Cameron books are there?
W. Bruce Cameron has 42 books, released between 2001 and 2025. They include 6 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
W. Bruce Cameron Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 W. Bruce Cameron 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.
- 18 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage DaughterW. Bruce Cameron Non-Fiction #12001 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420012883/4
- 22004–3/4
- 38 Simple Rules for Marrying My DaughterW. Bruce Cameron Non-Fiction #32008 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420083043/4
- 42010–3/4
- 520113653/4
- 62012–3/4
- 7Bailey's Story2013 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420132081/4
- 8A Dog for Christmas / The Dogs of ChristmasW. Bruce Cameron Standalone Novels #22013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 92014–3/4
- 102014–3/4
- 1120152053/4
- 1220154163/4
- 1320162063/4
- 142016–3/4
- 1520173323/4
- 1620172033/4
- 1720173463/4
- 1820181923/4
- 1920182083/4
- 20Toby's Story2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 2120193843/4
- 2220191923/4
- 2320192243/4
- 2420201283/4
- 2520201283/4
- 2620201443/4
- 2720202883/4
- 2820201443/4
- 2920202243/4
- 3020212883/4
- 3120211443/4
- 3220211283/4
- 332021–3/4
- 342021–3/4
- 3520212243/4
- 362022–3/4
- 372023–3/4
- 382023–3/4
- 39Bella's Story2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 402024–3/4
- 412024–3/4
- 4220252403/4
W. Bruce Cameron series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Lily to the Rescue! books in order 8 books
- Dog's Purpose books in order 3 books
- Dog’s Purpose books in order 14 books
W. Bruce Cameron 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.
Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales in order
11 booksW. Bruce Cameron Standalone Novels
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
W. Bruce Cameron Non-Fiction
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ruddy McCann in order
3 booksA Dog's Way Home in order
2 booksDogs With A Purpose in order
2 booksStandalone books
3 books3 W. Bruce Cameron titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read W. Bruce Cameron books in order?
You only need to read W. Bruce Cameron books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with W. Bruce Cameron
Start with the first book of the W. Bruce Cameron series you want to read: Lily to the Rescue! starts with Lily to the Rescue (2020), Dog's Purpose starts with A Dog's Purpose (2010) and Dog’s Purpose starts with A Dog's Purpose (2010). The earliest catalogued title overall is 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2001).
What is the newest W. Bruce Cameron book?
Piper's Story (2025) is the newest W. Bruce Cameron book released so far.
Is there a new W. Bruce Cameron book coming?
No next W. Bruce Cameron book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
W. Bruce Cameron at a glance
- Still publishing
- W. Bruce Cameron published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- W. Bruce Cameron books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,153 pages across the 26 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 216 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most W. Bruce Cameron books, 20 of 42, were published in the 2010s.
What the W. Bruce Cameron books are about
26 of the 42 W. Bruce Cameron books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dogs is tagged on 14 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dogs 14 of 26 books
- Children's fiction 10 of 26 books
- Human-animal relationships 10 of 26 books
- Family life 5 of 26 books
- Dog owners 3 of 26 books
- Humor 3 of 26 books
- American literature 2 of 26 books
- Animals, infancy 2 of 26 books
- Automobiles 2 of 26 books
- Ex-football players 2 of 26 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 26 books