Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Books in Order: 85 books

How many Adventures of the Bailey School Kids books are there?

Adventures of the Bailey School Kids has 85 books, released between 1990 and 2009. 84 of them belong to the 5 main-line series (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Bailey City Monsters, Bailey School Kids Jr. Chapter Books and others), and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.

Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 85 Adventures of the Bailey School Kids 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.

Cover of Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots by Marcia Thornton Jones, book 1 of the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series

Cover of Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp by Marcia Thornton Jones (1991)

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Do you have to read Adventures of the Bailey School Kids books in order?

You should read the 5 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Adventures of the Bailey School Kids book also stands alone.

Where to start with Adventures of the Bailey School Kids

Start with Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (1990), the earliest published book in the 5 main-line series.

What is the newest Adventures of the Bailey School Kids book?

Snow Monsters Do Drink Hot Chocolate (2009) is the newest book in the 5 main-line series.

Is there a new Adventures of the Bailey School Kids book coming?

No next Adventures of the Bailey School Kids book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Adventures of the Bailey School Kids at a glance

No recent titles: The newest main-line Adventures of the Bailey School Kids title on record is Snow Monsters Do Drink Hot Chocolate (2009), 17 years ago.
Release pace: Adventures of the Bailey School Kids books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length: 6,201 pages across the 80 of 85 books with a recorded length, a median of 73 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Adventures of the Bailey School Kids books, 52 of 85, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution: Of the 85 titles, 74 are credited to Marcia Thornton Jones and 11 to Debbie Dadey.

What the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids books are about

83 of the 85 Adventures of the Bailey School Kids 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 60 of 83. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Children's fiction 60 of 83 books
Bailey School Kids (Fictitious characters) 54 of 83 books
Schools 39 of 83 books
Monsters 20 of 83 books
Humor 12 of 83 books
Teachers 11 of 83 books
Adventure stories 9 of 83 books
Mystery & detective 8 of 83 books
Vampires 8 of 83 books
Bailey city monsters (fictitious characters) 6 of 83 books
Ghosts 6 of 83 books

Series that include Adventures of the Bailey School Kids books

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