Big Nate Books in Order
Lincoln Peirce has written 64 Big Nate books, published between 2001 and 2026: 16 in the 2 main-line series and 48 related titles. The first book is In a Class by Himself (2010) and the newest main-line book is Curse of the Puffy Shorts (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 64
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Confirmed
- 24 of 64 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,830 in 37 of 64 books
- Reading time
- 131–196 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,830 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 64 titles with a page count on record.
Big Nate is a middle-school student in Lincoln Peirce's humorous comics and novels. The catalogue holds 64 Big Nate books published between 2001 and 2026, split between the main run, graphic novels, activity books and miscellaneous titles. Dibs on This Chair (2001) is the earliest and Code Red! the most recent. School life, friendship and cartooning supply the material.
How many Big Nate books are there?
Big Nate has 64 books, released between 2001 and 2026. 16 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Big Nate, Big Nate Activity), and 48 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels and other titles.
Big Nate Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 64 Big Nate books in the order they were released, 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.
- 12001–3/4
- 22001–3/4
- 32001–3/4
- 42010–3/4
- 52010–2/4
- 62010–2/4
- 72010–2/4
- 82011–2/4
- 920112233/4
- 1020112243/4
- 112011–2/4
- 1220122242/4
- 1320122142/4
- 1420122152/4
- 15All Work and No Play: A Collection of SundaysBig Nate Miscellaneous #42012 · 143 pages · confirmed 2/420121432/4
- 1620122162/4
- 172012–3/4
- 182013–2/4
- 1920132162/4
- 2020132112/4
- 2120132243/4
- 222013–3/4
- 2320142242/4
- 2420142162/4
- 2520142102/4
- 2620142242/4
- 2720142222/4
- 2820152242/4
- 2920152162/4
- 3020153732/4
- 3120152243/4
- 3220151743/4
- 3320162242/4
- 3420162182/4
- 352016–2/4
- 3620161743/4
- 3720161843/4
- 3820171762/4
- 3920171763/4
- 4020181743/4
- 4120181733/4
- 422019122/4
- 43Back to Back Hits: On a Roll and Goes for BrokeBig Nate Miscellaneous #192019 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/420194482/4
- 442019–2/4
- 4520191763/4
- 462019–3/4
- 4720201262/4
- 4820204482/4
- 492020–2/4
- 5020201763/4
- 5120211763/4
- 5220211763/4
- 532022–3/4
- 542022–2/4
- 5520221762/4
- 562022–2/4
- 572023–3/4
- 582023–2/4
- 592024–3/4
- 602024–2/4
- 612025–2/4
- 622025–2/4
- 632026–2/4
- 642026–2/4
Big Nate Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the 2 main-line series run from In a Class by Himself (2010) to Curse of the Puffy Shorts (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Big Nate in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Big Nate books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 48 related titles (graphic novels and other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Big Nate book also stands alone.
What order should you read Big Nate books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with In a Class by Himself (2010), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series. After it come Big Nate Strikes Again (2010), Big Nate Boredom Buster (2011), Big Nate on a Roll (2011) and Big Nate Fun Blaster (2012); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the first Big Nate book?
In a Class by Himself (2010) is the first main-line Big Nate book. The table above starts earlier, with the related title Dibs on This Chair (2001).
What is the newest Big Nate book?
Curse of the Puffy Shorts (2026) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series. The newest related title is Code Red! (2026).
Is there a new Big Nate book coming?
No next Big Nate book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Big Nate Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 64 books in publication order is on the Big Nate reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Big Nate at a glance
- Still running
- Big Nate is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Big Nate books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,830 pages across the 37 of 64 books with a recorded length, a median of 215 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Big Nate books, 43 of 64, were published in the 2010s.
What the Big Nate books are about
44 of the 64 Big Nate books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: middle schools is tagged on 30 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Middle schools 30 of 44 books
- Schools 26 of 44 books
- Comics & graphic novels 21 of 44 books
- Humor 21 of 44 books
- Children's fiction 19 of 44 books
- Conduct of life 14 of 44 books
- Behavior 9 of 44 books
- Boys 8 of 44 books
- Friendship 8 of 44 books
More books by Lincoln Peirce
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Lincoln Peirce books in order 77 books
Series that include Big Nate books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.