Junie B. Jones Books in Order
Barbara Park has written 33 Junie B. Jones books, published between 1992 and 2013: 30 in the 2 main-line series and 3 related titles. The first book is Junie B. Jones and theStupid Smelly Bus (1992) and the newest main-line book is Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 1992–2013
- Confirmed
- 33 of 33 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,183 in 28 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 36–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,183 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Junie B. Jones is the lead character of a humorous children's series by Barbara Park, set in kindergarten and at school. Thirty-three books run from Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (1992) to Junie B. My Valentime (2013), and a later sequence, Junie B., First Grader, continues the character. The books are short, with a median length of 70 pages. No new title has appeared since 2013.
How many Junie B. Jones books are there?
Junie B. Jones has 33 books, released between 1992 and 2013. 30 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Junie B. Jones, Junie B., First Grader), and 3 related titles sit outside it: non-fiction.
Junie B. Jones Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Junie B. Jones 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.
- 11992694/4
- 21993684/4
- 31993694/4
- 41994664/4
- 51995714/4
- 61996854/4
- 71996–4/4
- 81997694/4
- 91997714/4
- 101997674/4
- 111998664/4
- 121998674/4
- 131999684/4
- 141999694/4
- 152000674/4
- 162001764/4
- 172001664/4
- 182001694/4
- 192002774/4
- 202002804/4
- 2120031283/4
- 222003864/4
- 232003874/4
- 242004884/4
- 252004864/4
- 2620051184/4
- 2720061194/4
- 2820071194/4
- 292009–3/4
- 302011–3/4
- 31Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff)Junie B., First Grader #122012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 322012–3/4
- 332013123/4
Do you have to read Junie B. Jones books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 3 related titles (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Junie B. Jones book also stands alone.
Where to start with Junie B. Jones
Start with Junie B. Jones and theStupid Smelly Bus (1992), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.
What is the newest Junie B. Jones book?
Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (2012) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series. The newest related title is Junie B. My Valentime (2013).
Is there a new Junie B. Jones book coming?
No next Junie B. Jones 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 Junie B. Jones Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 33 books in publication order is on the Junie B. Jones reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Junie B. Jones at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Junie B. Jones title on record is Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (2012), 14 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.
- Release pace
- Junie B. Jones books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,183 pages across the 28 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 70 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Junie B. Jones books, 15 of 33, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 27 of the 33 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Junie B. Jones books are about
All 33 Junie B. Jones 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 27 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 27 of 33 books
- Schools 17 of 33 books
- Kindergarten 11 of 33 books
- Humor 7 of 33 books
- Jardines de infantes 6 of 33 books
- Escuelas 5 of 33 books
- Jones, Junie B. (Personaje literario) 5 of 33 books
- Diaries 3 of 33 books
More books by Barbara Park
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Barbara Park books in order 50 books