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An I Can Read Books in Order

An I Can Read contains 59 books, published between 1972 and 1999. The first book is Moke And Poki In The Rain Forest (1972) and the newest is Don't Be My Valentine: A Classroom Mystery (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
59
Published
1972–1999
Pages on record
3,312 in 58 of 59 books
Reading time
55–83 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,312 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 58 of 59 titles with a page count on record.

See all 59 books in order Printable An I Can Read checklist

An I Can Read is an early-reader series, 59 titles catalogued between 1972 and 1999. The books run about 63 pages and cover animals, friendship, dinosaurs, magic, cooking, Christmas and simple mysteries. Moke And Poki In The Rain Forest and Cowboys: What Do They Do? opened the line in 1972, with Piggle (1973), Mooch The Messy (1976) and Scarlet Monster Lives Here (1979) among the early entries. Don't Be My Valentine: A Classroom Mystery (1999) is the last recorded title.

How many An I Can Read books are there?

An I Can Read has 59 books, released between 1972 and 1999.

An I Can Read Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 59 An I Can Read 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 Moke And Poki In The Rain Forest by Mamoru Funai, book 1 of the An I Can Read series (1972)
  2. Cover of Cowboys: What Do They Do? by Carla Greene, book 2 of the An I Can Read series (1972)
  3. Cover of Piggle by Crosby Newell Bonsall, book 3 of the An I Can Read series (1973)
  4. Cover of Mooch The Messy by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, book 4 of the An I Can Read series (1976)
  5. Cover of Bony by Frances W. Zweifel, book 5 of the An I Can Read series (1977)
  6. Cover of Twelve Bells For Santa by Crosby Newell Bonsall, book 6 of the An I Can Read series (1977)
  7. Cover of Pelly And Peak by Sally Wittman, book 7 of the An I Can Read series (1978)
  8. Cover of Too Many Babas by Carolyn Croll, book 8 of the An I Can Read series (1979)
  9. Cover of Scarlet Monster Lives Here by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, book 9 of the An I Can Read series (1979)
  10. Cover of Pickle In The Middle And Other Easy Snacks by Frances W. Zweifel, book 10 of the An I Can Read series (1979)
  11. Cover of Plenty Of Pelly And Peak by Sally Wittman, book 11 of the An I Can Read series (1980)
  12. Cover of Mr. Pig And Family by Lillian Hoban, book 12 of the An I Can Read series (1980)
  13. Cover of Mr. Sniff And The Motel Mystery by Thomas P. Lewis, book 13 of the An I Can Read series (1984)
  14. Cover of Tillie And Mert by Ida Luttrell, book 15 of the An I Can Read series (1985)
  15. Cover of Ups And Downs With Oink And Pearl by Kay Chorao, book 16 of the An I Can Read series (1986)
  16. Cover of Hippo Lemonade by Mike Thaler, book 17 of the An I Can Read series (1986)
  17. Cover of Hurray For Hattie Rabbit by Dick Gackenbach, book 18 of the An I Can Read series (1986)
  18. Cover of The Case Of The Two Masked Robbers by Lillian Hoban, book 19 of the An I Can Read series (1986)
  19. Cover of Bingo, The Best Dog In The World by Catherine Siracusa, book 20 of the An I Can Read series (1991)
  20. Cover of The Bear Next Door by Ida Luttrell, book 21 of the An I Can Read series (1991)
  21. Cover of Come And Play, Hippo by Mike Thaler, book 22 of the An I Can Read series (1991)
  22. Cover of Super Cluck by Jane O’Connor, book 23 of the An I Can Read series (1991)
  23. Cover of Little Chick's Friend Duckling by Mary Deball Kwitz, book 24 of the An I Can Read series (1992)
  24. Cover of Snowshoe Thompson, book 25 of the An I Can Read series (1992)
  1. 1
    Moke And Poki In The Rain Forest1972 · 59 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197259
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  2. 2
    Cowboys: What Do They Do?1972 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197264
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  3. 3
    Piggle1973 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197364
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  4. 4
    Mooch The Messy1976 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197661
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  5. 5
    Bony1977 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197764
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  6. 6
    Twelve Bells For Santa1977 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197764
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  7. 7
    Pelly And Peak1978 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197864
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  8. 8
    Too Many Babas1979 · 63 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197963
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  9. 9
    Scarlet Monster Lives Here1979 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197964
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  10. 10
    Pickle In The Middle And Other Easy Snacks1979 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197964
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  11. 11
    Plenty Of Pelly And Peak1980 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198064
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  12. 12
    Mr. Pig And Family1980 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198064
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  13. 13
    Mr. Sniff And The Motel Mystery1984 · 63 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198463
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  14. 14
    The Story Of Bentley Beaver1984 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198462
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  15. 15
    Tillie And Mert1985 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198544
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  16. 16
    Ups And Downs With Oink And Pearl1986 · 63 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198663
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  17. 17
    Hippo Lemonade1986 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198664
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  18. 18
    Hurray For Hattie Rabbit1986 · 30 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198630
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  19. 19
    The Case Of The Two Masked Robbers1986 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198662
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  20. 20
    Bingo, The Best Dog In The World1991 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199164
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  21. 21
    The Bear Next Door1991 · 63 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199163
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  22. 22
    Come And Play, Hippo1991 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199162
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  23. 23
    Super Cluck1991 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199164
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  24. 24
    Little Chick's Friend Duckling1992 · 30 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199230
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  25. 25
    Snowshoe Thompson1992 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199264
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  26. 26
    Soap Soup: And Other Verses1992 · 63 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199263
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  27. 27
    Aunt Eater's Mystery Vacation1992 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199264
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  28. 28
    Two Silly Trolls1992 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199264
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  29. 29
    Rollo And Tweedy And The Ghost At Dougal Castle1992 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199264
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  30. 30
    The Drinking Gourd1993 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199362
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Where to start with An I Can Read

Start with Moke And Poki In The Rain Forest (1972), the earliest published title.

What is the newest An I Can Read book?

Don't Be My Valentine: A Classroom Mystery (1999) is the newest An I Can Read book released so far.

Is there a new An I Can Read book coming?

No next An I Can Read book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

An I Can Read at a glance

No recent titles
The newest An I Can Read title on record dates from 1999, 27 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
An I Can Read books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,312 pages across the 58 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 63 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most An I Can Read books, 40 of 59, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 59 titles, 6 are credited to Lillian Hoban, 3 to Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, 3 to Doug Cushman and 3 to Janice Lee Smith. A further 36 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the An I Can Read books are about

All 59 An I Can Read 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 47 of 59. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.