Cat Club Books in Order
Cat Club by Esther Averill contains 14 books, published between 1944 and 1973. The first book is The Cat Club (1944) and the newest is Jenny and the Cat Club (1973). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1944–1973
- Pages on record
- 751 in 8 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 13–19 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 751 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Esther Averill's Cat Club books are children's fiction about cats, 14 titles published from 1944 to 1973. The Cat Club (1944) opens the series and Jenny and the Cat Club (1973) is the newest. Jenny is a named fictional character in the subjects and appears in titles such as Jenny's First Party (1948), Jenny's Moonlight Adventure (1949) and Jenny Goes to Sea (1957). Subjects include courage, birthdays, Halloween, boarding schools and ocean travel.
How many Cat Club books are there?
Cat Club has 14 books, released between 1944 and 1973.
Cat Club Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Cat Club 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.
- 1The Cat Club1944 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/41944311/4
- 1Jenny and the Cat Club1973 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419731601/4
- 2The School for Cats1947 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/41947311/4
- 3Jenny's First Party1948 · confirmed 1/41948–1/4
- 4Jenny's Moonlight Adventure1949 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/41949311/4
- 5When Jenny Lost Her Scarf1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 6Jenny's Adopted Brothers1952 · confirmed 1/41952–1/4
- 7Jenny's Birthday Book1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 8Jenny Goes to Sea1957 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/419571261/4
- 9How the Brothers Joined the Cat Club1958 · confirmed 1/41958–1/4
- 10Jenny's Bedside Book1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 11The Fire Cat1960 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/41960641/4
- 12The Hotel Cat1969 · 161 pages · confirmed 1/419691611/4
- 13Captains of the City Streets1972 · 147 pages · confirmed 1/419721471/4
Is there a chronological order for Cat Club?
No separate chronological order is on record for Cat Club, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Cat Club books in order?
You should read the Cat Club books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cat Club book also stands alone.
Where to start with Cat Club
Start with The Cat Club (1944), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Cat Club book?
Jenny and the Cat Club (1973) is the newest Cat Club book released so far.
Is there a new Cat Club book coming?
No next Cat Club book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Cat Club at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Cat Club title on record dates from 1973, 53 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Cat Club books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 751 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 95 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Cat Club books, 6 of 14, were published in the 1950s.
What the Cat Club books are about
12 of the 14 Cat Club books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cats is tagged on 10 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Cats 10 of 12 books
- Children's fiction 10 of 12 books
- History 2 of 12 books
More books by Esther Averill
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Esther Averill books in order 15 books