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Clarice Bean Books in Order

Clarice Bean by Lauren Child contains 9 books, published between 1999 and 2022. The first book is Clarice Bean, That's Me! (1999) and the newest is Clarice Bean: Scram! (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1999–2022
Pages on record
732 in 6 of 9 books
Reading time
12–18 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 732 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

See all 9 books in order Printable Clarice Bean checklist

Clarice Bean is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Lauren Child, an English author, running from 1999. Clarice Bean is a schoolgirl, and the stories put her through the ethical, social and philosophical questions children meet at school and at home, alongside friendship drama and mystery solving. Nine books are catalogued to 2022, at a median 110 pages, opening with Clarice Bean, That's Me! (1999) and taking in Utterly Me, Clarice Bean (2002) and Clarice Bean Spells Trouble (2004). A spin-off series, Ruby Redfort, began in 2011.

How many Clarice Bean books are there?

Clarice Bean has 9 books, released between 1999 and 2022.

Clarice Bean Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Clarice Bean 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 Clarice Bean, That's Me! by Lauren Child, book 1 of the Clarice Bean series (1999)
  2. Cover of My Uncle Is a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean by Lauren Child, book 2 of the Clarice Bean series (2000)
  3. Cover of Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting? by Lauren Child, book 3 of the Clarice Bean series (2001)
  4. Cover of What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? by Lauren Child, book 4 of the Clarice Bean series (2001)
  5. Cover of Utterly Me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child, book 5 of the Clarice Bean series (2002)
  6. Cover of Clarice Bean Spells Trouble by Lauren Child, book 6 of the Clarice Bean series (2004)
  7. Cover of Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now by Lauren Child, book 7 of the Clarice Bean series (2006)
  1. 1
    Clarice Bean, That's Me!1999 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199932
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  2. 2
    My Uncle Is a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
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  3. 3
    Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting?2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  4. 4
    What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean?2001 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200132
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  5. 5
    Utterly Me, Clarice Bean2002 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002190
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  6. 6
    Clarice Bean Spells Trouble2004 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004189
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  7. 7
    Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now2006 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006257
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  8. 8
    Think Like an Elf2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  9. 9
    Clarice Bean: Scram!2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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Is there a chronological order for Clarice Bean?

No separate chronological order is on record for Clarice Bean, 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 Clarice Bean books in order?

You should read the Clarice Bean books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Clarice Bean book also stands alone.

Where to start with Clarice Bean

Start with Clarice Bean, That's Me! (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Clarice Bean book?

Clarice Bean: Scram! (2022) is the newest Clarice Bean book released so far.

Is there a new Clarice Bean book coming?

No next Clarice Bean book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Clarice Bean at a glance

Paused
No new Clarice Bean title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Clarice Bean books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
732 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 110 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Clarice Bean books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2000s.

What the Clarice Bean books are about

6 of the 9 Clarice Bean books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Lauren Child

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Lauren Child

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