Claude Books in Order

Claude by Alex T. Smith contains 19 books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is Claude on Holiday (2011) and the newest is Claude at the Palace (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2011–2021
Pages on record
1,088 in 10 of 19 books
Reading time
18–27 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,088 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

Claude is a humorous children's series by Alex T. Smith, running to 19 books published between 2011 and 2021. Claude on Holiday and Claude In The City both appeared in 2011, followed by Claude at the Circus (2012) and Claude in the Spotlight (2013). Subject tags include dogs, socks, heroes and adventure stories. The books are short, with a median of 96 pages. Claude at the Palace (2021) is the most recent title.

How many Claude books are there?

Claude has 19 books, released between 2011 and 2021.

Claude Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Claude 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. 1
    Claude on Holiday2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  2. 2
    Claude In The City2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  3. 3
    Claude at the Circus2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  4. 4
    Claude in the Spotlight2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  5. 5
    Claude on the Slopes2013 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201396
  6. 6
    Claude at the Beach2014 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201496
  7. 7
    Claude: Lights! Camera! Action!2015 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201596
  8. 8
    Claude on the Big Screen2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  9. 9
    Claude Going for Gold!2016 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201696
  10. 10
    Claude All At Sea2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  11. 11
    Claude in the Country2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  12. 12
    Santa Claude2016 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201696
  13. 13
    Claude Adventures2018 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018288
  14. 142019
  15. 15
    All About Keith2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  16. 16
    Claude Comic Capers2020 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020160
  17. 17
    Camp Claude2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202032
  18. 18
    Claude Dream Bun2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202032
  19. 19
    Claude at the Palace2021 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202196

Is there a chronological order for Claude?

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

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

Where to start with Claude

Start with Claude on Holiday (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Claude book?

Claude at the Palace (2021) is the newest Claude book released so far.

Is there a new Claude book coming?

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

Claude at a glance

Paused
No new Claude title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Claude books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,088 pages across the 10 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 96 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Claude books, 15 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the Claude books are about

13 of the 19 Claude 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 9 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Alex T. Smith

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

Other series by Alex T. Smith

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