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Hello, World! Books in Order

Hello, World! by Jill McDonald contains 29 books, published between 2016 and 2023. The first book is Hello, World! Weather (2016) and the newest is Hello, World! School Day (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
2016–2023
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Hello, World! is a nonfiction picture book series that introduces young children to one subject at a time: weather, the solar system, backyard bugs, birds, dinosaurs, the human body, the moon landing, ocean life and Arctic animals. Jill McDonald's line holds 29 titles between 2016 and 2023, with geology and zoology among the subjects. School Day (2023) is the most recent.

How many Hello, World! books are there?

Hello, World! has 29 books, released between 2016 and 2023.

Hello, World! Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Hello, World! books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Exploring Dinosaurs by Jill McDonald, book 26 of the Hello, World! series (2023)
  1. 1
    Hello, World! Weather2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  2. 2
    Hello, World! Solar System2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  3. 3
    Hello, World! Backyard Bugs2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  4. 4
    Hello, World! Birds2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  5. 5
    Hello, World! Dinosaurs2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  6. 6
    Hello, World! My Body2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  7. 7
    Hello, World! Moon Landing2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  8. 8
    Hello, World! How Do Apples Grow?2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    Hello, World! Ocean Life2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  10. 10
    Hello, World! Arctic Animals2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  11. 11
    Hello, World! Pets2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  12. 12
    Hello, World! Planet Earth2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  13. 13
    Hello, World! Construction Site2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  14. 14
    Hello, World! Rainforest Animals2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  15. 15
    Hello, World! Reptiles2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  16. 16
    Hello, World! Cars and Trucks2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  17. 17
    Hello, World! Music2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  18. 18
    Hello, World! Baby Animals2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Hello, World! On the Farm2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  20. 20
    Hello, World! Garden Time2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  21. 21
    Hello, World! Planes and Other Flying Machines2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  22. 22
    Exploring the Solar System2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  23. 23
    Exploring Sharks2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  24. 24
    Hello, World! Snow2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  25. 25
    Hello, World! Rocks and Minerals2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  26. 26
    Exploring Dinosaurs2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  27. 27
    Exploring Insects2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  28. 28
    Hello, World! Let's Go Camping2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  29. 29
    Hello, World! School Day2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Is there a chronological order for Hello, World!?

No separate chronological order is on record for Hello, World!, 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 Hello, World! books in order?

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

Where to start with Hello, World!

Start with Hello, World! Weather (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Hello, World! book?

Hello, World! School Day (2023) is the newest Hello, World! book released so far.

Is there a new Hello, World! book coming?

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

Hello, World! at a glance

Paused
No new Hello, World! title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Hello, World! books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Hello, World! books, 18 of 29, were published in the 2020s.

What the Hello, World! books are about

2 of the 29 Hello, World! books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Geology 1 of 2 books
  • Zoology 1 of 2 books

More books by Jill McDonald

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