Henry and Mudge Books in Order
Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant contains 6 books, published between 1989 and 2002. The first book is Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea (1989) and the newest is Summer Fun (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1989–2002
- Pages on record
- 280 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 4.7–7.0 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 280 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
A boy and his dog: Henry and Mudge is a children's series by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Suçie Stevenson, and a standard text in second and third grade classrooms. Rylant is a Newbery Medal winner. Six volumes are catalogued here, from Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea (1989) to Summer Fun (2002), taking in Best Friends, Days with Henry & Mudge and Seasons with Henry & Mudge, all three from 2001. The stories cover friendship, fathers and sons, the seashore and thunderstorms, at a median of 72 pages. Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk adapted the books for the stage.
How many Henry and Mudge books are there?
Henry and Mudge has 6 books, released between 1989 and 2002.
Henry and Mudge Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Henry and Mudge 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.
- 1Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea1989 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/41989481/4
- 6Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind1993 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/41993401/4
- 10Best Friends2001 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42001961/4
- 11Days with Henry & Mudge2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 12Seasons with Henry & Mudge2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 13Summer Fun2002 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42002961/4
Is there a chronological order for Henry and Mudge?
No separate chronological order is on record for Henry and Mudge, 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 Henry and Mudge books in order?
You should read the Henry and Mudge books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Henry and Mudge book also stands alone.
Where to start with Henry and Mudge
Start with Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Henry and Mudge book?
Summer Fun (2002) is the newest Henry and Mudge book released so far.
Is there a new Henry and Mudge book coming?
No next Henry and Mudge book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Henry and Mudge at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Henry and Mudge title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Henry and Mudge books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 280 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 72 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Henry and Mudge books, 4 of 6, were published in the 2000s.
What the Henry and Mudge books are about
4 of the 6 Henry and Mudge 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 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 4 books
- Dogs 3 of 4 books
- Best friends 2 of 4 books
- Dogs in fiction 2 of 4 books
- Henry (Fictitious character : Rylant) 2 of 4 books
- Mudge (Fictitious character : Rylant) 2 of 4 books
- Fathers and sons 1 of 4 books
- Fathers and sons in fiction 1 of 4 books
- Fear 1 of 4 books
- Seashore 1 of 4 books
- Seashore in fiction 1 of 4 books
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