Henry Huggins Books in Order
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary contains 6 books, published between 1950 and 1964. The first book is Henry Huggins (1950) and the newest is Ribsy (1964). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1950–1964
- Confirmed
- 6 of 6 titles
- Pages on record
- 752 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 13–19 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 752 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.
Henry Huggins is a boy of eight whose ordinary neighbourhood life fills six books by Beverly Cleary. Henry Huggins (1950) opens the run, followed by Henry and Beezus (1952), Henry and Ribsy (1953), Henry and the Paper Route (1957), Henry and the Clubhouse (1962) and Ribsy (1964). Written for elementary readers, the books bring in the Quimby family and the rest of Klickitat Street, and the Ramona Quimby series grew out of them. A dog named Ribsy, friendship and money-making schemes carry the humour.
How many Henry Huggins books are there?
Henry Huggins has 6 books, released between 1950 and 1964.
Henry Huggins Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Henry Huggins 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 Huggins1950 · 176 pages · confirmed 4/419501764/4
- 2Henry and Beezus1952 · confirmed 4/41952–4/4
- 3Henry and Ribsy1953 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/419531924/4
- 4Henry and the Paper Route1957 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/419571924/4
- 5Henry and the Clubhouse1962 · confirmed 4/41962–4/4
- 6Ribsy1964 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/419641924/4
Is there a chronological order for Henry Huggins?
No separate chronological order is on record for Henry Huggins, 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 Huggins books in order?
You should read the Henry Huggins books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Henry Huggins book also stands alone.
Where to start with Henry Huggins
Start with Henry Huggins (1950), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Henry Huggins book?
Ribsy (1964) is the newest Henry Huggins book released so far.
Is there a new Henry Huggins book coming?
No next Henry Huggins 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 Huggins at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Henry Huggins title on record dates from 1964, 62 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Henry Huggins books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 752 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Henry Huggins books, 4 of 6, were published in the 1950s.
- Corroboration
- 6 of the 6 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Henry Huggins books are about
All 6 Henry Huggins 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 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 5 of 6 books
- Dogs 4 of 6 books
- Humor 4 of 6 books
- Friendship 3 of 6 books
- Juvenile audience 3 of 6 books
- Pets 2 of 6 books
More books by Beverly Cleary
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Beverly Cleary
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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