Mad About... Books in Order
Mad About... contains 9 books, published between 2008 and 2009. The first book is Mad About... Sharks (2008) and the newest is Mad About... Whales and Dolphins (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2008–2009
- Pages on record
- 187 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 3.1–4.7 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 187 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.
Mad About... is a 9-book juvenile literature line published in 2008 and 2009. Each title completes the phrase: Mad About... Sharks, Dinosaurs, Ponies, Bugs and Space in 2008, then Castles and Knights, Costume and Fashion, Deadly Creatures, and Whales and Dolphins in 2009. Sue Hendra is credited on 6 of the 9 books; the other three carry no author credit in the listing. Subjects recorded against the line include sharks, ponies, insects, outer space, history and pictorial works. Six titles have page counts, at a median of 31 pages.
How many Mad About... books are there?
Mad About... has 9 books, released between 2008 and 2009.
Mad About... Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Mad About... 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.
- 1Mad About... Sharks2008 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/42008311/4
- 2Mad About... Dinosaurs2008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42008321/4
- 3Mad About... Ponies2008 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/42008311/4
- 4Mad About... Bugs2008 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/42008311/4
- 5Mad About... Space2008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42008321/4
- 6Mad About... Castles and Knights2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 7Mad About... Costume and Fashion2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 8Mad About... Deadly Creatures2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 9Mad About... Whales and Dolphins2009 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/42009301/4
Do you have to read Mad About... books in order?
You should read the Mad About... books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mad About... book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mad About...
Start with Mad About... Sharks (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mad About... book?
Mad About... Whales and Dolphins (2009) is the newest Mad About... book released so far.
Is there a new Mad About... book coming?
No next Mad About... book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mad About... at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Mad About... title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Mad About... books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 187 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 31 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mad About... books, 9 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 9 titles, 6 are credited to Sue Hendra. 3 titles carry no credit.
What the Mad About... books are about
7 of the 9 Mad About... books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Juvenile literature 6 of 7 books
- Pictorial works 3 of 7 books
- History 2 of 7 books
Other series by Sue Hendra
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Supertato books in order 11 books