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Marley Picture Books in Order

Marley Picture by John Grogan contains 15 books, published between 2007 and 2013. The first book is Bad Dog, Marley! (2007) and the newest is Marley's Christmas Pageant (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2007–2013
Pages on record
54 in 2 of 15 books
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Marley Picture is John Grogan's set of children's books, with dogs, humorous stories, board books and lift-the-flap books among the recorded subjects. Bad Dog, Marley! (2007) is the first, followed by A Very Marley Christmas (2008) and Marley Goes to School (2009). Marley and the Kittens and Marley Looks for Love appeared in 2010. The 15 books close with Marley's Christmas Pageant (2013).

How many Marley Picture books are there?

Marley Picture has 15 books, released between 2007 and 2013.

Marley Picture Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Marley Picture 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. Cover of Bad Dog, Marley! by John Grogan, book 1 of the Marley Picture series (2007)
  2. Cover of A Very Marley Christmas by John Grogan, book 2 of the Marley Picture series (2008)
  3. Cover of Marley Goes to School by John Grogan, book 3 of the Marley Picture series (2009)
  4. Cover of Marley Steals the Show by John Grogan, book 4 of the Marley Picture series (2010)
  5. Cover of Marley and the Kittens by John Grogan, book 5 of the Marley Picture series (2010)
  6. Cover of Christmas Is Coming, Marley by John Grogan, book 6 of the Marley Picture series (2010)
  7. Cover of Marley Looks for Love by John Grogan, book 7 of the Marley Picture series (2010)
  8. Cover of Marley Springs Ahead! by John Grogan, book 8 of the Marley Picture series (2011)
  9. Cover of Thanks, Mom and Dad! by John Grogan, book 9 of the Marley Picture series (2011)
  10. Cover of Trick or Treat, Marley! by John Grogan, book 11 of the Marley Picture series (2011)
  11. Cover of Firehouse Dog by John Grogan, book 13 of the Marley Picture series (2012)
  12. Cover of Marley and the Great Easter Egg Hunt by John Grogan, book 14 of the Marley Picture series (2013)
  13. Cover of Marley's Christmas Pageant by John Grogan, book 15 of the Marley Picture series (2013)
  1. 1
    Bad Dog, Marley!2007 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200740
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  2. 2
    A Very Marley Christmas2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  3. 3
    Marley Goes to School2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  4. 4
    Marley Steals the Show2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    Marley and the Kittens2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    Christmas Is Coming, Marley2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  7. 7
    Marley Looks for Love2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    Marley Springs Ahead!2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    Thanks, Mom and Dad!2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    Messy Dog2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    Trick or Treat, Marley!2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    A Thanksgiving to Remember2011 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201114
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  13. 13
    Firehouse Dog2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Marley and the Great Easter Egg Hunt2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    Marley's Christmas Pageant2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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Is there a chronological order for Marley Picture?

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

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

Where to start with Marley Picture

Start with Bad Dog, Marley! (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marley Picture book?

Marley's Christmas Pageant (2013) is the newest Marley Picture book released so far.

Is there a new Marley Picture book coming?

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

Marley Picture at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Marley Picture title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Marley Picture books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
54 pages across the 2 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 27 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marley Picture books, 12 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Marley Picture books are about

14 of the 15 Marley Picture books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dogs is tagged on 13 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by John Grogan

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