Mr. Benn Books in Order
Mr. Benn by David McKee contains 11 books, published between 1970 and 2015. The first book is 123456789 Benn (1970) and the newest is Mr Benn (Short Story) (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1970–2015
- Pages on record
- 218 in 6 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 3.6–5.5 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 218 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Mr. Benn is a set of children's books by David McKee about Mr. Benn, a fictitious character, with subjects that include occupations, knights, the circus, clowns, dragons and space flight. The earliest of 11 books is 123456789 Benn (1970), and Big Game Benn followed in 1979. Mr. Benn Spaceman and Mr. Benn Diver date from 1993. Big-Top Benn (2011) and Mr Benn (2015) are the latest entries. The median book is 32 pages long.
How many Mr. Benn books are there?
Mr. Benn has 11 books, released between 1970 and 2015.
Mr. Benn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Mr. Benn 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.
- 1123456789 Benn1970 · confirmed 1/41970–1/4
- 2Big Game Benn (Short Story)1979 · 42 pages · confirmed 1/41979421/4
- 3Mr. Benn (Short Story)1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 4Mr. Benn Spaceman (Short Story)1993 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41993321/4
- 5Mr. Benn Diver (Short Story)1993 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41993321/4
- 6Mr. Benn Caveman (Short Story)1993 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41993321/4
- 7Mr. Benn, Gladiator (Short Story)2001 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42001321/4
- 8Mr Benn's Little Book of Life2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 9The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. Benn (Short Story)2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 10Big-Top Benn (Short Story)2011 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42011481/4
- 11Mr Benn (Short Story)2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Mr. Benn?
No separate chronological order is on record for Mr. Benn, 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 Mr. Benn books in order?
You should read the Mr. Benn books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mr. Benn book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mr. Benn
Start with 123456789 Benn (1970), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mr. Benn book?
Mr Benn (Short Story) (2015) is the newest Mr. Benn book released so far.
Is there a new Mr. Benn book coming?
No next Mr. Benn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mr. Benn at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Mr. Benn title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Mr. Benn books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 218 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mr. Benn books, 4 of 11, were published in the 1990s.
What the Mr. Benn books are about
6 of the 11 Mr. Benn 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
- Occupations 3 of 6 books
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The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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