Mr Penguin Books in Order
Mr Penguin by Alex T. Smith contains 4 books, published between 2017 and 2021. The first book is Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure (2017) and the newest is Mr Penguin and the Tomb of Doom (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2017–2021
- Total pages
- 1,078 across 4 books
- Reading time
- 18–27 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,078 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Mr Penguin is Alex T. Smith's illustrated adventure series for children, following a penguin adventurer and a spider through quests for lost treasure. Four books make up the run: Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure (2017), Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets (2018), Mr Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise (2019) and Mr Penguin and the Tomb of Doom (2021).
How many Mr Penguin books are there?
Mr Penguin has 4 books, released between 2017 and 2021.
Mr Penguin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Mr Penguin 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.
- 1Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure2017 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/420172141/4
- 2Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets2018 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420182881/4
- 3Mr Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise2019 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420192881/4
- 4Mr Penguin and the Tomb of Doom2021 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420212881/4
Is there a chronological order for Mr Penguin?
No separate chronological order is on record for Mr Penguin, 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 Penguin books in order?
You should read the Mr Penguin books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mr Penguin book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mr Penguin
Start with Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mr Penguin book?
Mr Penguin and the Tomb of Doom (2021) is the newest Mr Penguin book released so far.
Is there a new Mr Penguin book coming?
No next Mr Penguin 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 Penguin at a glance
- Paused
- No new Mr Penguin title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Mr Penguin books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,078 pages across all 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mr Penguin books, 3 of 4, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mr Penguin books are about
1 of the 4 Mr Penguin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Adventure stories 1 of 1 books
- Lost articles 1 of 1 books
- Lost articles -- Juvenile fiction 1 of 1 books
- Penguins 1 of 1 books
- Penguins -- Juvenile fiction 1 of 1 books
- Quests (Expeditions) -- Juvenile fiction 1 of 1 books
- Spiders -- Juvenile fiction 1 of 1 books
- Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction 1 of 1 books
More books by Alex T. Smith
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Alex T. Smith books in order 48 books
Other series by Alex T. Smith
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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