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Mr. Putter & Tabby Books in Order

Mr. Putter & Tabby by Cynthia Rylant contains 25 books, published between 1994 and 2016. The first book is Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea (1994) and the newest is Mr. PutterTabby Hit the Slope (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1994–2016
Pages on record
560 in 13 of 25 books
Reading time
9.3–14 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 560 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 25 titles with a page count on record.

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Cynthia Rylant's Mr. Putter & Tabby books pair an elderly man, Mr. Putter, with his cat, Tabby. The two handle small everyday matters such as planting gardens, drinking tea and sorting out odd problems, often alongside neighbour Mrs. Teaberry and her dog, Zeke. Friendship, kindness and companionship are the themes, and the books are tagged as humorous children's fiction about old age, cats, dogs and neighbours. The 25 books appeared between 1994 and 2016, opening with Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea, and the series is listed as likely complete.

How many Mr. Putter & Tabby books are there?

Mr. Putter & Tabby has 25 books, released between 1994 and 2016.

Mr. Putter & Tabby Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Mr. Putter & Tabby 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 Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea by Cynthia Rylant, book 1 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (1994)
  2. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Walk the Dog by Cynthia Rylant, book 2 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (1994)
  3. Cover of Mr. PutterTabby Bake the Cake by Cynthia Rylant, book 3 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (1994)
  4. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Pick the Pears by Cynthia Rylant, book 4 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (1995)
  5. Cover of Mr. PutterTabby Row the Boat by Cynthia Rylant, book 5 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (1997)
  6. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Fly the Plane by Cynthia Rylant, book 6 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (1997)
  7. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Take the Train by Cynthia Rylant, book 7 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (1998)
  8. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Toot the Horn by Cynthia Rylant, book 8 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (1998)
  9. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Paint the Porch by Cynthia Rylant, book 9 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2000)
  10. Cover of Mr. PutterTabby Feed the Fish by Cynthia Rylant, book 10 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2001)
  11. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Catch the Cold by Cynthia Rylant, book 11 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2002)
  12. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book by Cynthia Rylant, book 13 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2004)
  13. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Make a Wish by Cynthia Rylant, book 14 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2005)
  14. Cover of Mr. PutterTabby Spin the Yarn by Cynthia Rylant, book 15 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2006)
  15. Cover of Mr. PutterTabby See the Stars by Cynthia Rylant, book 16 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2007)
  16. Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Run the Race by Cynthia Rylant, book 17 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2008)
  17. Cover of Mr. PutterTabby Ring the Bell by Cynthia Rylant, book 20 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2011)
  18. Cover of Mr. PutterTabby Turn the Page by Cynthia Rylant, book 23 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2014)
  19. Cover of Mr. PutterTabby Hit the Slope by Cynthia Rylant, book 25 of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series (2016)
  1. 1
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  2. 2
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Walk the Dog1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  3. 3
    Mr. PutterTabby Bake the Cake1994 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199444
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  4. 4
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Pick the Pears1995 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199544
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  5. 5
    Mr. PutterTabby Row the Boat1997 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199744
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  6. 6
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Fly the Plane1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  7. 7
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Take the Train1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  8. 8
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Toot the Horn1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  9. 9
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Paint the Porch2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  10. 10
    Mr. PutterTabby Feed the Fish2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  11. 11
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Catch the Cold2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  12. 12
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Stir the Soup2003 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200344
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  13. 13
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book2004 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200444
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  14. 14
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Make a Wish2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  15. 15
    Mr. PutterTabby Spin the Yarn2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  16. 16
    Mr. PutterTabby See the Stars2007 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200744
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  17. 17
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Run the Race2008 · 44 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200844
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  18. 18
    Mr. PutterTabby Spill the Beans2009 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200944
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  19. 19
    Mr. PutterTabby Clear the Decks2010 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201044
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  20. 20
    Mr. PutterTabby Ring the Bell2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  21. 21
    Mr. Putter & Tabby Dance the Dance2012 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201240
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  22. 22
    Mr. PutterTabby Drop the Ball2013 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201344
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  23. 23
    Mr. PutterTabby Turn the Page2014 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201440
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  24. 24
    Mr. PutterTabby Smell the Roses2015 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201540
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  25. 25
    Mr. PutterTabby Hit the Slope2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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Is there a chronological order for Mr. Putter & Tabby?

No separate chronological order is on record for Mr. Putter & Tabby, 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. Putter & Tabby books in order?

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

Where to start with Mr. Putter & Tabby

Start with Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mr. Putter & Tabby book?

Mr. PutterTabby Hit the Slope (2016) is the newest Mr. Putter & Tabby book released so far.

Is there a new Mr. Putter & Tabby book coming?

No next Mr. Putter & Tabby 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. Putter & Tabby at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Mr. Putter & Tabby title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Mr. Putter & Tabby books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
560 pages across the 13 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 44 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mr. Putter & Tabby books, 10 of 25, were published in the 2000s.

What the Mr. Putter & Tabby books are about

All 25 Mr. Putter & Tabby books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cats is tagged on 20 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Cats 20 of 25 books
  • Children's fiction 18 of 25 books
  • Old age 15 of 25 books
  • Neighbors 10 of 25 books
  • Cats in fiction 9 of 25 books
  • Dogs 8 of 25 books
  • Neighbors in fiction 6 of 25 books
  • Tabby (Fictitious character : Rylant) 4 of 25 books
  • Mr. Putter (Fictitious character) 3 of 25 books
  • Old age in fiction 3 of 25 books
  • Birthdays 2 of 25 books

More books by Cynthia Rylant

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

Other series by Cynthia Rylant

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