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Read Around Alphabet Town Books in Order

Read Around Alphabet Town contains 11 books, published between 1991 and 2000. The first book is Cat's Adventure in Alphabet Town (1991) and the newest is Jack and Jill's Adventure in Alphabet Town (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1991–2000
Total pages
352 across 11 books
Reading time
5.9–8.8 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 352 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 11 books in order Printable Read Around Alphabet Town checklist

Read Around Alphabet Town is a set of children's alphabet books by Laura Alden, 11 in all, published from 1991 to 2000. Cat's Adventure in Alphabet Town (1991) is the first title. Goat's Adventure, Walrus's Adventure, Nightingale's Adventure and Owl's Adventure in Alphabet Town all date from 1992. Subject headings name cats, goats, walruses, elves, fairies, parties and lost and found possessions. Jack and Jill's Adventure in Alphabet Town (2000) is the newest, and the set is marked as likely complete.

How many Read Around Alphabet Town books are there?

Read Around Alphabet Town has 11 books, released between 1991 and 2000.

Read Around Alphabet Town Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Read Around Alphabet Town 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 Cat's Adventure in Alphabet Town by Laura Alden, book 1 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (1991)
  2. Cover of Goat's Adventure in Alphabet Town, book 2 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (1992)
  3. Cover of Elfin's Adventure in Alphabet Town by Laura Alden, book 4 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (1992)
  4. Cover of Little Lady's Adventure in Alphabet Town by Janet Riehecky, book 5 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (1992)
  5. Cover of Nightingale's Adventure in Alphabet Town by Laura Alden, book 6 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (1992)
  6. Cover of Owl's Adventure in Alphabet Town by Laura Alden, book 7 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (1992)
  7. Cover of Squirrel's Adventure in Alphabet Town by Laura Alden, book 8 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (1992)
  8. Cover of Umpire's Adventure in Alphabet Town by Laura Alden, book 9 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (1992)
  9. Cover of Penguin's Adventure In Alphabet Town by Laura Alden, book 10 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (1992)
  10. Cover of Jack and Jill's Adventure in Alphabet Town, book 11 of the Read Around Alphabet Town series (2000)
  1. 1
    Cat's Adventure in Alphabet Town1991 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199132
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  2. 2
    Goat's Adventure in Alphabet Town1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  3. 3
    Walrus's Adventure in Alphabet Town1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  4. 4
    Elfin's Adventure in Alphabet Town1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  5. 5
    Little Lady's Adventure in Alphabet Town1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  6. 6
    Nightingale's Adventure in Alphabet Town1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  7. 7
    Owl's Adventure in Alphabet Town1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  8. 8
    Squirrel's Adventure in Alphabet Town1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  9. 9
    Umpire's Adventure in Alphabet Town1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  10. 10
    Penguin's Adventure In Alphabet Town1992 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199232
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  11. 11
    Jack and Jill's Adventure in Alphabet Town2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200032
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Do you have to read Read Around Alphabet Town books in order?

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

Where to start with Read Around Alphabet Town

Start with Cat's Adventure in Alphabet Town (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Read Around Alphabet Town book?

Jack and Jill's Adventure in Alphabet Town (2000) is the newest Read Around Alphabet Town book released so far.

Is there a new Read Around Alphabet Town book coming?

No next Read Around Alphabet Town book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Read Around Alphabet Town at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Read Around Alphabet Town title on record dates from 2000, 26 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Read Around Alphabet Town books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
352 pages across all 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Read Around Alphabet Town books, 10 of 11, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 11 titles, 7 are credited to Laura Alden, 3 to Janet Riehecky, 2 to Jane Belk Moncure and 1 to Janet McDonnell.

What the Read Around Alphabet Town books are about

All 11 Read Around Alphabet Town books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: alphabet is tagged on 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other series by Laura Alden

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.