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SpongeBob Squarepants Books in Order

SpongeBob Squarepants contains 132 books, published between 2000 and 2024. The first book is Naughty Nautical Neighbors (2000) and the newest is Stage Fright (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
132
Published
2000–2024
Pages on record
3,380 in 38 of 132 books
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SpongeBob Squarepants is a series of children's books tied to the SpongeBob SquarePants television program, with subjects that include cartoons, comics, humorous stories, picture books and marine animals. The 132 books run from Naughty Nautical Neighbors (2000) to Stage Fright (2024). Nickelodeon Publishing is credited on 29 books, David Lewman on 25, Stephen Hillenburg on 19, Steven Banks on 9 and Erica David on 7. SpongeBob SquarePants Survival Guide (2002) and The Big Halloween Scare (2003) are among the early titles.

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How many SpongeBob Squarepants books are there?

SpongeBob Squarepants has 132 books, released between 2000 and 2024.

SpongeBob Squarepants Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 132 SpongeBob Squarepants 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 November 2026.

  1. Cover of SpongeBob SquarePants Survival Guide by David Lewman, book 2 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2002)
  2. Cover of The Amazing SpongeBobini, book 3 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2003)
  3. Cover of Hands Off!, book 7 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2003)
  4. Cover of Belly Laughs, book 8 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2003)
  5. Cover of Spongebob's Christmas Wish, book 11 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2003)
  6. Cover of Friends Forever by Stephen Hillenburg, book 12 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2003)
  7. Cover of The SpongeBob SquarePants Oracle by David Lewman, book 13 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2003)
  8. Cover of Bikini Bottom's Most Wanted, book 14 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  9. Cover of What's Cooking, SpongeBob?, book 16 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  10. Cover of And the Winner Is... by Jenny Miglis, book 18 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  11. Cover of Ice-Cream Dreams by Nancy Krulik, book 19 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  12. Cover of Tales From Bikini Bottom by Stephen Hillenburg, book 23 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  13. Cover of The Song That Never Ends by Steven Banks, book 24 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  14. Cover of Crime and Funishment by Stephen Hillenburg, book 25 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  15. Cover of Another Day, Another Sand Dollar by Stephen Hillenburg, book 26 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  16. Cover of Buried Treasure!, book 27 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  17. Cover of Trouble at the Krusty Krab!, book 28 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  18. Cover of Bubble Blowers, Beware!, book 29 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  19. Cover of You Can't Keep a Good Sponge Down by David Lewman, book 30 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2004)
  20. Cover of The Great Snail Race, book 32 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2005)
  21. Cover of Spongebob Squarepants: The Essential Guide by David Lewman, book 33 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2005)
  22. Cover of SpongeBob's Easter Parade, book 36 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2005)
  23. Cover of Go, Graduate!: All the Best from Bikini Bottom by David Lewman, book 39 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2005)
  24. Cover of Happy Birthday, SpongeBob! by J.P. Chanda, book 40 of the SpongeBob Squarepants series (2005)
  1. 1
    Naughty Nautical Neighbors2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  2. 2
    SpongeBob SquarePants Survival Guide2002 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002142
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  3. 3
    The Amazing SpongeBobini2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  4. 4
    Fearless2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  5. 5
    Special Delivery!2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  6. 6
    Best in Show2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  7. 7
    Hands Off!2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  8. 8
    Belly Laughs2003 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200348
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  9. 9
    The Big Halloween Scare2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  10. 10
    SpongeBob MoviePants2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  11. 11
    Spongebob's Christmas Wish2003 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200332
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  12. 12
    Friends Forever2003 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200396
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  13. 13
    The SpongeBob SquarePants Oracle2003 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003287
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  14. 14
    Bikini Bottom's Most Wanted2004 · 91 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200491
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  15. 15
    Once Upon a SpongeBob2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  16. 16
    What's Cooking, SpongeBob?2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  17. 17
    Are We There Yet?2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  18. 18
    And the Winner Is...2004 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200424
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  19. 19
    Ice-Cream Dreams2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  20. 20
    Drive Thru2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  21. 21
    SpongeBob and the Princess2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  22. 22
    Show Me the Bunny!2004 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200424
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  23. 23
    Tales From Bikini Bottom2004 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200496
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  24. 24
    The Song That Never Ends2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  25. 25
    Crime and Funishment2004 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200496
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  26. 26
    Another Day, Another Sand Dollar2004 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200496
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  27. 27
    Buried Treasure!2004 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004160
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  28. 28
    Trouble at the Krusty Krab!2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Bubble Blowers, Beware!2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  30. 30
    You Can't Keep a Good Sponge Down2004 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200496
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Where to start with SpongeBob Squarepants

Start with Naughty Nautical Neighbors (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest SpongeBob Squarepants book?

Stage Fright (2024) is the newest SpongeBob Squarepants book released so far.

Is there a new SpongeBob Squarepants book coming?

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

SpongeBob Squarepants at a glance

Still running
SpongeBob Squarepants is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
SpongeBob Squarepants books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,380 pages across the 38 of 132 books with a recorded length, a median of 92 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most SpongeBob Squarepants books, 72 of 132, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 132 titles, 29 are credited to Nickelodeon Publishing, 25 to David Lewman, 19 to Stephen Hillenburg and 9 to Steven Banks. A further 37 writers are credited. 13 titles carry no credit.

When SpongeBob Squarepants books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when SpongeBob Squarepants titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 72 titles.

2000s
72
2010s
53
2020s
7

132 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the SpongeBob Squarepants books are about

63 of the 132 SpongeBob Squarepants 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 36 of 63. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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