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Step into Reading: Step 1 Books in Order

Step into Reading: Step 1 contains 25 books, published between 1938 and 2022. The first book is I Like Bugs (1938) and the newest is Love Stinks! (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1938–2022
Pages on record
397 in 13 of 25 books
Reading time
6.6–9.9 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 397 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.

See all 25 books in order Printable Step into Reading: Step 1 checklist

Step into Reading: Step 1 is a children's book line, running to 25 titles in this listing. No single author carries it: Apple Jordan and Dana Meachen Rau are named on 3 each, Margaret Wise Brown, Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Joan Holub and Diana Murray on 2 each, and Raymond Briggs and Molly Coxe on one apiece. The books are short, with a median recorded length of 32 pages. Animals, insects, dinosaurs, bears and schools supply the subject matter, and stories in rhyme is among the recorded subjects. The dates attached to the titles run from 1938 to 2022.

How many Step into Reading: Step 1 books are there?

Step into Reading: Step 1 has 25 books, released between 1938 and 2022.

Step into Reading: Step 1 Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Step into Reading: Step 1 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 I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown, book 1 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (1938)
  2. Cover of I Like Stars by Margaret Wise Brown, book 2 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (1954)
  3. Cover of Big Egg by Molly Coxe, book 4 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (1997)
  4. Cover of Dancing Dinos Go to School by Sally Lucas, book 5 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (1998)
  5. Cover of Bear Hugs by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, book 6 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2000)
  6. Cover of The Cat in the Hat the Movie!: Cooking with the Cat by Bonnie Worth, book 8 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series
  7. Cover of Barbie: School Days by Apple Jordan, book 9 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2004)
  8. Cover of Barbie: Love Is in the Air by Apple Jordan, book 11 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2006)
  9. Cover of Flying High by Nick Eliopulos, book 12 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2008)
  10. Cover of Corn Aplenty by Dana Meachen Rau, book 13 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2009)
  11. Cover of Barbie: Horse Show Champ, book 14 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2009)
  12. Cover of Flip Flop! by Dana Meachen Rau, book 16 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2011)
  13. Cover of Ballet Stars by Joan Holub, book 17 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2012)
  14. Cover of Monkey Play by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, book 18 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2012)
  15. Cover of Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom! by Joan Holub, book 19 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2013)
  16. Cover of Chicks! by Sandra Horning, book 20 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2013)
  17. Cover of Robot, Go Bot!: A Comic Reader by Dana Meachen Rau, book 21 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2013)
  18. Cover of Santa's Little Engine, book 22 of the Step into Reading: Step 1 series (2014)
  1. 1
    I Like Bugs1938 · confirmed 2/4
    1938–
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  2. 2
    I Like Stars1954 · 30 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195430
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  3. 3
    The Snowman and the Snowdog1978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  4. 4
    Big Egg1997 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199732
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  5. 5
    Dancing Dinos Go to School1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  6. 6
    Bear Hugs2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  7. 7
    Best Dad in the Sea2003 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200332
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  8. 8
    The Cat in the Hat the Movie!: Cooking with the Cat2003 · 31 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200331
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  9. 9
    Barbie: School Days2004 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200432
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  10. 10
    Barbie: On Your Toes2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  11. 11
    Barbie: Love Is in the Air2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  12. 12
    Flying High2008 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200832
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  13. 13
    Corn Aplenty2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    Barbie: Horse Show Champ2009 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200932
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  15. 15
    Big Friend, Little Friend2010 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201032
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  16. 16
    Flip Flop!2011 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201124
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  17. 17
    Ballet Stars2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  18. 18
    Monkey Play2012 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201232
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  19. 19
    Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!2013 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201324
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  20. 20
    Chicks!2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  21. 21
    Robot, Go Bot!: A Comic Reader2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201332
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  22. 22
    Santa's Little Engine2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201432
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  23. 23
    Best Friends2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  24. 24
    Double the Dinosaurs2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  25. 25
    Love Stinks!2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Where to start with Step into Reading: Step 1

Start with I Like Bugs (1938), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Step into Reading: Step 1 book?

Love Stinks! (2022) is the newest Step into Reading: Step 1 book released so far.

Is there a new Step into Reading: Step 1 book coming?

No next Step into Reading: Step 1 book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Step into Reading: Step 1 at a glance

Paused
No new Step into Reading: Step 1 title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Step into Reading: Step 1 books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
397 pages across the 13 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Step into Reading: Step 1 books, 9 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 25 titles, 3 are credited to Apple Jordan, 3 to Dana Meachen Rau, 2 to Margaret Wise Brown and 2 to Alyssa Satin Capucilli. A further 11 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.

What the Step into Reading: Step 1 books are about

20 of the 25 Step into Reading: Step 1 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 15 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.