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Step into Reading Books in Order

Step into Reading contains 223 books, published between 1969 and 2024. The first book is Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (1969) and the newest is Minecraft: The Ultimate Collection! (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
223
Published
1969–2024
Pages on record
1,934 in 52 of 223 books
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Step into Reading is a children's book series with 223 catalogued titles dated 1969 to 2024, and the median entry runs to 32 pages. Credits are spread widely: Random House appears on 21 books, Marc Brown on 14, Courtney Carbone on 13, Walt Disney on 12 and Candice Ransom on 10. The earliest listed title is Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (1969), and the run includes Sleepy Dog (1984), Hungry, Hungry Sharks! (1986) and Whales: The Gentle Giants (1989). Minecraft: The Ultimate Collection! (2024) is the newest entry, and subject tags include animals, friendship, stories in rhyme and Barbie.

How many Step into Reading books are there?

Step into Reading has 223 books, released between 1969 and 2024.

Step into Reading Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 223 Step into Reading 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 Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni, book 1 of the Step into Reading series (1969)
  2. Cover of The Nutcracker Ballet by Deborah Hautzig, book 2 of the Step into Reading series (1983)
  3. Cover of Sleepy Dog by Harriet Ziefert, book 3 of the Step into Reading series (1984)
  4. Cover of Little Witch's Big Night by Deborah Hautzig, book 4 of the Step into Reading series (1984)
  5. Cover of Hungry, Hungry Sharks! by Joanna Cole, book 6 of the Step into Reading series (1986)
  6. Cover of The Missing Tooth by Joanna Cole, book 8 of the Step into Reading series (1988)
  7. Cover of Fox On The Job by James Marshall, book 9 of the Step into Reading series (1988)
  8. Cover of Little Sure Shot, book 16 of the Step into Reading series (1993)
  9. Cover of The True Story of Pocahontas by Lucille Recht Penner, book 18 of the Step into Reading series (1994)
  10. Cover of The Snowball by Jennifer Armstrong, book 19 of the Step into Reading series (1996)
  11. Cover of Arthur's Reading Race by Marc Brown, book 20 of the Step into Reading series (1996)
  12. Cover of Twisters! by Lucille Recht Penner, book 21 of the Step into Reading series (1996)
  13. Cover of Marmee's Surprise: A Little Women Story by Monica Kulling, book 22 of the Step into Reading series (1997)
  14. Cover of Sunshine, Moonshine by Jennifer Armstrong, book 23 of the Step into Reading series (1997)
  15. Cover of Arthur Tricks the Tooth Fairy by Marc Brown, book 24 of the Step into Reading series (1998)
  16. Cover of A Fly on the Ceiling, book 25 of the Step into Reading series (1998)
  17. Cover of Babe the Sheep Pig: Oops, Pig! by Shana Corey, book 27 of the Step into Reading series (1998)
  18. Cover of Arthur, Clean Your Room! by Marc Brown, book 30 of the Step into Reading series (1999)
  19. Cover of Arthur In a Pickle by Marc Brown, book 31 of the Step into Reading series (1999)
  20. Cover of Say Cheese! by Nancy Smiler Levinson, book 32 of the Step into Reading series (2000)
  21. Cover of Alligators: Life in the Wild, book 33 of the Step into Reading series (2000)
  22. Cover of Little Witch's Bad Dream by Deborah Hautzig, book 34 of the Step into Reading series (2000)
  23. Cover of Elephants: Life in the Wild by Monica Kulling, book 35 of the Step into Reading series (2000)
  24. Cover of Arthur's Lost Puppy by Marc Brown, book 36 of the Step into Reading series (2000)
  1. 1
    Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse1969 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196940
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  2. 2
    The Nutcracker Ballet1983 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198348
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  3. 3
    Sleepy Dog1984 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198432
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  4. 4
    Little Witch's Big Night1984 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198447
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  5. 5
    The Best Mistake Ever!1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  6. 6
    Hungry, Hungry Sharks!1986 · 52 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198652
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  7. 7
    Norma Jean, Jumping Bean1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  8. 8
    The Missing Tooth1988 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198848
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  9. 9
    Fox On The Job1988 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198848
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  10. 10
    Whales: The Gentle Giants1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  11. 11
    Bravest Dog Ever: Story of Balto1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  12. 12
    The First Thanksgiving1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  13. 13
    Richard Scarry's Watch Your Step, Mr. Rabbit!1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  14. 14
    Christopher Columbus1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  15. 15
    Wild, Wild Wolves1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  16. 16
    Little Sure Shot1993 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199348
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  17. 17
    Dolphins!1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  18. 18
    The True Story of Pocahontas1994 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199447
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  19. 19
    The Snowball1996 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199630
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  20. 20
    Arthur's Reading Race1996 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199624
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  21. 21
    Twisters!1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  22. 22
    Marmee's Surprise: A Little Women Story1997 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199747
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  23. 23
    Sunshine, Moonshine1997 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199731
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  24. 24
    Arthur Tricks the Tooth Fairy1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  25. 25
    A Fly on the Ceiling1998 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199848
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  26. 26
    The Dragon's Scales1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  27. 27
    Babe the Sheep Pig: Oops, Pig!1998 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199832
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  28. 28
    Bears Life in the Wild1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  29. 29
    Little Witch Goes to School1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  30. 30
    Arthur, Clean Your Room!1999 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199924
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Where to start with Step into Reading

Start with Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (1969), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Step into Reading book?

Minecraft: The Ultimate Collection! (2024) is the newest Step into Reading book released so far.

Is there a new Step into Reading book coming?

No next Step into Reading 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 at a glance

Still running
Step into Reading is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Step into Reading books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,934 pages across the 52 of 223 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Step into Reading books, 90 of 223, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 223 titles, 21 are credited to Random House, 14 to Marc Brown, 13 to Courtney Carbone and 12 to Walt Disney. A further 79 writers are credited. 5 titles carry no credit.

What the Step into Reading books are about

60 of the 223 Step into Reading 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 27 of 60. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.