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Stink Books in Order

Stink by Megan McDonald contains 14 books, published between 2005 and 2023. The first book is Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (2005) and the newest is Stink: Superhero Superfan (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2005–2023
Confirmed
1 of 14 titles
Pages on record
1,777 in 12 of 14 books
Reading time
30–44 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,777 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable Stink checklist

Stink is a humorous children's series by Megan McDonald, 14 books published between 2005 and 2023. The series is named for James Moody, known as Stink, the shortest kid in the second grade. School, animals, frogs, swimming, money-making projects and brothers and sisters supply the subjects. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (2005) opens the series and Stink: Superhero Superfan (2023) is the most recent book.

How many Stink books are there?

Stink has 14 books, released between 2005 and 2023.

Stink Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Stink 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 Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker by Megan McDonald, book 2 of the Stink series (2006)
  2. Cover of Stink: Solar System Superhero by Megan McDonald, book 5 of the Stink series (2010)
  3. Cover of Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown by Megan McDonald, book 6 of the Stink series (2011)
  4. Cover of Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk by Megan McDonald, book 7 of the Stink series (2012)
  5. Cover of Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout by Megan McDonald, book 8 of the Stink series (2013)
  6. Cover of Stink and the Shark Sleepover by Megan McDonald, book 9 of the Stink series (2014)
  7. Cover of Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold by Megan McDonald, book 10 of the Stink series (2016)
  8. Cover of Stink: Hamlet and Cheese by Megan McDonald, book 12 of the Stink series (2018)
  9. Cover of Stink and the Hairy Scary Spider by Megan McDonald, book 13 of the Stink series (2020)
  10. Cover of Stink: Superhero Superfan by Megan McDonald, book 14 of the Stink series (2023)
  1. 1
    Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid2005 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005128
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  2. 2
    Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  3. 3
    Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers2007 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007144
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  4. 4
    Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express2008 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008144
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  5. 5
    Stink: Solar System Superhero2010 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010144
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  6. 6
    Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown2011 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011144
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  7. 7
    Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk2012 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012160
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  8. 8
    Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout2013 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013160
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  9. 9
    Stink and the Shark Sleepover2014 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014158
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  10. 10
    Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold2016 · 131 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016131
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  11. 11
    Stink: Twice as Incredible2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  12. 12
    Stink: Hamlet and Cheese2018 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018144
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  13. 13
    Stink and the Hairy Scary Spider2020 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020160
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  14. 14
    Stink: Superhero Superfan2023 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023160
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Is there a chronological order for Stink?

No separate chronological order is on record for Stink, 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 Stink books in order?

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

Where to start with Stink

Start with Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Stink book?

Stink: Superhero Superfan (2023) is the newest Stink book released so far.

Is there a new Stink book coming?

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

Stink at a glance

Paused
No new Stink title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Stink books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,777 pages across the 12 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stink books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Stink books are about

12 of the 14 Stink 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 10 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Megan McDonald

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

Other series by Megan McDonald

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