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Time Warp Trio Books in Order

Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka contains 27 books, published between 1987 and 2007. The first book is Knights of the Kitchen Table (1987) and the newest is Harem Scare'em (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
1987–2007
Pages on record
1,855 in 23 of 27 books
Reading time
31–46 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,855 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

See all 27 books in order Printable Time Warp Trio checklist

The Time Warp Trio sends its three through history by magic, across 27 humorous books by Jon Scieszka published between 1987 and 2007. Knights of the Kitchen Table (1987) opens the run, and The Not-so-Jolly Roger (1991), The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy (1992), Your Mother Was a Neanderthal (1993), 2095 (1995) and Tut, Tut (1996) follow. Cowboys, prehistoric peoples and books themselves turn up among the subjects. Harem Scare'em (2007) closes the series.

How many Time Warp Trio books are there?

Time Warp Trio has 27 books, released between 1987 and 2007.

Time Warp Trio Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Time Warp Trio 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 Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka, book 1 of the Time Warp Trio series (1987)
  2. Cover of The Not-so-Jolly Roger by Jon Scieszka, book 2 of the Time Warp Trio series (1991)
  3. Cover of The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy by Jon Scieszka, book 3 of the Time Warp Trio series (1992)
  4. Cover of Your Mother Was a Neanderthal by Jon Scieszka, book 4 of the Time Warp Trio series (1993)
  5. Cover of 2095 by Jon Scieszka, book 5 of the Time Warp Trio series (1995)
  6. Cover of Tut, Tut by Jon Scieszka, book 6 of the Time Warp Trio series (1996)
  7. Cover of Summer Reading is Killing Me! by Jon Scieszka, book 7 of the Time Warp Trio series (1998)
  8. Cover of It's All Greek to Me by Jon Scieszka, book 8 of the Time Warp Trio series (1999)
  9. Cover of See You Later, Gladiator by Jon Scieszka, book 9 of the Time Warp Trio series (2000)
  10. Cover of Sam Samurai by Jon Scieszka, book 10 of the Time Warp Trio series (2001)
  11. Cover of Viking It and Liking It by Jon Scieszka, book 11 of the Time Warp Trio series (2002)
  12. Cover of Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? by Jon Scieszka, book 12 of the Time Warp Trio series (2002)
  13. Cover of Me Oh Maya by Jon Scieszka, book 13 of the Time Warp Trio series (2003)
  14. Cover of Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci by Jon Scieszka, book 14 of the Time Warp Trio series (2004)
  15. Cover of Oh Say, I Can't See by Jon Scieszka, book 15 of the Time Warp Trio series (2005)
  16. Cover of Nightmare On Joe's Street by Jon Scieszka, book 17 of the Time Warp Trio series (2006)
  17. Cover of You Can't, But Genghis Khan by Jon Scieszka, book 18 of the Time Warp Trio series (2006)
  18. Cover of The Seven Blunders of the World by Jon Scieszka, book 19 of the Time Warp Trio series (2006)
  19. Cover of Lewis and Clark...and Jodie, Freddi, And Samantha by Jon Scieszka, book 20 of the Time Warp Trio series (2006)
  20. Cover of Plaid to the Bone by Jon Scieszka, book 21 of the Time Warp Trio series (2007)
  21. Cover of South Pole or Bust (an Egg) by Jon Scieszka, book 22 of the Time Warp Trio series (2007)
  22. Cover of The High and the Flighty by Jon Scieszka, book 23 of the Time Warp Trio series (2007)
  23. Cover of Meet You at Waterloo by Jon Scieszka, book 24 of the Time Warp Trio series (2007)
  24. Cover of Wushu Were Here by Jon Scieszka, book 25 of the Time Warp Trio series (2007)
  1. 1
    Knights of the Kitchen Table1987 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198764
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  2. 2
    The Not-so-Jolly Roger1991 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199164
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  3. 3
    The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy1992 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199280
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  4. 4
    Your Mother Was a Neanderthal1993 · 78 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199378
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  5. 5
    20951995 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199580
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  6. 6
    Tut, Tut1996 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199680
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  7. 7
    Summer Reading is Killing Me!1998 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199873
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  8. 8
    It's All Greek to Me1999 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199980
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    See You Later, Gladiator2000 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200096
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  10. 10
    Sam Samurai2001 · 85 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200185
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  11. 11
    Viking It and Liking It2002 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200296
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  12. 12
    Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?2002 · 74 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200274
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  13. 13
    Me Oh Maya2003 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200396
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  14. 14
    Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci2004 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200496
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Oh Say, I Can't See2005 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200580
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Marco? Polo!2006 · 90 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200690
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  17. 17
    Nightmare On Joe's Street2006 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200696
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  18. 18
    You Can't, But Genghis Khan2006 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200680
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    The Seven Blunders of the World2006 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200696
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Lewis and Clark...and Jodie, Freddi, And Samantha2006 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200680
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Plaid to the Bone2007 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200796
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    South Pole or Bust (an Egg)2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  23. 23
    The High and the Flighty2007 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200747
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  24. 24
    Meet You at Waterloo2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  25. 25
    Wushu Were Here2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  26. 26
    What's So Great About Peter?2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  27. 27
    Harem Scare'em2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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Is there a chronological order for Time Warp Trio?

No separate chronological order is on record for Time Warp Trio, 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 Time Warp Trio books in order?

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

Where to start with Time Warp Trio

Start with Knights of the Kitchen Table (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Time Warp Trio book?

Harem Scare'em (2007) is the newest Time Warp Trio book released so far.

Is there a new Time Warp Trio book coming?

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

Time Warp Trio at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Time Warp Trio title on record dates from 2007, 19 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Time Warp Trio books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,855 pages across the 23 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 80 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Time Warp Trio books, 19 of 27, were published in the 2000s.

What the Time Warp Trio books are about

22 of the 27 Time Warp Trio 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 21 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jon Scieszka

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

Other series by Jon Scieszka

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