Wild Thornberrys Books in Order
Wild Thornberrys contains 9 books, published between 2000 and 2002. The first book is The Bird Who Cried Wolf (2000) and the newest is Gem of a Mom (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2000–2002
- Pages on record
- 240 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 4.0–6.0 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 240 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Wild Thornberrys is a franchise listing of 9 children's books published between 2000 and 2002, with no single series author: Kitty Richards carries 4 of the credits, Kim Ostrow 3 and Kiki Thorpe 2. Catalogue subjects record chimpanzees, jungles, birds, a snow leopard, blizzards, sisters, honesty and responsibility. The Bird Who Cried Wolf (2000) is the earliest title and Gem of a Mom (2002) the latest. Six books have a recorded length, with a median of 32 pages.
How many Wild Thornberrys books are there?
Wild Thornberrys has 9 books, released between 2000 and 2002.
Wild Thornberrys Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Wild Thornberrys 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.
- 1The Bird Who Cried Wolf2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 2Snowbound2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42000321/4
- 3In Too Deep2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42000321/4
- 4Have Yourself a Thornberry Little Christmas2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 5Darwin's Family Tree2001 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42001321/4
- 6The Trouble with Darwin2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 7One of a Kind2001 · 60 pages · confirmed 1/42001601/4
- 8Boarding-School Blues2002 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42002241/4
- 9Gem of a Mom2002 · 60 pages · confirmed 1/42002601/4
Where to start with Wild Thornberrys
Start with The Bird Who Cried Wolf (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Wild Thornberrys book?
Gem of a Mom (2002) is the newest Wild Thornberrys book released so far.
Is there a new Wild Thornberrys book coming?
No next Wild Thornberrys book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Wild Thornberrys at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Wild Thornberrys title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Wild Thornberrys books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 240 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Wild Thornberrys books, 9 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 9 titles, 4 are credited to Kitty Richards, 3 to Kim Ostrow and 2 to Kiki Thorpe.
What the Wild Thornberrys books are about
All 9 Wild Thornberrys books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: chimpanzees is tagged on 3 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Chimpanzees 3 of 9 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 9 books








