Insects book series in reading order

by Tedd Arnold

Fly Guy, a pet fly, is Tedd Arnold's best-known creation. Arnold is an American children's writer and illustrator, born 20 January 1949 in Elmira, New York, and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor went to three of his books: Hi! Fly Guy! (2006), I Spy Fly Guy (2010) and Noodleheads See the Future (2018). Huggly, Noodleheads, Parts and Fly Guy Presents make up the other series, written for early readers at a median of 32 pages. The listing holds 76 titles dated 1987 to 2022.

Adrian Tchaikovsky

83 books• 21 series

Adrian Tchaikovsky is the name under which British author Adrian Czajkowski, born in June 1972, publishes fantasy and science fiction. The natural world shapes the writing, which often treats artificial intelligence and alienness through non-human characters. Tchaikovsky is best known for Shadows of the Apt and for the Children of Time series, which won a Hugo Award; Children of Time also took the 30th Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2016. The catalogue holds 86 books, opening with Empire in Black and Gold (2008), and Last Song of Ash is due in 2027. Further series include Final Architecture, Tyrant Philosophers, Dogs of War and Echoes of the Fall.

Biologist Bernd Heinrich, born in 1940 in Bad Polzin, Germany, is professor emeritus at the University of Vermont. Heinrich's research on insect physiology and on bird behavior informs most of his 23 books, which examine how animals and plants adapt to their environments; other Heinrich books offer personal reflections on nature. Bumblebee Economics (1979) is the first. Ravens in Winter (1989), A Year in the Maine Woods (1994) and Mind of the Raven (1999) are later titles, and Racing the Clock (2021) is the latest.

Julia Donaldson

349 books• 14 series

Dame Julia Donaldson, born Julia Catherine Shields on 16 September 1948, is a British writer and playwright who served as Children's Laureate from 2011 to 2013. Rhyming stories for children made Donaldson's name, above all those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, such as The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Superworm. Donaldson first wrote songs for children's television; the lyrics of A Squash and a Squeeze became a picture book in 1993, and books have been the focus since. The catalogue carries 349 entries, from Tim's Bad Mood and Other Stories (1970) to The Tooth Fairy and the Crocodile (2026), including Tales from Acorn Wood, Princess Mirror-Belle and Zog.

Margaret Wise Brown (May 23, 1910 - November 13, 1952) was an American writer of children's books, among them The Runaway Bunny (1942) and Goodnight Moon (1947), both with illustrations by Clement Hurd. Brown has been called the laureate of the nursery. Brown also published as Golden MacDonald for Doubleday, as Timothy Hay for Harper & Brothers, and, with Edith Thacher Hurd, as Juniper Sage for William R. Scott. The catalogue lists 166 books, opening with When the Wind Blew (1937), then I Like Bugs and The Steam Roller (1938). Stories in rhyme, rabbits, bedtime and sound recur in the subjects.

Max Lucado

278 books• 6 series

Max Lucado has 278 books in the catalogue, published between 1985 and 2026, and subject headings centre on Christian life, the Bible, Jesus Christ, meditations and biblical teaching. Lucado, born January 11, 1955, is an American author and minister at Oak Hills Church, formerly Oak Hills Church of Christ, in San Antonio, Texas. The earliest titles are No Wonder They Call Him the Savior and On the Anvil (both 1985), then God Came Near (1986), The Applause of Heaven (1990) and He Still Moves Stones (1992). Series include Life Lessons, Hermie & Friends, Max Lucado's Wemmicks and Just in Case, and children's fiction is also among the subjects. The newest listed title is Unbreakable Courage Bible Study Guide (2026).

Bill Myers is an American Christian author, film director and film producer, born in Seattle, Washington on September 9, 1953. The animated series McGee and Me! is the work Myers is most noted for. Myers writes across comedy, horror, thriller, fiction and nonfiction. The catalogue holds 132 books, from My Friend William Moved Away (1979) to Commune (2023), with the 1990s as the busiest decade. Series include Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle, Forbidden Doors, Bloodhounds Inc., TJ and the Time Stumblers and Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog, SPLAT. Catalogue subjects cover Christian life, children's fiction, humorous stories, time travel and spies.

Lynne Reid Banks (31 July 1929 to 4 April 2024) was a British author who wrote for both children and adults. The Indian in the Cupboard sold more than 15 million copies and became a film. The L-Shaped Room, the 1960 debut novel, was a best seller, was filmed, and gained two sequels, The Backward Shadow and Two is Lonely. Banks also wrote Dark Quartet, about the Brontë family, and Path to the Silent Country, about Charlotte Brontë. The catalogue lists 50 books from 1960 to The Red Red Dragon (2022), including the Harry the Poisonous Centipede series.

Judy Moody, a series that has sold more than 30 million copies, is what Megan McDonald is best known for. McDonald, born Megan Jo McDonald on February 28, 1959, is an American children's author and a former librarian, and also wrote the Julie Albright books for American Girl as well as picture books. The catalogue lists 113 McDonald books, from Is This a House for Hermit Crab? (1990) to The Big Bad Badgers (2025). Other series include Stink, Judy Moody & Friends, Beezy and Sisters Club, and the subjects include school, family life and brothers and sisters.

Epic fantasy quests define David Eddings's catalogue: the Belgariad and the Malloreon around Garion, the Elenium and the Tamuli around Sparhawk, and the Dreamers books. High Hunt (1973) is the earliest of 29 catalogued titles, Pawn of Prophecy (1982) opens the Belgariad, and Seeress of Kell closes the catalogued run. Magic, wizards and imaginary wars supply the material, and the 1990s were the densest decade.

Frank Herbert

90 books• 8 series

Frank Herbert (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for Dune (1965) and the five sequels that followed it. Dune ranks among the best-selling science fiction novels ever published. Herbert also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and lecturer. The catalogue opens with Operation Syndrome (1954) and continues through The Dragon in the Sea (1956), Missing Link (1959), The Worlds of Frank Herbert (1961) and Dune World (1963). Pandora Sequence and ConSentiency Universe are further series, and metaphysics and the imaginary place Dune appear in the subjects.

Eric Carle

165 books• 6 series

Eric Carle (25 June 1929 to 23 May 2021) was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a picture book first published in 1969, has sold more than 55 million copies in over 70 languages. Carle illustrated more than 70 children's books and wrote most of them, and sales across the Carle books exceed 170 million copies. Catalogued titles begin with 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo (1968), followed by The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969), Pancakes, Pancakes! (1970), The Tiny Seed (1970) and Do You Want to Be My Friend? (1971). Subjects include board books, counting, color, animals and caterpillars.

Joan Holub, born in Texas in 1956, has written and illustrated over 180 children's books and also publishes as Rita Book and Brad Bucks. The catalogue lists 184 Holub titles from If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution (1987) to This Little Engineer (2023), with a median length of 48 pages. Subject tags include Greek mythology, Greek goddesses, stories in rhyme, schools and ants. Holub series include Goddess Girls, Mini Myths, Ant Hill, Doll Hospital, Young Princesses Around the World and Smart About History.

Andrew Smith is the name on 38 catalogued books published between 1982 and 2024, and the listing gathers more than one kind of work under it. Fiction titles include The Marbury Lens (2010), Stick (2011), King of Marbury (2012) and Passenger (2012), with Marbury Lens, Winger, Grasshopper Jungle and Sam Abernathy recorded as series. Full Circle (1982) and The Invasion of E-Space (2010) sit beside a Doctor Who character entry, and John Dorney, Lalla Ward, Suanne Braun, Una McCormack, Steve Lyons, Iain McLaughlin and Nigel Fairs are credited alongside those. Moondust (2005) and Devil in the Stack (2024) are non-fiction. Subjects recorded include children's fiction, friendship, survival, science fiction, family life, schools, humorous stories and horror stories.