List of children's book series

A children's book series is a set of fiction books, written specifically for child readers. Most books have with a connected storyline, filled with a setup of intertwining elements for the reader to follow along in the progressing plot. However, some children's book series are self-contained in each installment but they still establish an integral set of characters to carry the narrative.

Series Author Publication range # of books in series
The Secrets of Droon Tony Abbott 1999–2010 44
Danny Dunn Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams 1956–1977
Happy Families Allan Ahlberg 1980– 20
The Chronicles of Prydain Lloyd Alexander 1964–1968
Aldo Zelnick[1] Karla Oceanak 2009–2018 A to Z; up to M so far
Animorphs K. A. Applegate 1996–2001 54 + 10 spinoffs
The Three Investigators Robert Arthur, Jr. and others 1964–1987
Motor Boat Boys Louis Arundel 1912–1915
Crispin Avi 2003–2010
The Railway Series Wilbert Awdry 1945–1972
Christopher Awdry 1983–2011
Fluffy Little Kitten Robert Bassett 2007–2008 4
Beverly Gray Clair Blank 1934–1955 26
The Berenstain Bears Stan and Jan Berenstain 1962–present 428
Arthur Luc Besson 2002–2005 4
Sam Hawkins, Pirate Detective Ian Billings 2003–2004
The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks John Bittleston and Eliza Quek 1987 4
The Famous Five Enid Blyton 1942–1963
The Secret Seven Enid Blyton 1949–1963
Paddington Bear Michael Bond 1958–2018
Dave Dawson series R. Sidney Bowen 1941–1946
Red Randall series R. Sidney Bowen 1944–1946
The Last Kids on Earth Max Brallier 2015–present 8 + 4 spinoffs
Clifford the Big Red Dog Norman Bridwell 1963–2015
Arthur Marc Brown 1976–2011
Lola Levine Monica Brown 2015–2017
Sarai Monica Brown 2018–present
Babar the Elephant series Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff 1931–present
School Friends Ann Bryant 2008–2009
Jennings Anthony Buckeridge 1950–1994 24
Catfish Bend Ben Lucien Burman 1952–1984 7
Molly Moon Georgia Byng 2002–2012 9
Alice Lewis Carroll 1865–1871 2
Three Thieves Scott Chantler 2008–2016 7
Henry Huggins Beverly Cleary 1950–1963
Ramona Beverly Cleary 1955–1999
The Magic School Bus Joanna Cole 1986–2010
The Land of Stories Chris Colfer 2012–present
Little Bill Bill Cosby 1997–1999 12
How to Train Your Dragon Cressida Cowell 2003–2015
The Demon Headmaster Gillian Cross 1982–2019 8
The Animals of Farthing Wood Colin Dann 1979–1994
Dauntless series James Kerr (as "Peter Dawlish") 1947–1960
Alex Archer series Tessa Duder 1987–1993
Tom Swift Victor Appleton 1910–1941
William Dougherty, John Almquist, Richard Sklar, James Duncan Lawrence, Thomas Mulvey and Richard McKenna 1954–1971
Bill Rotsler, Sharmon Divono, Neal Barrett, Jr. and Robert E. Vardeman 1981–1984
Bill McCay, Steven Grant, F. Gwynplaine MacIntrye, Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald, Robert E. Vardeman, Bruce Holland Rogers, Bridget McKenna 1991–1993
Tom Swift Young Inventor Victor Appleton 2006–2007
Firland Norman Sandiford Power 1970–1974
Matthew Livingston Marco Conelli 2007–
The Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks 1980–1998
Outernet Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore 2002–2003
Peter and the Starcatchers Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson 2004–2011
Oz series L. Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson, and others 1900–1920 (Baum); 1921–1963 (others)
Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans 1939–1956
John Bemelmans Marciano 1999–2013
The Dark Is Rising Sequence Susan Cooper 1965–1977 5
Geronimo Stilton Elisabetta Dami 2000–present
Amber Brown Paula Danziger 1994–2003
Bruce Coville and Elizabeth Levy 2012–present
The Hardy Boys Franklin W. Dixon 1927–2005
The Clues Brothers Franklin W. Dixon 1997–2000
The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers Franklin W. Dixon 2005–2012
The Hardy Boys Adventures Franklin W. Dixon 2013–present
The Familiars Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson 2010–2013 4
The Black Stallion Walter Farley and Steven Farley 1941–1989
Père Castor Paul Faucher 1933–present
The Great Brain John D. Fitzgerald 1967–1995
Just! Andy Griffiths 1997–2012 9
Raggedy Ann Johnny Gruelle 1918–present
Mr. Men Roger Hargreaves 1971–1988
Adam Hargreaves 1988–present
Little Miss Roger Hargreaves 1981–1988
Adam Hargreaves 1988–present
Timbuctoo Roger Hargreaves 1978–1979 25
Beaver Towers Nigel Hinton 1980–1997
Angelina Ballerina Katharine Holabird 1983–2021 60
Mona the Vampire Sonia Holleyman 1990– 7
Bobbsey Twins Laura Lee Hope 1904–1979
Bunnicula Deborah Howe and James Howe 1979–2006 7
Oxford Reading Tree Roderick Hunt and others 1985–present
Sugar Creek Gang Paul Hutchens 1940–1970
Redwall Brian Jacques 1986–2011
Biggles W. E. Johns 1932–1999
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Marcia T. Jones and Debbie Dadey 1990–2006
Chrestomanci Diana Wynne Jones 1977–2006
The Guardians of Childhood William Joyce 2011–2018 5
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Carolyn Keene 1930–2003
Nancy Drew Diaries Carolyn Keene 2013–present
Nancy Drew: Girl Detective Carolyn Keene 2004–2012
The Nancy Drew Files Carolyn Keene 1986–1997
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney 2007–present
Cahills vs. Vespers Gordon Korman, Jude Watson, Peter Lerangis, Roland Smith, Linda Sue Park and David Baldacci 2011–2013
Pelle No-Tail Gösta Knutsson 1939–1972 12
Mandie Lois Gladys Leppard 1983–2004 44
The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis 1950–1956
The Squickerwonkers Evangeline Lilly 2013–present
Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren 1945–1948
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo Monteiro Lobato 1920–1940
Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting 1920–1952
Superspecial C. Alexander London 2016
Betsy-Tacy Maud Hart Lovelace 1940–1955
The Deep Valley series Maud Hart Lovelace 1949–1953
Tales of the Kingdom Trilogy David and Karen Mains 1983–1996 3
The Lost Planet Angus MacVicar 1953–1964 8
The Baby-Sitters Club Ann M. Martin 1986–1999
The Baby-Sitters Club: Mysteries Ann M. Martin 1991–1998
The Baby-Sitters Club: Friends Forever Ann M. Martin 1999–2000
Winnie-the-Pooh A.A. Milne 1924–1928
David Benedictus 2009
Anne Shirley series Lucy Maud Montgomery 1908–1921
What-a-Mess Frank Muir
The Worst Witch Jill Murphy 1974–2018 8
Mrs. Coverlet trilogy Mary Nash 1961–1965
Psammead Trilogy E. Nesbit 1902–1906
The Borrowers Mary Norton 1952–1982
Rats of NIMH Robert C. O'Brien 1972 3
Jane Leslie Conly 1986–1990
Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor 2005–2013
The Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992–present
Abbey Series Elsie J. Oxenham 1920–1967
Vampirina Ballerina Anne Marie Pace 2012–2015
Junie B. Jones Barbara Park 1992–2012
Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey 1997–2015
Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter 1902–2012
The Nome Trilogy Terry Pratchett 1989–1990 3
Swallows and Amazons series Arthur Ransome 1930–1988
The Adventures of Tintin Georges Prosper Remi (as Hergé) 1929–1976
Curious George H.A. Rey and Margaret Rey 1941–1966
Percy Jackson & the Olympians Rick Riordan 2005–2009
The Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan 2010–2014
The Kane Chronicles Rick Riordan 2010–2012
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Rick Riordan 2015–present
The Trials of Apollo Rick Riordan 2016
The Clue Hunt Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, Patrick Carman, Linda Sue Park and Margaret Peterson Haddix 2008–2011
Harry Potter J.K. Rowling 1997–2007
The Winner's trilogy Marie Rutkoski 2014–2016 3
Wayside School Louis Sachar 1978–2020
The Little Ghost Godfrey Inger and Lasse Sandberg 1965–2005
Busytown Richard Scarry 1994–2000
I'm a Happy Hugglewug Niamh Sharkey 2005–2011
The Rescuers Margery Sharp 1959–1978 9
Horrid Henry Francesca Simon 1994–present
Oddies Grant Slater 2000s
A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket 1999–2006
Encyclopedia Brown Donald J. Sobol 1963–2012
Goosebumps R. L. Stine 1992–1997
Tales to Give You Goosebumps R. L. Stine 1994–1997
Give Yourself Goosebumps R. L. Stine 1995–2000
Goosebumps Presents R. L. Stine 1996–1998
Goosebumps Autobiographies R. L. Stine 1997–1998
Goosebumps Triple Header R. L. Stine 1997–1998
Goosebumps Series 2000 R. L. Stine 1998–2000
Goosebumps HorrorLand R. L. Stine 2008–2012
Goosebumps Most Wanted R. L. Stine 2012–present
Judy Bolton Mystery Stories[2] Margaret Sutton 1932–2012 40
The Happy Hollisters Andrew E. Svenson 1953–1969
Anatole Eve Titus 1956–1979 10
Basil of Baker Street Eve Titus 1958–1982 8
Cathy Hapka 2018–2020
Mary Poppins P. L. Travers 1934–1988 8
Bannerdale series Geoffrey Trease 1949–1956
Blinky Bill Dorothy Wall 1933–1934 3
The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner 1924–present
Unstoppable Jude Watson, Jeff Hirsch, Natalie Standiford and Gordon Korman 2013–2014
Doublecross Jude Watson, C. Alexander London, Jenny Goebel and Sarwat Chadda 2015–present
Monty the Dog Colin West 1989–1996 6
Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder 1932–1971
Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo Oneeka Williams 2013–2018
Hank Zipzer Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver 2003–2010
Mercer Boys Albert Capwell Wyckoff 1929–1933
Mystery Hunters Albert Capwell Wyckoff 1934–1936
Secret Coders Gene Luen Yang 2015–2018 6

See also

References
  1. "Aldo Zelnick Series". goodreads. Goodreads, Inc. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. "The Judy Bolton Mystery Stories by Margaret Sutton". Vintage Series Books for Girls. . . and a Few for Boys.
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