Jane Yolen books in order
Author, editor, narrator of audiobook
- Lived
- 1939–2026
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 160
- Series
- 1
Jane Yolen published 34 novels, 11 novellas, 20 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book, 80 children's books, 3 poetry collections and 11 other books, beginning with The Emperor and the Kite (1967). The series is The Pit Dragon Chronicles (4 books, starting with Dragon's Blood). The best-known is How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? (2000).
Updated September 2026
The Pit Dragon Chronicles books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 Dragon's Blood (1982) · 2 Heart's Blood (1984) · 3 A Sending of Dragons (1987) · 4 Dragon's Heart (2009)
- 1.
Dragon's Blood (1982)
- 2.
Heart's Blood (1984)
- 3.
A Sending of Dragons (1987)
- 4.
Dragon's Heart (2009)
Where to start with Jane Yolen
Start here
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Jane Yolen's most-read book.
Shortest way in
The Devil's Arithmetic
One of the most-read, at about 170 pages.
Standalone novels in order
The Witch Who Wasn't (1964)
Greyling (1968)
The Magic Three of Solatia (1974)
No Bath Tonight (1978)
The Gift of Sarah Baker (1981)
Cards of Grief (1984)
Merlin's Booke (1986)
Piggins (1987)
Sister Light, Sister Dark (1988)
The Books of Great Alta (1988)
The Devil's Arithmetic (Nov 1988)
White Jenna (1989)
After the King (1991)
Briar Rose (1992)
Picnic with Piggins (1993)
Beneath the Ghost Moon (1994)
Raising Yoder's Barn (1998)
The One-armed Queen (1998)
Armageddon Summer (Sep 1998), with Bruce Coville
Off We Go! (1999)
The Wizard's Map (1999)
Boots and the Seven Leaguers (2000)
The Flying Witch (2000)
The Hurrying Child (2001)
How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colours and Numbers? (2007)
Mama's Kiss (2008)
Except the Queen (2010)
How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Cats? (2010)
How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Birthday? (2011)
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey (2012)
Thunder Underground (2017)
Crow Not Crow (2018)
Novellas in order
The Inway Investigators = (1969)
Wizard of Washington Square (1969)
Hobo Toad and the Motorcycle Gang (1970)
The Transfigured Hart (1975)
The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms (1978)
Wizard's Hall (Jun 1991)
Children of the Wolf (1993)
Commander Toad and the Space Pirates (1997)
Commander Toad and the Voyage Home (1997)
The Pictish Child (1999)
The Bagpiper's Ghost (2002)
Short story collections in order
The Girl Who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales (1973)
Zoo 2000; Twelve Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy Beasts (1973)
The Moon Ribbon (1976)
The Hundredth Dove and Other Tales (1977)
Dream Weaver (1979)
Tales of Wonder (1983)
Dragonfield and Other Stories (1985)
Things That Go Bump in the Night (1989)
2041 (1991)
Vampires (1991)
Xanadu 3 (1993)
Here There Be Unicorns (1994)
Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast (1997)
Here There Be Dragons (1998)
Gray Heroes (1999)
Sherwood (2000)
Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories (2000)
The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories (2004)
The Emerald Circus (2017)
Midnight Circus (2020)
Non-fiction in order
Mirror, Mirror (2000)
Children's books in order
The Emperor and the Kite (1967)
The Minstrel and the Mountain (1967)
World on a String (1968)
Friend (1972)
The Girl Who Loved the Wind (1972)
An Invitation to the Butterfly Ball (1976)
Ring Out! (1978)
The Simple Prince (1978)
Shirlick Holmes and the Case of the Wandering Wardrobe (1981)
Sleeping Ugly (1981)
Touch Magic (1981)
Owl Moon (1987)
Piggins and the Royal Wedding (1988)
Werewolves (1988)
Encounter (1989)
Sky Dogs (1990)
The Dragon's Boy (1990)
Wings (1990)
All Those Secrets of the World (1991)
Letting Swift River Go (1991)
Commander Toad in Space (1993)
Raining Cats and Dogs (1993)
Welcome to the Green House (1993)
Little Mouse & Elephant (1994)
Here There Be Witches (1995)
Merlin and the Dragons (1995)
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens (1995)
Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole (1996)
Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes (1996)
Hobby (1996)
Passager (1996)
Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy (1997)
Merlin (1997)
Miz Berlin Walks (1997)
Tam Lin (1998)
Welcome to the Ice House (1998)
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? (2000)
Not One Damsel in Distress (2000)
Queen's Own Fool (2000)
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze (2001)
Girl in a Cage (2002)
Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons (2002)
Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast (2003)
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? (2003)
How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read? (2003)
Sword of the Rightful King (2003)
How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms? (2004)
How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? (2004)
Jason and the Gorgon's Blood (2004)
Prince Across the Water (2004)
The Salem Witch Trials (2004)
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? (2005)
Meow (2005)
Pay the Piper (2005)
Soft House (2005)
How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colors? (2006)
How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? (2006)
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School? (How Do Dinosaurs...) (2007)
The Rogues (Stuart Quartet) (2007)
Sea Queens (2008)
An Egret's Day (2009)
Come to the Fairies' Ball (2009)
How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? (2009)
Foiled (2010)
Lost Boy (2010)
Not All Princesses Dress in Pink (2010)
Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters (2011)
Snow in Summer (2011)
The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye (2011)
Bad Girls (2012)
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Cookies (2012)
B.u.g (2013)
How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? (2013)
Romping Monsters Stomping Monsters (2013)
Centaur Rising (2014)
How Do Dinosaurs Stay Friends? (2015)
A Bear Sat on My Porch Today (2018)
Mapping the Bones (2018)
Poetry in order
Alphabestiary (1995)
Color Me a Rhyme (2000)
The Radiation Sonnets (2003)
Other books in order
Writing Books for Children (1973)
Favorite Folktales from Around the World (1986)
Guide to Writing for Children (1989)
Hands (1993)
Xanadu 2 (1994)
Dove Isabeau (1997)
Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters (2000)
Firebird (2000)
The Fish Prince and Other Stories (2001)
Take Joy (2003)
Scarlet Circus (2023)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)TV · from The Devil's Arithmetic
About Jane Yolen
Jane Hyatt Yolen was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction and children's books best known for The Devil's Arithmetic, a Holocaust novella. Her other works include the Nebula Award–winning short works "Sister Emily's Lightship" and "Lost Girls", Owl Moon, The Emperor and the Kite, and the Commander Toad series. She also worked as an editor and collaborated on works with all three of her children, most extensively with Adam Stemple.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Jane Yolen FAQ
- How many books has Jane Yolen written?
- Jane Yolen published 34 novels, 11 novellas, 20 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book, 80 children's books, 3 poetry collections and 11 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Jane Yolen's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start The Pit Dragon Chronicles with Dragon's Blood. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Jane Yolen's last book?
- Midnight Circus (2020).
- What is Jane Yolen's most famous book?
- How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? (2000) is Jane Yolen's most widely read book.
- Are Jane Yolen's books connected?
- 4 books belong to 1 series (The Pit Dragon Chronicles); the other 156 books stand alone.
- Which Jane Yolen books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including The Devil's Arithmetic (TV, 1999).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.