Jon Scieszka books in order
Children's writer and reading advocate from the United States
- Born
- 1954
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 52
Jon Scieszka has published 2 novels, 3 short story collections, 46 children's books and 1 poetry collection, beginning with The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (1989). The latest is The Plant Planet (2019).
Updated September 2026
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Jon Scieszka's most-read book.
Newest
The Plant Planet
Published 2019.
Standalone novels in order
Baloney (2001)
The Plant Planet (2019)
Short story collections in order
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (1992)
Garage Tales (2010)
Who Done It? (2013)
Children's books in order
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (1989)
The Frog Prince Continued (1991)
The Not-So-Jolly Roger (1991)
Time Warp Trio (1991)
The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy (1992)
Your Mother Was a Neanderthal (1993)
Math Curse (1995)
Tut, Tut (1996)
Squids Will Be Squids (1998)
Summer Reading Is Killing Me! (Time Warp Trio) (1998)
It's All Greek to Me (Time Warp Trio, 8) (1999)
See You Later, Gladiator (2000)
Sam Samurai (2001)
Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge (2002)
Viking It & Liking It (2002)
The Time Warp Trio Me Oh Maya (The Time Warp Trio, #13) (2003)
Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci (2004)
Science Verse (2004)
Guys Write for Guys Read (2005)
Oh Say, I Can't See (Time Warp Trio) (2005)
Marco? Polo! (Time Warp Trio) (2006)
Nightmare on Joe's Street (2006)
The Seven Blunders of the World (2006)
Cowboy and Octopus (2007)
Knucklehead (2008)
Meet Jack Truck! (2008)
Melvin Might? (2008)
Pete's Party (2008)
Smash! Crash! (2008)
Snow Trucking! (2008)
What a Wreck! (2008)
Zoom! Boom! Bully (Trucktown) (2008)
Robot Zot (2009)
Spaceheadz (2010)
Spaceheadz Save The World (2010)
Kat's Maps (2011)
The Exquisite Corpse Adventure (2011)
Trucks Line Up (2011)
Trucktown on Reading Street [early Readers] (2011)
Kat's Mystery Gift (2013)
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor (2014)
Frank Einstein and the BrainTurbo (Frank Einstein Series #3): Book Three (2015)
Frank Einstein And The Electro-Finger (2015)
Frank Einstein And The Evoblaster Belt (2016)
Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland (2016)
Frank Einstein and the Bio-action Gizmo (2017)
Poetry in order
The Book That Jack Wrote (1994)
About Jon Scieszka
Jon Scieszka is an American author known for picture books including The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! and Math Curse, often illustrated by Lane Smith. Scieszka wrote Time Warp Trio, a series of youth novels to teach history. He founded Guys Read, a web-based reading advocacy program to encourage boys to become readers."
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Jon Scieszka FAQ
- How many books has Jon Scieszka written?
- Jon Scieszka has published 2 novels, 3 short story collections, 46 children's books and 1 poetry collection that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Jon Scieszka's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.
- What is Jon Scieszka's latest book?
- The Plant Planet (2019).
- What is Jon Scieszka's most famous book?
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (1989) is Jon Scieszka's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.