Oliver Jeffers books in order
British writer and illustrator
- Born
- 1977
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 27
Oliver Jeffers has published 1 novel, 4 novellas, 2 short story collections, 15 children's books and 5 other books, beginning with How to Catch a Star (2004). The latest is There's a Ghost In This House (2021).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Oliver Jeffers
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How to Catch a Star
Oliver Jeffers's most-read book.
Newest
There's a Ghost In This House
Published 2021.
Standalone novels in order
Little Stuck (2016)
Novellas in order
Once There Was a Boy (2009)
Fate of Fausto (2019)
What We'll Build (2020)
There's a Ghost In This House (2021)
Short story collections in order
Once Upon an Alphabet (2014)
An Alphabet (2016)
Children's books in order
How to Catch a Star (2004)
Lost and Found (Sep 2005)
The Incredible Book Eating Boy (2006)
The Great Paper Caper (2009)
The Heart and the Bottle (2010)
Up and Down (2010)
Stuck (2011)
New Jumper (2012)
This Moose Belongs to Me (Nov 2012)
It Wasn't Me (2013)
None the Number (2014)
What's the Opposite? (2015)
Here We Are (2017)
Little Alphabet (2018)
The Boy (2018)
Other books in order
Meanwhile Back on Earth (2022)
Begin Again (2023)
Crayons Love Our Planet (2024)
Where to Hide a Star (2024)
The Boy and Penguin Little Library (Mar 2026)
About Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Brendan Jeffers is an Australian-born Northern Irish artist, illustrator and writer. He went to the integrated secondary school Hazelwood College, then graduated from the University of Ulster in 2001. He relocated back to Northern Ireland in the early 2020s after a spell living and working in Brooklyn.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Oliver Jeffers FAQ
- How many books has Oliver Jeffers written?
- Oliver Jeffers has published 1 novel, 4 novellas, 2 short story collections, 15 children's books and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Oliver Jeffers's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with How to Catch a Star.
- What is Oliver Jeffers's latest book?
- There's a Ghost In This House (2021).
- What is Oliver Jeffers's most famous book?
- How to Catch a Star (2004) is Oliver Jeffers'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.