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ⓘ About Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins is a kid and class favorite for her middle class and picture book series including the best-selling toy series and Up-Side magic that she co-authored with Sarah Malinowski. Jenkins is a frequent speaker at libraries and schools and also a two time Boston Globe Hone Awards. Some of her renowned picture books include A Groundhog, a Greyhound as well as Water in the Park. She also pens down young adult books using her pen name, E. Lockhart. Brave Red, Smart Frog her latest book will be published this year on September. Jenkins loves to speak mainly to elementary audiences about storytelling techniques and creative collaboration.
All Book Series by Emily Jenkins
Mister Posterior and the Genius Child
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2002
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Book 4 of 9 · published 2008 Pen name · E. Lockhart
How to Be Bad
Book 5 of 9 · published 2008 Pen name · E. Lockhart, With: Lauren Myracle,Sarah Mlynowski
All-Of-A-Kind Family Hanukkah
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2018
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Emily Jenkins?
Emily Jenkins is a kid and class favorite for her middle class and picture book series including the best-selling toy series and Up-Side magic that she co-authored with Sarah Malinowski. Jenkins is a frequent speaker at libraries and schools and also a two time Boston Globe Hone Awards. Some of her renowned picture books include A Groundhog, a Greyhound as well as Water in the Park.
Which Emily Jenkins series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ruby Oliver series, the earliest of Emily Jenkins's multi-book series: it opens with The Boyfriend List (2005) and runs to 4 books across 2005–2010, ending with Real Live Boyfriends (2010). Emily Jenkins's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Emily Jenkins written?
Emily Jenkins has 59 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2025. 27 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Upside-Down Magic series with 8 books — and 32 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Emily Jenkins's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Emily Jenkins's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ruby Oliver (2005–2010, 4 books), Bea and HaHa (2006, 4 books) and Toys Trilogy (2006–2015, 4 books), plus 4 more.
How are Emily Jenkins's books organised into series?
This guide splits Emily Jenkins's 59 books into 7 named series and 32 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Upside-Down Magic (8 books, 2015–2021); Bea and HaHa (4 books, 2006); Toys Trilogy (4 books, 2006–2015); Ruby Oliver (4 books, 2005–2010); Invisible Inkling (3 books, 2011–2013), plus 2 further series.