🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of ...Do Best Books
Start with: What Mommies Do Best (1999)
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Publication Order of If You Give... Books
Start with: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (1985)
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Publication Order of The Jellybeans Books
Start with: The Jellybeans and the Big Dance (2008)
ⓘ About Laura Joffe Numeroff
She was thrilled when she was told she could take any six library books home. She would lie on her bed and just read for hours. Then as quickly as she finished the six books, she would head on back to the library to get more. She credits her current profession to two very specific childhood favorites, claiming that they are the reason she is a writer: “Eloise” by Kay Thompson and “Stuart Little” by E. B. White. Now she loves nonfiction, biographies, and stories that deal with travel. Besides reading, she also loves watching movies. One year, she saw a total of seventy-two movies. She enjoys exploring the state of California (where she lives) and enjoys driving through the country and watching the cows (she spent twenty-five years in New York City).
All Book Series by Laura Joffe Numeroff
1
What Mommies Do Best
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1999
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2
What Daddies Do Best
Book 2 of 7 · published 2001
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3
What Grandmas Do Best
Book 3 of 7 · published 2001
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4
What Grandpas Do Best
Book 4 of 7 · published 2001
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5
What Puppies Do Best
Book 5 of 7 · published 2011
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6
What Brothers Do Best
Book 6 of 7 · published 2012
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7
What Sisters Do Best:
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2012
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1
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 1985
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2
If You Give a Moose a Muffin Recipe Book
Book 2 of 21 · published 1991 Anthology · Felicia Bond
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3
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
Book 3 of 21 · published 1991
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5
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Book 5 of 21 · published 1998
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6
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
Book 6 of 21 · published 2000
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7
If You Give a Pig a Party
Book 7 of 21 · published 2000
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8
If You Give a Pig a Pumpkin
Book 8 of 21 · published 2000
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9
If You Take a Mouse to School
Book 9 of 21 · published 2002
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10
If You Give an Author a Pencil
Book 10 of 21 · published 2002
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11
Mouse Cookies & More: A Treasury
Book 11 of 21 · published 2006
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12
If You Give A Cat A Cupcake Recipes
Book 12 of 21 · published 2006
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13
Merry Christmas, Mouse!
Book 13 of 21 · published 2007
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14
Time for School, Mouse!
Book 14 of 21 · published 2008
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15
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
Book 15 of 21 · published 2008
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16
Happy Easter, Mouse!
Book 16 of 21 · published 2010
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17
If You Give a Dog a Donut
Book 17 of 21 · published 2011
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18
It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!
Book 18 of 21 · published 2012
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19
If You Give a Mouse a Brownie
Book 19 of 21 · published 2016
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20
If You Give a Man a Cookie: A Parody
Book 20 of 21 · published 2017
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21
Happy Birthday, Mouse!
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2020
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1
The Jellybeans and the Big Dance
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2008
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2
The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza
Book 2 of 6 · published 2010
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3
The Jellybeans and the Big Camp Kickoff
Book 3 of 6 · published 2011
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4
The Jellybeans and the Big Art Adventure
Book 4 of 6 · published 2012
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5
The Jellybeans Love to Dance
Book 5 of 6 · published 2013
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6
The Jellybeans Love to Read
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2014
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1
Amy for Short
Series opener · book 1 of 31 · published 1976
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2
Phoebe Dexter Has Harriet Peterson's Sniffles
Book 2 of 31 · published 1977
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5
You Can't Put Braces on Spaces
Book 5 of 31 · published 1979
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6
The Ugliest Sweater
Book 6 of 31 · published 1980
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7
Does Grandma Have an Elmo Elephant Jungle Kit?
Book 7 of 31 · published 1980
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8
Beatrice Doesn't Want To
Book 8 of 31 · published 1981
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10
Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers
Book 10 of 31 · published 1993
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11
Chimps Don't Wear Glasses
Book 11 of 31 · published 1995
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13
Why A Disguise?
Book 13 of 31 · published 1996
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14
Monster Munchies
Book 14 of 31 · published 1998
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15
Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles
Book 15 of 31 · published 1999
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16
The Hope Tree: Kids Talk about Breast Cancer
Book 16 of 31 · published 1999
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17
The Chicken Sisters
Book 17 of 31 · published 2002
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18
Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster
Book 18 of 31 · published 2002
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19
Sherman Crunchley
Book 19 of 31 · published 2003
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20
When Sheep Sleep
Book 20 of 31 · published 2006
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21
The Jellybeans and the Big Dance
Book 21 of 31 · published 2008
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22
Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!
Book 22 of 31 · published 2008
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23
Would I Trade My Parents?
Book 23 of 31 · published 2009
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24
The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza
Book 24 of 31 · published 2010
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25
Otis & Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever
Book 25 of 31 · published 2010
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26
The Jellybeans and the Big Camp Kickoff
Book 26 of 31 · published 2011
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27
The Jellybeans and the Big Art Adventure
Book 27 of 31 · published 2012
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28
Lots of Lambs
Book 28 of 31 · published 2012
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29
Nighty-Night, Cooper
Book 29 of 31 · published 2013
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30
The Best Mouse Cookie
Book 30 of 31 · published 2019
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31
Ponyella
Latest in the series · book 31 of 31 · published 2021
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Laura Joffe Numeroff?
She was thrilled when she was told she could take any six library books home. She would lie on her bed and just read for hours. Then as quickly as she finished the six books, she would head on back to the library to get more.
Which Laura Joffe Numeroff series should I start with?
The best place to start is the If You Give... series, the earliest of Laura Joffe Numeroff's multi-book series: it opens with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (1985) and runs to 21 books across 1985–2020, ending with Happy Birthday, Mouse! (2020). Laura Joffe Numeroff's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Laura Joffe Numeroff written?
Laura Joffe Numeroff has 65 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1976 and 2021. 34 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the If You Give... series with 21 books — and 31 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Laura Joffe Numeroff's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Laura Joffe Numeroff's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are If You Give... (1985–2020, 21 books), ...Do Best (1999–2012, 7 books) and The Jellybeans (2008–2014, 6 books).
How are Laura Joffe Numeroff's books organised into series?
This guide splits Laura Joffe Numeroff's 65 books into 3 named series and 31 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: If You Give... (21 books, 1985–2020); ...Do Best (7 books, 1999–2012); The Jellybeans (6 books, 2008–2014).
