📖 About The Cat Who...

The Cat Who... is a series universe written by Lilian Jackson Braun. The complete collection runs to 32 books across 2 series, published between 1966 and 2007.

The main series is Publication Order of The Cat Who... Books with 29 books. It opens with The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (1966) and currently runs to The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers (2007).

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🎯 Where to Start with The Cat Who...

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (1966), book 1 of Publication Order of The Cat Who... Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 The Cat Who... Books in Order

Publication Order of The Cat Who... Books
29 books
1
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards book cover1The Cat Who Could Read Backwards1966Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern book cover2The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern1967Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Turned On And Off book cover3The Cat Who Turned On And Off1968Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Saw Red book cover4The Cat Who Saw Red1986Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Played Brahms book cover5The Cat Who Played Brahms1987Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Played Post Office book cover6The Cat Who Played Post Office1987Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare book cover7The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare1988Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue book cover8The Cat Who Sniffed Glue1988Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Went Underground book cover9The Cat Who Went Underground1989Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts book cover10The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts1990Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Lived High book cover11The Cat Who Lived High1990Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal book cover12The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal1991Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Moved a Mountain book cover13The Cat Who Moved a Mountain1992Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Wasn't There book cover14The Cat Who Wasn't There1992Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Went into the Closet book cover15The Cat Who Went into the Closet1993Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast book cover16The Cat Who Came to Breakfast1994Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle book cover17The Cat Who Blew the Whistle1994Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Said Cheese book cover18The Cat Who Said Cheese1995Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief book cover19The Cat Who Tailed a Thief1997Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Sang for the Birds book cover20The Cat Who Sang for the Birds1998Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Saw Stars book cover21The Cat Who Saw Stars1999Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank book cover22The Cat Who Robbed a Bank1999Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat book cover23The Cat Who Smelled a Rat2001Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Went Up the Creek book cover24The Cat Who Went Up the Creek2002Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Brought Down the House book cover25The Cat Who Brought Down the House2003Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Talked Turkey book cover26The Cat Who Talked Turkey2004Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Went Bananas book cover27The Cat Who Went Bananas2004Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell book cover28The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell2006Buy on Amazon
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers book cover29The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers2007Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Cat Who Short Story Collections
3 books
2
The Cat Who Had 14 Tales book cover1The Cat Who Had 14 Tales1988Buy on Amazon
Short and Tall Tales / Qwilleran's Short and Tall Tales book cover2Short and Tall Tales / Qwilleran's Short and Tall Tales2002Buy on Amazon
The Private Life of the Cat Who... book cover3The Private Life of the Cat Who...2003Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many The Cat Who... books are there?
There are 32 books in the The Cat Who... collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1966 and 2007.
What is the first The Cat Who... book?
The first book is The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, published in 1966.
What order should I read the The Cat Who... books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the The Cat Who... books?
The The Cat Who... books were written by Lilian Jackson Braun.
Is the The Cat Who... series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of The Cat Who... Books, has 29 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the The Cat Who... series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1966, and the most recent in 2007.