Carolrhoda Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Almost to Freedom |
2003 |
Buy |
| What DO Teachers Do ? |
2006 |
Buy |
| Wolf’s Coming! |
2007 |
Buy |
| I Know an Old Teacher |
2008 |
Buy |
| Druscilla’s Halloween |
2009 |
Buy |
| Noah’s Bark |
2010 |
Buy |
| Mudkin |
2010 |
Buy |
| Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender |
2010 |
Buy |
| Fall Mixed Up |
2011 |
Buy |
| Infinity and Me |
2011 |
Buy |
| Big Bouffant |
2011 |
Buy |
| Beep and Bah |
2012 |
Buy |
| Oopsy, Teacher! |
2012 |
Buy |
| Waga’s Big Scare |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Only Alex Addleston in All These Mountains |
2014 |
Buy |
| Birthday Rules |
2015 |
Buy |
| Feeding the Flying Fanellis |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Book Itch |
2015 |
Buy |
Chef Kate Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Chef Kate’s Cake Tower |
2022 |
Buy |
| Chef Kate’s Magic Bean Soup |
2022 |
Buy |
| Chef Kate’s Can’t-Wait-to-try Pie |
2022 |
Buy |
| Chef Kate’s Campfire Stew |
2022 |
Buy |
| Chef Kate’s Burger-And-Fries Surprise |
2022 |
Buy |
| Chef Kate’s Mac-And-Say-Cheese |
2022 |
Buy |
Little Book Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Little Book Of Camping |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Little Book Of Friendship |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Kindness |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Presidential Elections |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Government: |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Little Book Of Valentine’s Day |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Patience |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Father’s Day |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Kindergarten |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Halloween |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Laughter |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Santa Claus: Children’s Book About Santa Claus, Christmas, Holiday traditions for Kids Ages 3 10, Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Bedtime |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Good Manners |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Confidence |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Sports |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Music |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Nature |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Positivity |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Outer Space |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Little Book of Curiosity |
2022 |
Buy |
Mallory McDonald Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mallory on the Move |
2004 |
Buy |
| Back to School, Mallory |
2004 |
Buy |
| Mallory vs. Max |
2004 |
Buy |
| Happy Birthday, Mallory! |
2005 |
Buy |
| In Business with Mallory |
2006 |
Buy |
| Heart to Heart with Mallory |
2006 |
Buy |
| Mallory on Board |
2006 |
Buy |
| Honestly, Mallory! |
2007 |
Buy |
| Campfire Mallory |
2008 |
Buy |
| Step Fourth, Mallory! |
2008 |
Buy |
| Red, White & True Blue Mallory |
2009 |
Buy |
| Happy New Year, Mallory! |
2009 |
Buy |
| Mallory Goes Green! |
2010 |
Buy |
| Mallory in the Spotlight |
2010 |
Buy |
| Mallory’s Guide to Boys, Brothers, Dads, and Dogs |
2010 |
Buy |
| Mallory’s Super Sleepover |
2011 |
Buy |
| Oh Boy, Mallory |
2012 |
Buy |
| Mallory McDonald, Super Snoop |
2012 |
Buy |
| Mallory and Mary Ann Take New York |
2012 |
Buy |
| Play It Again, Mallory |
2013 |
Buy |
| Three’s Company, Mallory! |
2014 |
Buy |
| Mallory McDonald, Baby Expert |
2014 |
Buy |
| Game Time, Mallory! |
2015 |
Buy |
| Change is in the Air, Mallory |
2015 |
Buy |
| On the Road with Mallory |
2016 |
Buy |
| High Five, Mallory! |
2016 |
Buy |
| Mallory McDonald, Super Sitter |
2017 |
N/A |
| Super Sitter |
2017 |
Buy |
| Mallory Makes a Difference |
2017 |
Buy |
Moose Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Moose at the Market |
2021 |
Buy |
| Moose Makes Soup |
2021 |
Buy |
| Moose Does the Laundry |
2021 |
Buy |
| Moose Cleans House |
2021 |
Buy |
| Moose Plants a Garden |
2021 |
Buy |
Mostly Miserable Life Of April Sinclair Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Can You Say Catastrophe? |
2013 |
Buy |
| Too Good to Be True |
2014 |
Buy |
| Truth and Kisses |
2014 |
Buy |
| Love or Something Like It |
2015 |
Buy |
| Not What I Expected |
2015 |
Buy |
| Too Much Drama |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Twist of Fate |
2016 |
Buy |
| Life, Loss, and Lemonade |
2017 |
Buy |
Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Big Bed for Jed |
2002 |
Buy |
| I’m Not Afraid of This Haunted House |
2005 |
Buy |
| A Style All Her Own |
2005 |
Buy |
| Thanksgiving Rules |
2009 |
Buy |
| Ruby Valentine Saves the Day |
2010 |
Buy |
| Back-To-School Rules |
2011 |
Buy |
| Birthday Rules |
2015 |
Buy |
| Merry Christmas, Mary Christmas! |
2017 |
Buy |
| Superheroes Don’t Clean Up Their Rooms…Or Do They? |
2020 |
Buy |
| Angel Girl |
2020 |
Buy |
| Superheroes Don’t Have Bedtimes … Or Do They? |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Campaign |
2020 |
Buy |
| Superheroes Don’t Get Scared…or Do They?: |
2021 |
Buy |
| Caring Camels |
2021 |
Buy |
| Panda Power! |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Secret Notes |
2022 |
Buy |
| Up a Tree |
2022 |
Buy |
| Ling Gets It Right |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Postcard from Costa Rica |
2022 |
Buy |
| Isabella Learns to Balance |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Stolen Snacks |
2022 |
Buy |
| Ready Set School! |
2022 |
Buy |
| Cows in the House |
2022 |
Buy |
| Rachel Leads the Way |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Dad Surprise |
2022 |
Buy |
| Fishing in Magic Lake |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Postcard from Japan |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Missing Stapler |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Lost Library Book |
2022 |
Buy |
| Grace Speaks Up |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Moving Desks |
2022 |
Buy |
| Olive and Charlotte |
2022 |
Buy |
| Don’t Tell Me What to Boo! |
2022 |
Buy |
| Boo Times Two! |
2022 |
Buy |
| Shake Your Booty! |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Spooky Sleepover |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Wild Ride |
2022 |
Buy |
| Xoxo, Willow |
2022 |
Buy |
| Nightmare in the Infirmary |
2022 |
Buy |
| Escape from Eerie Island |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Goldfish Wish |
2022 |
Buy |
| Night School |
2022 |
Buy |
| It’s Game Time! |
2022 |
Buy |
| In the Kitchen |
2022 |
Buy |
| Up at Night |
2022 |
Buy |
| Moose Goes Fishing |
2022 |
Buy |
| One, Two, Three…Boo! |
2022 |
Buy |
| How Do You…Boo? |
2022 |
Buy |
| Just Boo It! |
2022 |
Buy |
| Our New Friend! |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Witchy Welcome |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Freaky Friendship |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Spell Slipup |
2022 |
Buy |
| Duck and Dog Take a Hike |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Christmas Fairy Gets a Ride |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Summer Fairy Is Lost |
2022 |
Buy |
| Duck and Dog, Friends Forever |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Tooth Fairy Needs Help |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Music Fairy Is Late |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Animal Fairy Can’t Fly |
2022 |
Buy |
| In the Club |
2022 |
Buy |
| Dog Tells a Story |
2022 |
Buy |
| Dog Learns to Share |
2022 |
Buy |
| Duck Makes a Splash! |
2022 |
Buy |
| Moose Learns to Paint |
2022 |
Buy |
| Tent Troubles! |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Birthday Fairy Is Stuck |
2022 |
Buy |
| Duck and Dog Bake a Pie |
2022 |
Buy |
Ruby Valentine Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Love, Ruby Valentine |
2006 |
Buy |
| Ruby Valentine and the Sweet Surprise |
2014 |
Buy |
Silly Milly Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Silly Milly and the Rainy Day Rescue |
2021 |
Buy |
| Silly Milly and the Birthday Surprise |
2021 |
Buy |
| Silly Milly and the Spooky Sleepover |
2021 |
Buy |
Spots and Stripes Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Happy New Year, Spots and Stripes! |
2021 |
Buy |
| Happy Valentine’s Day, Spots and Stripes! |
2021 |
Buy |
| Spots and Stripes and the Spooky Halloween |
2021 |
Buy |
| Spots and Stripes Celebrate Earth Day |
2021 |
Buy |
| Spots and Stripes and the Very Merry Christmas |
2021 |
Buy |
| Spots and Stripes Celebrate Thanksgiving |
2021 |
Buy |
| Welcome to School, Spots and Stripes |
2022 |
Buy |
| Spots and Stripes Learn to Read |
2022 |
Buy |
The Beans Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Beans Build a House |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Beans Take a Road Trip |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Beans Run a Race |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Beans Go Camping |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Beans Watch a Scary Movie |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Beans Plant a Garden |
2022 |
Buy |
Laurie Friedman is a prolific American children’s book author with more than 170 published titles. She is best known for the Mallory McDonald series, a 29-book middle grade collection that follows a girl dealing with everyday kid problems like moving, school, and friendships. The series ran from 2004 to 2017.
Beyond Mallory McDonald, Friedman has written picture books, early readers, and the young adult-leaning Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair series. Her more recent output includes several early reader series like Silly Milly, Moose, Spots and Stripes, The Beans, and Chef Kate, along with the non-fiction Little Book series.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Laurie Friedman written?
Laurie Friedman has written 174 books across eleven series.
What was Laurie Friedman's first book?
Laurie Friedman’s first book is A Big Bed for Jed, published in 2002.
What age group does Laurie Friedman write for?
She writes for a range of young readers, from picture books for preschoolers to middle grade chapter books for readers aged 8-12.