Chapter Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mrs. Wow Never Wanted a Cow |
2006 |
Buy |
| Goldilocks, Go Home! |
2019 |
Buy |
Chickadee Court Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Who Is Stealing the 12 Days of Christmas? |
2003 |
Buy |
| Who Stole Halloween? |
2005 |
Buy |
| Who Stole Uncle Sam? |
2008 |
Buy |
| Who Stole Grandma’s Million-Dollar Pumpkin Pie? |
2009 |
Buy |
| Who Stole New Year’s Eve? |
2013 |
Buy |
| Who Stole New Year’s Eve?: A Chickadee Court Mystery |
2013 |
N/A |
First Kids Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Case of the Rock ’n’ Roll Dog |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Case of the Diamond Dog Collar |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Case of the Ruby Slippers |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Case of the Piggy Bank Thief |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Case of the Bug on the Run |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Case of the Missing Dinosaur Egg |
2013 |
Buy |
Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| If You’re Going to a March |
2018 |
Buy |
| Born Curious |
2020 |
Buy |
| Kitty vs. Kindergarten |
2025 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Stink Bomb Mom |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Year My Parents Ruined My Life |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Polyester Grandpa |
1998 |
Buy |
| Fourth Grade Weirdo |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Spy Wore Shades |
2001 |
Buy |
| 1,000 Reasons Never to Kiss a Boy |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Orphan and the Mouse |
2014 |
Buy |
| Strudel’s Forever Home |
2016 |
Buy |
| Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question |
2017 |
Buy |
| Zap! |
2018 |
Buy |
| Little Red Hoodie |
2020 |
Buy |
| Noah McNichol and the Backstage Ghost |
2021 |
Buy |
| Trashed! |
2023 |
Buy |
The Secret Cookie Club Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret Cookie Club |
2015 |
Buy |
| Campfire Cookies |
2016 |
Buy |
| P.S. Send More Cookies |
2018 |
Buy |
Trouble With… Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Trouble with Cats |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Trouble with Babies |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Trouble with Twins |
2007 |
Buy |
Martha Freeman has been writing children’s books since the mid-1990s, with a focus on mysteries, school stories, and the everyday adventures that feel enormous when you’re eight or nine years old. Her First Kids series puts the president’s children at the center of mysteries set in the White House, while the Chickadee Court Mysteries follow kids solving holiday-themed crimes in their neighborhood.
Freeman’s range covers everything from picture books like Kitty vs. Kindergarten and If You’re Going to a March to middle-grade novels like Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question. Her writing is warm without being saccharine, and she has a knack for capturing the way children think and talk.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Martha Freeman written?
Martha Freeman has written 36 books across seven series.
What was Martha Freeman's first book?
Martha Freeman’s first book is Stink Bomb Mom, published in 1996.
What age group does Martha Freeman write for?
Martha Freeman writes primarily for children and middle-grade readers, roughly ages 6 to 12. Her books range from chapter books for younger readers (the Trouble With… series, Mrs. Wow Never Wanted a Cow) to middle-grade mysteries (Chickadee Court, First Kids) to longer standalone novels for older kids (Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question, Noah McNichol and the Backstage Ghost).