Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| First Kissof True Lip-Locked Moments |
2007 |
Buy |
| Other Worlds |
2013 |
Buy |
| True Heroes |
2015 |
Buy |
Austenland Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Austenland |
2007 |
Buy |
| Midnight in Austenland |
2012 |
Buy |
Children’s Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn |
2021 |
Buy |
| Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn |
2022 |
Buy |
| This Book Is Not for You! |
2022 |
Buy |
| Party Hearty Kitty-Corn |
2023 |
Buy |
| Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn |
2024 |
Buy |
| Things That Go |
2024 |
Buy |
DC Zoom Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dear Justice League |
2019 |
Buy |
| Black Canary: Ignite |
2019 |
Buy |
| Diana: Princess of the Amazons |
2020 |
Buy |
| Dear DC Super-Villains |
2021 |
Buy |
Ever After High Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Briar Beauty’s Story |
2013 |
N/A |
| Once Upon a Time: A Story Collection |
2014 |
N/A |
| Apple White’s Story |
2013 |
N/A |
| Raven Queen’s Story |
2013 |
N/A |
| Madeline Hatter’s Story |
2013 |
N/A |
| Ashlynn Ella’s Story |
2013 |
N/A |
| Hunter Huntsman’s Story |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Tale of Two Sisters |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Storybook of Legends |
2013 |
Buy |
| Thronecoming Reusable Sticker Book |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Unfairest of Them All |
2013 |
Buy |
| Once Upon a Time |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Wonderlandiful Doodle Book |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Wonderlandiful World |
2014 |
Buy |
| Madeline Hatter’s Guide to Riddlish! |
2015 |
Buy |
| Monster High/Ever After High: The Legend of Shadow High |
2017 |
Buy |
| Diary of an Evil Queen |
2016 |
Buy |
| An Enchanted Pop-Up Scrapbook |
2016 |
Buy |
| Royally Cool Adventure |
2016 |
Buy |
| True Hearts Day Spellebration |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Secret Diary of Raven Queen |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Secret Diary of Apple White |
2017 |
Buy |
| Class of Classics |
2017 |
Buy |
| 5-Minute Fairytale Stories |
2017 |
Buy |
Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld |
2021 |
Buy |
| Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons |
2022 |
Buy |
Kitty-Corn Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn |
2021 |
Buy |
| Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn |
2022 |
Buy |
| Party Hearty Kitty-Corn |
2023 |
Buy |
| Parts of Us |
2025 |
Buy |
| Holly Jolly Kitty-Corn |
2025 |
Buy |
Princess Academy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Princess Academy |
2005 |
Buy |
| Palace of Stone |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Forgotten Sisters |
2015 |
Buy |
Rapunzel’s Revenge Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Rapunzel’s Revenge |
2008 |
Buy |
| Calamity Jack |
2010 |
Buy |
Real Friends Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Pearl |
1945 |
N/A |
| Real Friends |
2017 |
Buy |
| Best Friends |
2019 |
Buy |
| Friends Forever |
2021 |
Buy |
| Just Friends for Now |
2023 |
N/A |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bouncing the Grinning Goat |
2013 |
Buy |
Spirit Animals Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tales of the Great Beasts |
2014 |
N/A |
| Tales of the fallen beasts |
2016 |
N/A |
| Wild Born |
2013 |
Buy |
| Hunted |
2014 |
Buy |
| Blood Ties |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fire and Ice |
2014 |
Buy |
| Against the Tide |
2014 |
Buy |
| Rise and Fall |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Evertree |
2015 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Book of a Thousand Days |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Actor and the Housewife |
2009 |
Buy |
| Dangerous |
2014 |
Buy |
| Kind of a Big Deal |
2020 |
Buy |
The Books of Bayern Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Goose Girl |
2003 |
Buy |
| Enna Burning |
2004 |
Buy |
| River Secrets |
2006 |
Buy |
| Forest Born |
2009 |
Buy |
The Princess In Black Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Princess in Black |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Case of the Coronavirus |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe |
2024 |
Buy |
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Novels) Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Squirrel Meets World |
2017 |
Buy |
| 2 Fuzzy, 2 Furious |
2018 |
Buy |
Shannon Hale has written 88 books across sixteen series, ranging from fairy tale retellings to graphic novels to picture books. Her Books of Bayern series, starting with The Goose Girl, retells classic fairy tales with richly built fantasy worlds. The Princess Academy trilogy follows a similar path, and both remain popular with middle-grade readers. For adults, the Austenland duology takes a comedic look at Jane Austen fandom and was adapted into a film.
Her work in graphic novels and illustrated formats is just as extensive. Rapunzel’s Revenge (with artist Nathan Hale) puts a Wild West twist on the fairy tale, while the Real Friends series draws on her own childhood experiences in a memoir-style graphic novel format. She has also written for DC with Dear Justice League, Black Canary: Ignite, and several Diana/Wonder Woman titles. The Princess in Black chapter book series, with twelve entries so far, is aimed at early readers.
Hale has contributed to the Ever After High franchise with dozens of titles, co-written novels for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and participated in the Spirit Animals multi-author series. Her Kitty-Corn picture books for younger children are among her most recent projects, with new entries still coming out through 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Shannon Hale written?
Shannon Hale has written 88 books across sixteen series.
What was Shannon Hale's first book?
Shannon Hale’s first book is The Pearl, published in 1945.
What genres does Shannon Hale write in?
Shannon Hale writes children’s fiction, novellas, and short stories. Their best-known work includes the Austenland series.