Shannon Hale books

Shannon Hale is an author of children's fiction, known for the Austenland series, with 88 books published between 1945 and 2025.

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.

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