Stephan Pastis books

Stephan Pastis is a cartoonist and author best known for the Pearls Before Swine comic strip and the Timmy Failure children's book series.

Pearls Before Swine Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Pearls Before Swine : BLTs Taste So Darn Good 2003 N/A
Nighthogs 2005 Buy
This Little Piggy Stayed Home: A Pearls Before Swine Collection 2004 N/A
When Pigs Fly 2010 Buy
Nighthogs: A Pearls Before Swine Collection 2005 N/A
Unsportsmanlike Conduct 2013 Buy
Rat’s Wars 2013 Buy
The Crass Menagerie 2008 N/A
Pearls Blows Up 2014 Buy
The Sopratos: A Pearls Before Swine Collection 2007 N/A
Pearls Falls Fast 2014 Buy
Macho Macho Animals 2008 N/A
The Croc Ate My Homework 2014 Buy
The Saturday Evening Pearls, Volume 11: A Pearls Before Swine Collection 2009 N/A
Breaking Stephan 2014 Buy
Pearls Blows Up: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury 2011 N/A
King of the Comics 2015 Buy
Skip School, Fly to Space 2015 Buy
Pearls Freaks the #*%# Out: A 2012 N/A
Pearls Gets Sacrificed 2015 Buy
I’m Only in This for Me 2016 Buy
When Crocs Fly 2016 Buy
Stephan’s Web 2016 Buy
Joseph Wright of Derby, das Experiment mit der Luftpumpe: Eine Heilige Allianz zwischen Wissenschaft und Religion 1986 N/A
Pearls Hogs the Road 2017 Buy
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas 2008 N/A
Suit Your Selfie 2017 Buy
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because Puns Suck 2017 Buy
Pearls Hogs the Road: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury 2017 N/A
Stephan’s Web: A Pearls Before Swine Collection 2016 N/A
Floundering Fathers 2018 Buy
Pearls Takes a Wrong Turn 2018 Buy
Pearls Goes Hollywood 2020 Buy
Pearls Awaits the Tide 2021 Buy
Pearls Seeks Enlightenment 2023 Buy
Pearls Gets Put in the Pokey 2024 Buy
Pearls Gets Plastered 2025 Buy

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Title Published Buy on Amazon
Looking Up 2023 Buy

Timmy Failure Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Timmy Failure: Zero to Hero-Timmy Failure Prequel 2020 N/A
Mistakes Were Made 2013 Buy
Стават и грешки 2013 N/A
Now Look What You’ve Done 2014 Buy
We Meet Again 2014 Buy
Sanitized for Your Protection 2015 Buy
The Book You’re Not Supposed to Have 2016 Buy
The Cat Stole My Pants 2017 Buy
Now Look What Mistakes Were Made 2017 Buy
It’s the End When I Say It’s the End 2018 Buy
Zero to Hero 2020 Buy

Trubble Town Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Squirrel Do Bad 2021 Buy
The Why-Why’s Gone Bye-Bye 2022 Buy

Stephan Pastis is an American cartoonist and children’s book author. Before becoming a full-time cartoonist, he practiced law in San Francisco. His comic strip Pearls Before Swine debuted in 2000 and entered national syndication in 2002. The strip features a cast of animal characters, primarily Rat and Pig, and is known for its dark humor, puns, and meta-commentary on the comic strip format itself.

Pastis branched into children’s fiction with the Timmy Failure series, which began in 2013 with Mistakes Were Made. The series follows a young boy who runs a detective agency with his pet polar bear, Total. It ran for seven main books plus additional material and was adapted into a 2020 Disney+ film. He has also created the Trubble Town early reader series and the picture book Looking Up.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Stephan Pastis written?

Stephan Pastis has written 51 books across four series.

What was Stephan Pastis's first book?

Stephan Pastis’s first book is Joseph Wright of Derby, das Experiment mit der Luftpumpe: Eine Heilige Allianz zwischen Wissenschaft und Religion, published in 1986.

What is Stephan Pastis best known for?

Stephan Pastis is best known for creating Pearls Before Swine, a daily newspaper comic strip that has been syndicated since 2002. He also wrote the bestselling Timmy Failure middle-grade book series, which was adapted into a Disney+ movie.

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