Parts

Q: "How many books are in the Parts series?"

"There are 3 books in the Parts series, published between 1997 and 2004."

Q: "What is the first book in the Parts series?"

"The first book in the Parts series is Parts, published in 1997."

Q: "What is the Parts series about?"

"The Parts series follows a young boy who notices his body doing strange things, like losing hair, peeling skin, and finding lint in his belly button, and jumps to the wild conclusion that he is literally falling apart. Each book is written in rhyme and played for laughs."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Parts	1997	Tedd Arnold	Buy
2	More Parts	2001	Tedd Arnold	Buy
3	Even More Parts	2004	Tedd Arnold	Buy

Parts started in 1997 when Tedd Arnold wrote about a boy who finds a loose hair on his head and immediately assumes the worst. The rhyming text follows his escalating panic as he discovers more “evidence” that his body is coming undone. The book was inspired by Arnold’s own son losing a tooth.

The follow-ups, More Parts (2001) and Even More Parts (2004), take the same idea further with idioms and figures of speech that the boy takes literally. The trilogy works because it taps into real childhood worries and turns them into something absurd and funny.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Parts series?

There are 3 books in the Parts series, published between 1997 and 2004.

What is the first book in the Parts series?

The first book in the Parts series is Parts, published in 1997.

What is the Parts series about?

The Parts series follows a young boy who notices his body doing strange things, like losing hair, peeling skin, and finding lint in his belly button, and jumps to the wild conclusion that he is literally falling apart. Each book is written in rhyme and played for laughs.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order