Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boy Without a Name | 1975 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 2 | The Stained Glass Window | 1976 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 3 | Dragon Trouble | 1984 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 4 | A House Inside Out | 1988 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 5 | Judy and the Martian | 1992 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 6 | The Cat, the Crow, and the Banyan Tree | 1994 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 7 | A Martian Comes to Stay | 1995 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 8 | Staying with Grandpa | 1997 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 9 | Ghostly Guests | 1997 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 10 | Debbie and the Little Devil | 2000 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
| 11 | A Martian in the Supermarket | 2002 | Penelope Lively | Buy |
Penelope Lively’s chapter books are shorter works written for younger readers. Published between 1975 and 2002, these eleven books include stories about dragons, Martians, ghosts, and everyday childhood adventures. Titles like Dragon Trouble (1984), Judy and the Martian (1992), and Ghostly Guests (1997) show Lively bringing her storytelling skill to a younger audience with humor and imagination.
The chapter books sit alongside her full-length children’s novels and picture books, forming the younger end of a children’s bibliography that spans more than thirty years.