Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some of the Kinder Planets | 1995 | Tim Wynne-Jones | Buy |
| 2 | The Book of Changes: Stories | 1995 | Tim Wynne-Jones | Buy |
| 3 | Lord of the Fries and Other Stories | 1999 | Tim Wynne-Jones | Buy |
| 4 | War at the Snow White Motel and Other Stories | 2020 | Tim Wynne-Jones | Buy |
Tim Wynne-Jones has published four collections of short fiction, starting with two in 1995. Some of the Kinder Planets won the Governor General’s Award and contains stories that mix realism with gentle strangeness. The Book of Changes takes a similar approach. Lord of the Fries and Other Stories (1999) pushed further into darkly funny territory, with stories that surprised readers expecting standard children’s fare.
War at the Snow White Motel and Other Stories (2020) came after a long gap and showed Wynne-Jones writing for a somewhat older audience. The stories in that collection deal with more serious situations while keeping the unexpected twists and sharp prose that define his shorter work. Across all four books, the stories reward rereading and tend to stick with you longer than you might expect.