Cat Kid Comic Club Books in Order

The Cat Kid Comic Club books are Pilkey’s love letter to kids who like to make stuff. The series spins out of the Dog Man world, with Li'l Petey taking center stage, but the focus isn’t on fighting villains. It’s on creativity, community, and what it feels like to put your ideas on paper.

Li'l Petey starts a comic club and becomes the teacher for a room full of eager, chaotic students, a group of baby frogs. Each frog has a different voice and a different way of seeing the world, and the books use that as a playground. You’ll get a main story about the club, plus lots of mini-comics “made” by the kids, so every book reads like a mix tape of styles. The mini-comics range from silly to surprisingly thoughtful, and the variety keeps pages turning.

Sometimes the hardest part of making art is just finishing.

The ongoing tension isn’t “will the heroes win the battle.” It’s questions like: How do you handle criticism? What do you do when a friend takes over your idea? How do you collaborate without losing your own voice? Pilkey keeps the answers kid-sized and practical. The frogs argue, get jealous, mess up, apologize, and try again. The club becomes a place where mistakes are allowed, which is exactly what most beginners need. And Li'l Petey learns that being a good teacher means listening, not just cheering.

Each installment also has a loose theme that shapes what the kids create. Perspectives plays with point of view. On Purpose digs into intention and practice. Collaborations is about teamwork and creative compromise. Influencers looks at outside pressure and how to keep your own voice when everyone has an opinion.

Because the series is built around different creators, you’ll see a range of formats: cartoons, comics, poems, and experiments with style. That’s also why the books work for a wide age range. Younger readers can enjoy the jokes and the bright visuals. Older readers, and adults reading along, tend to notice how accurate the emotions are for kids who are learning to share space and attention.

It helps to read in order, starting with Cat Kid Comic Club, because the classroom dynamics and the running jokes build from book to book. But each volume still works on its own, and you can jump in wherever you are. If your kid loves drawing, storytelling, or just the idea that comics “count” as reading, this series makes that feel true.