Flat Stanley Books in Order

When a bulletin board falls on Stanley Lambchop during the night, he wakes up as flat as a pancake. His strange new shape lets him travel in unusual ways and proves unexpectedly useful when trouble arrives at a museum.

A boisterous genie offers wishes to the Lambchop family, and each member chooses something different: fame, power, or flight. Their wishes turn everyday life upside down as Stanley and his relatives discover that magic can bring unexpected consequences.

When a faraway planet sends Earth a request for contact, Stanley Lambchop is chosen as its ambassador. Traveling aboard a secret spacecraft with his family, he undertakes a comic interplanetary mission whose outcome rests on a boy from Earth.

Santa Claus decides to quit only days before Christmas, convinced that children have become too greedy. His daughter brings Stanley Lambchop and his family to the North Pole, where they must help restore Santa’s faith in the holiday.

After a thunderstorm, Stanley Lambchop suddenly becomes invisible. As his family searches for answers, Stanley must navigate the comic problems and surprising opportunities created by his new condition, including an encounter with bank robbers.

Stanley Lambchop unexpectedly becomes flat again, and no one can restore him to normal. His unusual shape first helps in a sailboat race, then becomes essential when a classmate is trapped in the ruins of a collapsed building.

On a family trip to Mount Rushmore, Flat Stanley and Arthur join cowgirl Calamity Jasper and stumble into a Wild West style adventure. Stanley's flatness becomes the only thing that can help when the boys land in a real tight spot.

During a winter trip to British Columbia, Stanley and his new friend Nick go snowboarding, with Stanley serving as the board. A midair mishap sends them floating across Canada on an unexpected cross-country journey.

An archaeologist asks Stanley to travel by mail to Egypt and help locate a treasure within a pyramid. As he investigates, Stanley fears the expedition may be tied to grave robbers and must use his flatness and new allies to make things right.

Stanley and Arthur send Stanley to Japan to meet their favorite martial-arts movie star, Oda Nobu. When trouble interrupts the visit, Stanley becomes the star's personal ninja and must show that he can be a real hero.

Stanley mails himself to Mexico to learn the secret ingredient for his mother's special recipe. The errand turns dangerous when spies also want the guarded ingredient, forcing him into a fast-moving pursuit.

A recently discovered flat skull sends Stanley, Arthur, and their father to Africa in search of answers about Stanley's unusual condition. Their investigation becomes a safari adventure filled with wildlife and unexpected challenges.

Stanley and Arthur win a trip to Australia, where they visit the Great Barrier Reef. But a game of boomerang goes wrong when Arthur throws Stanley into the wind, sending the flat boy far into the Outback.

After Stanley accidentally injures a Chinese acrobat before an important performance, he travels to Beijing with the acrobat's sibling. To make amends, Stanley trains to master the troupe's daring routines in time for a major show.

Stanley heads to Washington, D.C., to receive a special award, but a crowd separates him from his family. With mysterious figures apparently following him through the capital's monuments, he must find out who they are and why they want him.

Stanley visits Texas with Arthur and friends Carlos and Eduardo, enjoying music, horseback riding, and desert adventures. When a mysterious truck begins following them, their trip leads to a tense confrontation at the Alamo.

Vacationing in San Francisco, Stanley meets a girl who needs his help with an unusual escape from Alcatraz. The Lambchops’ California sightseeing turns into a puzzle that calls on Stanley’s flatness.

During a family trip to Paris, flat Stanley hides among paintings at the Louvre for fun. When a friend believes the Mona Lisa has been stolen, his unusual ability to pass as artwork may help uncover what happened.

In Boston, Stanley joins the Lambchops for local sights and a reenactment of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. But a visiting doctor wants to cure Stanley’s flatness, forcing him to consider whether becoming ordinary is what he really wants.

In London, Stanley and the Lambchops tour landmarks while taking on a secret assignment for the queen. After a royal ring is stolen, Stanley works with Scotland Yard to pursue the thief.

Invited to a United Nations friendship event, Stanley travels to New York City with the Lambchops. Separated from their tour group, Stanley and his new friend Ian navigate the subway and city landmarks while trying to reunite in time.