John Patrick Green Books in Order
Browse John Patrick Green books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, background on his graphic novels, and easy help on where to start.
Last updated: July 4, 2026
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Publication Order
25 books
Hey, Where's Perry?
by John Patrick Green
2010
Perry faces a rogue rabbit named Dennis while Phineas and Ferb build X-ray glasses. Then Perry disappears, and the whole gang has to deal with a day that feels very wrong without him around.
Nothing but Trouble
by John Patrick Green
2010
A giant gelatin pool turns dangerous after one of Dr. Doofenshmirtz's inventions hits it at exactly the wrong moment. Then the family heads to England, where Candace plays detective and Perry teams up with a British agent.
The Chronicles of Meap
by John Patrick Green
2010
When the boys knock a UFO off course, they meet the adorably fuzzy alien Meap. The fun turns risky when Meap's enemy Mitch captures Phineas, Ferb, and Isabella, leaving Candace and Meap to mount the rescue.
It's About Time!
by John Patrick Green
2011
At a museum, Phineas and Ferb discover a time machine and wind up in the Jurassic Age. Getting home is hard enough, but the trip turns into exactly the kind of wild day Candace will never stop talking about.
Quantum Boogaloo!
by John Patrick Green
2011
Phineas and Ferb need a tool that has not been invented yet, so they jump into a time machine and head for the future. Future Candace follows them back and changes the timeline in a very big way.
The Beak Strikes!
by John Patrick Green
2011
When Phineas and Ferb invent an indestructible exoskeleton for an extreme skate-track challenge, Danville thinks a new superhero has arrived. Candace sees a chance to bust them, while the whole day spins into comic-book chaos.
Teen Boat!
by John Patrick Green
2012
Teen Boat is a high school kid who can transform into a small yacht, which somehow makes adolescence even harder. He is trying to impress Niña Pinta Santa Maria while dealing with pirates, detention, and a lot of pier pressure.
Hippopotamister
by John Patrick Green
2016
Hippo leaves his rundown zoo with Red Panda and tries a string of human jobs while hiding under a hat. It is a funny, sweet story about work, friendship, and finding a life that actually fits.
Meet the House Kittens
by John Patrick Green
2018
Marmalade is a trained architect, but nobody takes her seriously because she is such a cute kitten. So she forms an all-kitten construction crew and sets out to prove skill matters more than appearances.
A Bridge Too Fur
by John Patrick Green
2019
Marmalade and her kitten crew land their biggest job yet, building the new Mewburg bridge. The trouble is water, and the help they need comes from a pack of dogs, which may be almost as scary.
InvestiGators
by John Patrick Green
2020
Mango and Brash are alligator secret agents who travel by toilet and solve crimes with wildly over-the-top gadgets. On their first mission together, they have two mysteries to crack before the crooks slip away.
Take the Plunge
by John Patrick Green
2020
S.U.I.T. headquarters is under attack, the city's toilets are backing up, and Mango and Brash end up blamed for the mess. To clear their names, the gator agents go undercover in the sewers and hunt the real culprit.
Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S.
by John Patrick Green
2021
With Brash stuck in a mysterious coma, Mango gets a new partner, RoboBrash, just as giant ants rampage through the city. Between bugs in the system and villains pulling strings, this case gets messy in a hurry.
Off the Hook
by John Patrick Green
2021
Crackerdile returns in shocking form and starts building a supervillain team, pushing Mango and Brash into one of their toughest cases yet. The gator duo have to choose between saving themselves and stopping the crooks.
Braver and Boulder
by John Patrick Green
2022
Mango and Brash are trying to stay secret while working out of a giant robot headquarters, which is not going well. Strange rumors about Boulder Buddies lead them into a rocky case tied to old trouble from their past.
Heist and Seek
by John Patrick Green
2022
Rare paintings vanish, so Mango and Brash go undercover as famous artists to catch the thief before a big museum gala falls apart. It is a fast, funny art-world caper full of disguises, clues, and chaos.
Agents of S.U.I.T.
by John Patrick Green
2023
Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets a field assignment, only to find worker unrest, aliens, and a haunted outpost all tangled together. She has to trust herself fast if she wants to become a real S.U.I.T. agent.
All Tide Up
by John Patrick Green
2023
A cruise captain is found drifting at sea, but his ship and passengers are gone. Mango and Brash dive into a spooky maritime mystery and have to solve it before another cruise meets the same fate.
Class Action
by John Patrick Green
2024
Mango and Brash go undercover at a middle school while S.U.I.T. protects a small-town mascot. The case connects to Mango's past, which makes this silly, school-set mission more personal than usual.
From Badger to Worse
by John Patrick Green
2024
Budget-busting badger agents Bongo and Marsha are sent to a resort to solve a case without their usual gadgets. Tropical beaches, suspicious bees, and their own chaos make the mission anything but relaxing.
High-Rise Hijinks
by John Patrick Green
2024
A bank robbery turns extra strange when the whole building disappears along with the money. Mango and Brash go undercover to track down Dr Doodledoo and figure out whether they are chasing the right suspect.
InvestiGators: Case Files
by John Patrick Green
2025
Mango and Brash hand readers the G.R.I.D. and ask for help solving six new mysteries. It plays like an interactive casebook, packed with clues, familiar faces, and plenty of jokes.
Wild Ghost Chase
by John Patrick Green
2025
New recruit Zeb the sheep joins the team when a ghost starts haunting S.U.I.T. headquarters and possessing agents. To save their friend, Cilantro, Bongo, Marsha, and the gators must finish some very old unfinished business.
Sew Much Trouble
by John Patrick Green
2026
Someone steals Piggy Smalls's food truck and famous BBQ sauce just as Bongo and Marsha are split onto separate assignments. A sewing competition and some badly timed team drama turn the case into a very weird mess.
Weather or Not
by John Patrick Green
2026
The city's water turns to milk, green rain starts falling, and even the feline InvestiGatos seem oddly pleased. Mango and Brash chase the truth through one of their strangest and stickiest cases yet.
Where should I start?
If you want his biggest kid mystery series: InvestiGators → Take the Plunge → Off the Hook
If you want the spin-off next: Agents of S.U.I.T. → From Badger to Worse → Wild Ghost Chase
If you want younger graphic novels: Meet the House Kittens → A Bridge Too Fur → Hippopotamister
If you want TV tie-ins: Nothing but Trouble → The Chronicles of Meap → Hey, Where's Perry?
Author bio
John Patrick Green grew up on Long Island, New York, and a lot of his childhood happened indoors. He dealt with bad asthma and allergies, so reading and drawing became the things he could always return to. Newspaper strips and comic books were an early lifeline, especially Garfield, and that mix of humor, cartoons, and everyday chaos still shows up in his work.
He started making comics young. At first he copied favorite characters, the way lots of cartoon kids do, but he was pushed to invent his own. One of his first homemade creations was The Footsies, a comic he put together as little stapled booklets for other kids. It was an early sign that he was not just doodling for fun. He was already thinking about story, pages, and readers.
Green later studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York. After that he built a career that moved through different corners of comics and illustration, including work connected with Disney, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, Scholastic, DC, and First Second. He also spent time making art for video games, which makes sense once you see how much motion, timing, and visual problem-solving he packs into a page.
He likes big jokes, but he builds them carefully.
His books have a very clear signature. He loves cartoon animals, big expressions, sound effects, visual gags, and puns that arrive so fast you almost miss one while laughing at the last one. But the silliness usually sits on top of something steady and human: a character who wants respect, belonging, a good team, or a place to be useful.
That is easy to see in Hippopotamister, his first graphic novel as both writer and artist. A hippo leaves a fading zoo, tries a string of human jobs, and slowly works out what kind of life actually suits him. The same warm, hardworking energy runs through Kitten Construction Company, where Marmalade and a crew of kittens build homes and bridges while trying to prove they are more than just adorable faces.
Then came InvestiGators.
That series, starring super-spy alligators Mango and Brash, brought Green to a much wider audience. The books move fast, look busy in the best way, and turn every case into a playground for gadgets, acronyms, and ridiculous jokes. Readers who like mysteries get real clues to follow, and readers who like chaos get toilet travel, sewer chases, and villains with names that tell you exactly what kind of book you are in.
Green has not stayed in one lane, either. He co-writes the InvestiGators spinoff Agents of S.U.I.T. with Christopher Hastings, with art by Pat Lewis, and he is also the co-creator and illustrator of Teen Boat! with Dave Roman, a gloriously goofy series about a high schooler who can turn into a yacht. Across all of it, he keeps coming back to the same sweet spot: funny books for young readers that trust kids to keep up with the joke and care about the people inside it.
He still lives and works in Brooklyn. When he is not drawing or writing, he likes baking sourdough bread, making pizza, playing video games, and staring at unopened LEGO sets until inspiration or guilt kicks in. That mix of craft and play feels right for him. His stories may be packed with weird animals and even weirder jobs, but the engine behind them is simple: make something lively, make it kind, and make it fun to read.
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