Megan McDonald Books in Order

Having outgrown his shell, Hermit Crab searches the shore for a replacement. Rocks, cans, and other possibilities fail to provide the right shelter, while predators make finding a safe new home increasingly urgent.

A grandfather recalls the frightening vegetable seller who repeatedly caught him making mischief as a boy. His memories trace how a child's fear of the one-eyed Potato Man gave way to a more generous understanding.

Grampa remembers accidentally destroying his little sister Rosie's prize pumpkin while working with his friend Otto. The boys scramble to hide the damage and arrange a replacement with help from the local vegetable seller.

Mother Owl hears a puzzling sound in the darkness and tries to discover what is making it. Her nighttime investigation turns an unfamiliar noise into a mystery for young readers to follow.

Seventh-grader Hallie struggles with her father's unemployment, depression, and anger in Pittsburgh. An unfinished bridge reflects the family's stalled hopes as she searches for connection and a way to understand his distress.

Amanda Frankenstein's devotion to insects bewilders her family and classmates. Collecting, observing, and protecting bugs sets her apart until she meets someone whose equally intense interest offers the possibility of friendship.

Children living in different parts of the world describe their homes and the stars they can see. Their accounts introduce varied ways of living while connecting distant places through the shared experience of looking skyward.

Beezy and her friend Merlin wait out a hurricane, find a stray dog, and befriend a newcomer whose parents perform in a circus. Three short stories follow everyday adventures filled with friendship and humor.

A Yup'ik girl tells her younger sister about a wild mouse welcomed into a human house at Christmas. Tinsel, a burst pipe, and the Alaskan tundra connect the mice's adventures with traditional storytelling.

Beezy trades riddles with Gran, helps a friend overcome fears during blackberry picking, and plays a neighborhood baseball game. Three short adventures bring humor and surprises to familiar summer activities.

Beezy learns how her nickname began, listens to Gran's tale of a rabbit outwitting a panther, and faces her dog's appetite for key lime pie. Three stories mix family storytelling with everyday mischief.

Susan's bedtime routine becomes an obstacle course of alarming creatures imagined in ordinary household objects. As her father tries to reassure her, the boundary between delaying sleep and believing in monsters grows playfully uncertain.

A mysterious old woman searches the desert for animal bones and arranges them inside her cave. Chanting and dancing suggest that her careful work can transform remnants of the past into new life.

Iguana leaves her friend Alison in chilly Schenectady to seek sunshine in the Florida Keys. Life away from home brings freedom, unfamiliar jobs, and unexpected dangers as she discovers what independence really involves.

Beezy and her dog Funnybone return in three short adventures that take them both on the ground and into the air. Their lively companionship anchors this collection for beginning readers.

Judy enters third grade in a bad mood, expecting disappointments in her new classroom. A project about herself gives the aspiring doctor and enthusiastic collector a chance to show her individuality.

Star's lucky day gets even better when she receives a library card and discovers the perfect book. A sudden run of mishaps makes her wonder whether her good fortune has disappeared for good.

Judy becomes jealous when Jessica Finch appears on the newspaper's front page. Determined to attract attention herself, she launches a series of schemes that may bring fame or an entirely different kind of reputation.

This activity book invites Judy Moody fans to try quizzes, crosswords, jokes, crafts, and party ideas. Readers can create their own collages and shirts while exploring details from Judy's world.

Amanda loves insects, while her friend Maggie prefers reptiles. When Maggie finds another reptile enthusiast in Emily, Amanda feels left out, leaving her to navigate jealousy and uncertainty about her place in their friendship.

After losing a bandage-design contest, Judy turns her attention to protecting the planet. Lessons about rain forests, endangered animals, and her family's recycling habits inspire her to take environmental action.

An imaginary visit to Loopy Land gives young writers material for poems, drawings, and stories. Activities invite them to invent a ride, describe a roller coaster, and record their own day at an unusual amusement park.

This writing activity book invites children to imagine life in the Wild West. Prompts include making a wanted poster, inventing a nickname, telling a tall tale, and creating an unusual frontier recipe.

A mother in rural India sings her baby to sleep while baya birds weave a nest nearby. Their parallel acts of care become especially important when an approaching cobra threatens the peaceful scene.

Armed with a mood ring and a Magic 8 Ball, Judy believes she can predict the future. Her forecasts about school, a missing mascot, and her teacher keep friends wondering whether she really has special powers.

Penguin and Little Blue perform for crowds but grow weary of life on tour. Missing the company and icy surroundings of home, they set out on a journey back toward Antarctica.

Star and her best friend Blister spend the day anticipating a promised display of shooting stars. When darkness arrives without a single flash, their patience and hopes face a new test.

Inspired by Judy Moody, this journal invites readers to record their feelings, memories, and personal quirks. Questions, illustrations, and activities offer starting points for writing about family, pets, embarrassing moments, and what makes each person unique.

Ten-year-old Stevie tries to hold her sisters together through quarrels, mishaps, and everyday family drama. Aspiring actress Alex and homework-loving Joey bring their own perspectives to the trio's shared adventures.

Judy dreams of becoming a doctor like Elizabeth Blackwell and welcomes her class's study of the human body. Show-and-tell, an operation, and a cloning experiment turn her medical enthusiasm into unpredictable projects.

Ant and Honey Bee make matching washer-and-dryer costumes for Cricket's party. Awkward boxes, confused neighbors, and rain threaten their clever idea, forcing the friends to improvise when they finally arrive.

During a classroom food project, adventurous Beetle McGrady boasts that she will eat an ant. A dare tests her courage, and a visiting chef helps her reconsider the possibilities of insect cuisine.

A Boston visit introduces Judy to Revolutionary history and an English girl with enviable privileges. Her demands for more freedom lead to chores and protests, before a crisis involving Stink gives her a chance to prove herself.

Eleven-year-old John Jacob Mickley recounts helping protect Philadelphia's Great Bell as British forces approach in 1777. With metal being seized for weapons, he and his father join the effort to keep the bell safe.

Stink worries that he is getting shorter after Judy's daily measurement drops unexpectedly. Striped clothes, spiked hair, and inspiration from his hero James Madison become part of his effort to feel bigger.

After the library closes, Rabbit and Lion leave their puppet box and search for missing friend Hermit Crab. Ordinary library objects become landmarks and imagined dangers during their nighttime exploration.

A joint class project sends Judy on an imaginary tour of world cultures and introduces Amy Namey. Deciding whether Amy is a rival or a friend challenges Judy to balance new connections with old friendships.

A complaint about a jawbreaker earns Stink an enormous supply of free candy. His growing enthusiasm for writing letters and collecting rewards makes him overlook an important message from his best friend.

Daisy Jane is thrilled to be the flower girl at her favorite babysitter Allie's wedding. Planning and practice prepare her for the ceremony, but unexpected weather calls for calm thinking when the big day arrives.

A class trip to a science museum reveals Stink’s extraordinary sense of smell. His new fascination with odors leads him toward a sneaker contest, where he and Sophie compete for the Golden Clothespin Award.

Judy prepares an enormous Christmas wish list, but Stink wants only snow. With a white Christmas unlikely in Virginia, a mysterious new mail carrier named Jack Frost gives the siblings reason to hope.

After overhearing Pig whispering to Cow, Hen spreads the news around the farm. Each animal changes the story until a hurtful rumor comes back to Hen herself, prompting a search for what was actually said.

Judy's trouble with math leads to sessions with a college student tutor. Discovering campus life and her tutor's distinctive style gives Judy new interests, but she still has schoolwork and friendships to navigate.

Stink, Webster, and Sophie rescue three escaped guinea pigs and discover a pet shop crowded with many more. They join Mrs. Birdwistle on a traveling adoption mission to find homes for the animals.

This alphabetical collection presents unusual facts, questions, and activities inspired by Stink Moody's curiosity. Topics range from record-breaking burps and ancient ham to jawbreakers, strange occupations, and creatures that invite further investigation.

Young seamstress Anabel must make a princess's gown in time for a ball. A troublesome Hinky-Pink keeps interrupting her sleep, leaving her to discover what the creature needs before she can finish her work.

On a family trip to Artichoke Island, Judy and Stink join a pirate-themed treasure hunt. Following Captain Weevil's map means solving clues and codes while racing rival children to reach the hidden gold first.

Feathers, buttons, and other school art materials gather for picture day. These lively supplies come together to create a surprising group picture, turning an ordinary classroom occasion into a playful celebration of making art.

Stevie usually leaves the spotlight to her older sister Alex, but a school musical offers a chance to show her singing talent. Competing for the same role puts the sisters' relationship under strain.

Inspired by Nancy Drew, Judy is eager to solve a real mystery. When police puppy Mr. Chips disappears, she recruits her friends to investigate possible dognappers and a puzzling trail of missing chocolate-chip cookies.

Judy Moody inspires a collection of quizzes, crafts, games, and experiments for readers to try. Activities include designing a T-shirt, inventing a board game, practicing yoga, making snowflakes, and comparing personalities with Judy and Stink.

Stink's second alphabetical fact collection explores surprising subjects such as enormous animal tongues, snoring in space, and the history of lip balm. Questions and activities encourage readers to investigate oddities and try things themselves.

When Stink learns that Pluto has lost its status as a planet, he takes the decision personally. His campaign to defend small planets brings him into conflict with scientists and a know-it-all classmate.

Stevie isn't sure she wants a boyfriend when a new boy in science class takes an interest in her. Her sisters' very different attitudes toward romance complicate her attempts to understand changing friendships.

With her parents traveling and her best friends away, Judy fears a dull summer. She invents a thrill-point competition that leads to daring challenges, a search for her teacher, and adventures involving Bigfoot.

Judy plans a cemetery outing to earn summer thrill points while Stink gathers evidence of Bigfoot. Aunt Opal's unreliable navigation sends them to an abandoned amusement park, where their picnic takes an unexpectedly disgusting turn.

Rocky and Amy have exciting summer plans, leaving Judy worried that hers cannot compare. Determined to avoid boredom, she challenges herself and Frank Pearl to collect thrill points through their own adventurous summer activities.

This movie companion follows Judy Moody and her friends behind the scenes of their screen adventure. Photos and facts explain costumes, special effects, bloopers, and the work actors do both on and off set.

This activity book turns Judy Moody's world into coloring pages and puzzles. Readers can work through mazes, word searches, scrambled words, connect-the-dots pictures, and code-breaking challenges alongside familiar characters from the stories.

An unsatisfactory PE grade pushes Stink to find a sport he can master. Thumb wrestling looks promising, but his parents want something more, sending him toward karate lessons and the challenge of earning a yellow belt.

Judy credits her winning streak to a lucky penny and dreams of a trip to Washington, D.C. When the coin falls into a toilet, she fears her good fortune has turned into disastrous bad luck.

Judy Moody and her friends invite readers to solve six small mysteries while developing their own detective skills. Activities involving observation, suspect sketches, logic puzzles, and secret codes turn their investigations into practical challenges for aspiring young sleuths.

Stink eagerly awaits a new zombie novel and his town's midnight celebration. Between making costumes, raising book money, and participating in a school reading challenge, he starts wondering whether imaginary zombies might actually be pursuing him.

Ant and Honey Bee hurry to make matching cardboard costumes for Halloween. Rain and wind threaten to ruin their hard work, forcing the friends to rethink their outfits and find another way to celebrate together.

Stink has been stuck in beginner swimming lessons because he hates putting his face underwater. After strange encounters with frogs, he develops a fascination with amphibians that may help him confront his fear.

Stink's taste for disgusting discoveries shapes this collection of more than two hundred facts, quizzes, recipes, and trivia items. Smelly animals, unusual historical remedies, and revolting foods provide material for curious readers to explore.

Aspiring reporter Amy Namey struggles to find news in quiet Frog Neck Lake. Teaming up with Judy Moody sends her after a possible encounter with a legendary sea serpent and the chance of a major scoop.

As cold weather arrives, Ant dreads spending winter apart from Honey Bee. She ventures out for one last surprise visit, but her friend's plans for peaceful hibernation put their different needs to the test.

Frank Pearl is determined to win a prize for once. With a yo-yo trick, his parrot, and a third-grade breakfast competition offering chances, he hopes Judy's support will help him finally take home a trophy.

Jessica wants a real potbellied pig for her birthday, but her search for a hidden present finds nothing. After an argument leads her to uninvite Judy, she worries that the entire celebration is falling apart.

Backwards Day inspires Judy to challenge herself to stay cheerful for a whole week. Her unusually tidy appearance and persistent good mood leave her friends wondering whether this transformed Judy is still the girl they know.

Rocky recruits Judy as an assistant for his backyard magic show. Her enthusiastic attempts go badly wrong, and a ketchup-covered rabbit strains their friendship, leaving Rocky to decide whether the performance and partnership can recover.

Shoe Dog loves chewing shoes and ignores the ordinary toys and bones meant for him. His destructive habit gets him into trouble, creating a problem that calls for help from an unexpected feline companion.

Stink and his friends join a family sleepover at the aquarium, exploring sea creatures and shark displays. Spooky stories about a monstrous vampire squid turn the exciting visit into a challenge to his nighttime courage.

The Moody family prepares to ride out Hurricane Elmer, but the storm knocks out their electricity. As Judy and Stink face a dark, unsettling night, Grandma Lou suggests games and storytelling to keep everyone occupied.

Stink camps outside with Judy to watch a comet, then hears alarming news about an asteroid strike. Suddenly worried about cosmic disaster, he turns to a homemade cape and basement bunker for protection.

Judy and Stink train for their town's Turkey Trot, hoping to win a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Judy is confident, but Stink worries about what the family will eat if their race plans fail.

Judy decides her Venus flytrap Jaws needs urgent medical attention. Her efforts to find a cure draw in an unruly toad and Mouse the cat, bringing three unusual pets into a series of miniature adventures.

Finding Grandma Lou's bucket list inspires Judy to make her own before fourth grade begins. As she pursues cartwheels, inventions, and ambitious adventures, she worries about what completing her grandmother's list might mean.

Judy Moody is determined to break the pattern of mishaps that spoil her mother's birthdays. Taking charge of the celebration, she plans a perfect day, but her enthusiastic efforts threaten to create unexpected problems of their own.

Stink brings home a slime mold after learning about its surprising abilities at Saturday Science Club. Horror movies fuel his imagination, leaving him worried that the strange organism growing in his room could take over everything.

Judy Moody and her brother Stink throw themselves into a reading marathon to prepare for the Book-Bowl Jam. The siblings must turn their enthusiasm for stories into useful knowledge as they get ready for the competition.

Judy plans the perfect April Fools' prank on Mr. Todd, helped by a gift from Stink. But April 1 is also her birthday, and she worries that the day's jokes will make everyone forget to celebrate her.

After hearing that the Tooth Fairy is imaginary, Judy Moody sets out to prove otherwise. Stink's loose tooth becomes central to her elaborate plan, but getting it out is only the beginning of the mystery.

Researching her family tree with Grandma Lou, Judy Moody discovers a possible connection to English royalty. Her excitement grows as she imagines royal relatives, until further discoveries reveal family secrets she would rather keep hidden.

Judy wants to join Stink and Dad's Left Handers Day celebration at a pretzel factory. To qualify, the right-handed girl must use her left hand all day, a challenge that proves more awkward than she expects.

Promised swordplay and silly curses, Stink chooses Shakespeare camp over spring break at home with Judy. His enthusiasm falters when he discovers Riley Rottenberger is attending and that he will be the only boy there.

Judy and Stink prepare with their teammates for the Book Quiz Blowout, experimenting with ways to remember book trivia. News that their opponents include a fourth-grader shakes their confidence before the big contest begins.

Stink digs up the backyard hoping to discover a saber-toothed cat's tooth. Judy doubts he will find anything extraordinary, but her own intervention complicates his ambitious hunt for a prehistoric relic close to home.

Stink prepares special tomatoes for the Summer Science Showdown, convinced his experiment could win. Judy sees her brother's intense efforts as the perfect opening for a practical joke, setting the siblings on a collision course.

Stink's fear of spiders is so strong that he avoids even reading about them. When an unexpected backyard emergency brings him face-to-face with a hairy spider, he must find a way to confront his terror.

A gloomy Monday improves when Mr. Todd celebrates Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. Inspired, Judy and her friends invent a week of unusual holidays, but their growing excitement leaves her wondering whether an ordinary weekend can compete.

Judy meets fellow Nancy Drew fan Mighty Fantaskey but flees her friend's spooky house in fear. When she realizes she left her mood ring behind, she must summon courage to return and investigate a mystery in the attic.

Stink discovers vintage Super Gecko comics at a family yard sale and becomes the superhero's biggest fan. Mysterious notes supposedly from Super Gecko soon arrive, prompting Stink to use science and deduction to identify their author.