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Roald Dahl Books in Order
Every Roald Dahl book in publication order — 72 in total, spanning 1943–2012.
Publication Order of Charlie Bucket Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gremlins | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | James and the Giant Peach | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Magic Finger | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Danny: The Champion of the World | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | My Uncle Oswald | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Twits | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | George's Marvellous Medicine | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The BFG | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Witches | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Matilda | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Esio Trot | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Vicar of Nibbleswicke | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Mildenhall Treasure | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Switcheroo | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Someone Like You | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Kiss Kiss | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Skin and Other Stories | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Selected Stories of Roald Dahl | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Switch Bitch | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Tales of the Unexpected | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Taste and Other Tales | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | A Roald Dahl Selection: Nine Short Stories | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | More Tales of the Unexpected | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | New Tales of the Unexpected | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Way Up to Heaven and Other Stories | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Revolting Rhymes | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Umbrella Man and Other Stories | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Dirty Beasts | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Best of Roald Dahl | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Two Fables | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Completely Unexpected Tales | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | A Second Roald Dahl Selection | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Rhyme Stew | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Edward the Conqueror and Other Stories | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Roald Dahl Treasury | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Further Tales of the Unexpected | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | A Taste of the Unexpected | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Vile Verses | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Songs and Verse. Roald Dahl | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Collected Short Stories | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Spotty Powder and other Splendiferous Secrets | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Three Tales of Magic and Mischief | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Enormous Crocodile | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Minpins | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boy: Tales of Childhood | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Going Solo | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Memories with Food at Gipsy House | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | My Year | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Roald Dahl's Cookbook | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Dahlmanac | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | More About Boy: Roald Dahl's Tales from Childhood | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Dahlmanac 2 | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Roald Dahl's Fantabulous Facts | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Roald Dahl's Scrumdiddlyumptious Sticker Book | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Scary! Stories That Will Make You Scream! | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 72, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gremlins | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Someone Like You | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Kiss Kiss | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Skin and Other Stories | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | James and the Giant Peach | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Magic Finger | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Selected Stories of Roald Dahl | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Switch Bitch | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Danny: The Champion of the World | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Enormous Crocodile | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | My Uncle Oswald | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Tales of the Unexpected | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Taste and Other Tales | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Twits | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | A Roald Dahl Selection: Nine Short Stories | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | More Tales of the Unexpected | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | New Tales of the Unexpected | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Way Up to Heaven and Other Stories | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | George's Marvellous Medicine | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The BFG | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Revolting Rhymes | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Umbrella Man and Other Stories | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Witches | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Dirty Beasts | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Best of Roald Dahl | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Boy: Tales of Childhood | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Great Switcheroo | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Two Fables | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Completely Unexpected Tales | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Going Solo | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | A Second Roald Dahl Selection | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Matilda | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Rhyme Stew | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Esio Trot | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Vicar of Nibbleswicke | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Minpins | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Memories with Food at Gipsy House | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | My Year | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Edward the Conqueror and Other Stories | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Roald Dahl's Cookbook | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Roald Dahl Treasury | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Mildenhall Treasure | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Further Tales of the Unexpected | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Scary! Stories That Will Make You Scream! | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | A Taste of the Unexpected | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Vile Verses | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Songs and Verse. Roald Dahl | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Collected Short Stories | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | The Dahlmanac | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | More About Boy: Roald Dahl's Tales from Childhood | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Dahlmanac 2 | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Spotty Powder and other Splendiferous Secrets | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Three Tales of Magic and Mischief | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Roald Dahl's Fantabulous Facts | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Roald Dahl's Scrumdiddlyumptious Sticker Book | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
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