Series reading guide · updated 2026
Dog’s Purpose Books in Order
Every Dog’s Purpose book in publication order — 11 in total, spanning 2010–2020.
Publication Order of A Dog's Purpose Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Dog's Purpose | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Dog's Journey | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | A Dog's Promise | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellie's Story | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Bailey's Story | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Molly's Story | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Max's Story | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Shelby's Story | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Toby's Story | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Lily's Story | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Bella's Story | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 11, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Dog's Purpose | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Dog's Journey | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Ellie's Story | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Bailey's Story | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Molly's Story | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Max's Story | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Shelby's Story | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | A Dog's Promise | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Toby's Story | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Lily's Story | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Bella's Story | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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