Reading order
Over the Moon reading order
1
2- 8.18.1 / 10450 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1942–1949
- Published
- about 2 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Children’s books#5
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes1942–1949Completed
- Picture books by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, made for reading aloud at bedtime.
- There is no order to follow.
- Goodnight Moon is the best rated and the classic first choice; The Runaway Bunny, about a mother who follows her little bunny wherever he runs, is close behind.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 112 pages, about 2 hours. At 45 min a day that is 3 days.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 1, 2026.
- Stage 12 h3 daysby November 1, 2026
- 1. The Runaway Bunny
- 2. Goodnight Moon
- 3. My world
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Over the Moon book is the best?
By reader score, Goodnight Moon (8.1/10). The lowest-rated is The Runaway Bunny (7.9/10).
Which Over the Moon book is the longest?
“The Runaway Bunny” is the longest at 44 pages; the shortest is “Goodnight Moon” with 32 pages.