Mac Barnett

3 series 16 books in order

MAC BARNETT, the 2025-2026 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages and has sold more than five million copies worldwide. Mac's books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Germany’s Jugendliteraturpreis, China's Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award, The Netherlands' Zilveren Griffel, and Italy's Premio Orbil. He is the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of the Looking at Picture Books Substack, as well as Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their bestselling Shapes series of picture books. Mac lives in Oakland, California.

Known for
A Jack Book, Mac B., kid spy, The Shapes Trilogy

Series by Mac Barnett

A Jack Book

8 books in order · 2019–2021

  1. Cover of Hi, Jack!

    Hi, Jack!

    2019 · Mac Barnett

    From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a…

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  2. Cover of Jack Blasts Off

    Jack Blasts Off

    2019 · Mac Barnett

    From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a…

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  3. Cover of Jack at Bat

    Jack at Bat

    2019 · Mac Barnett

    From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a…

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  4. Cover of Jack Goes West

    Jack Goes West

    2020 · Mac Barnett

    From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a…

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  5. Cover of Jack at the Zoo

    Jack at the Zoo

    2020 · Mac Barnett

    From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a…

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  6. Cover of Too Many Jacks

    Too Many Jacks

    2020 · Mac Barnett

    From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a…

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  7. Cover of Jack and Santa

    Jack and Santa

    2020 · Mac Barnett

    From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a…

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  8. Cover of Jack Gets Zapped!

    Jack Gets Zapped!

    2021 · Mac Barnett

    From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a…

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Mac B., kid spy

5 books in order · 2018–2021

  1. Cover of Mac Undercover

    Mac Undercover

    2018 · Mac Barnett

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  2. Cover of Top-secret Smackdown

    Top-secret Smackdown

    2019 · Mac Barnett

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  3. Mac Cracks the Code

    2019 · Mac Barnett

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  4. Cover of The Sound of Danger

    The Sound of Danger

    2020 · Mac Barnett

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  5. Cover of Mac Saves the World

    Mac Saves the World

    2021 · Mac Barnett

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The Shapes Trilogy

3 books in order · 2017–2019

  1. Cover of Triangle

    Triangle

    2017 · Mac Barnett

    Part of the Shapes Trilogy, the books that inspired Shape Island from Apple TV+ Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and…

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  2. Cover of Square

    Square

    2018 · Mac Barnett

    A New York Times bestseller! Part of the Shapes Trilogy, the books that inspired Shape Island from Apple TV+ The beguiling second entry in the…

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  3. Cover of Circle

    Circle

    2019 · Mac Barnett

    A New York Times bestseller! Part of the Shapes Trilogy, the books that inspired Shape Island from Apple TV+ Multi-award-winning, New York Times…

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Mac Barnett written?

We list 16 books by Mac Barnett across 3 series, published between 2017–2021 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Mac Barnett's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Hi, Jack!.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

Where can I buy Mac Barnett's books?

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