Book series in order
Hilo books in order
Ages 8–12 · about grade 3 comic · still going
There are 11 Hilo books so far, and book 12, Attack of the Hungry Monsters, comes out on February 2, 2027. Start with Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth (2015) and read them in number order. Penguin Random House's pages for The Holiday Special and for Book 12 give ages 8 to 12 and grades 3 to 7, and Bookroo shows 7 to 10 for the first six books.
What reading it is like: Bright comic panels with short speech bubbles, quick jokes and a bigger story that builds across the books.
By Judd Winick, published by Random House (Random House Graphic). Checked October 30, 2026 (sources at the bottom). No affiliate links, and nobody paid to be here.
How many Hilo books are there?
There are 11 Hilo books as of November 12, 2026, out from 2015 to 2025. The newest is book 11, Hilo: The Great Space Iguana.
When is the next Hilo book?
Book 12, Hilo: Attack of the Hungry Monsters, comes out on February 2, 2027 in the US.
The Hilo books in order
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What's next for Hilo
- Book 12, Hilo: Attack of the Hungry Monsters, comes out on February 2, 2027.
- The Holiday Special (out since October 6, 2026): A stand-alone holiday story in the same world. Penguin Random House lists it as part of Hilo but gives it no number.
- Hilo Presents: The Mighty: A spin-off series. Bookroo lists its first book as out in February 2026.
- Hilo: The Epic Boxed Set (Books 1-10): The first ten books in one box. Random House's listing includes them in order.
Do you have to read Hilo in order?
Read them in number order. Each book has its own adventure, but a story about where the main character came from and what is coming for the world grows across the whole series, and the later books assume you know the friends. The Holiday Special sits outside the numbering and is a good treat between books.
What age is Hilo for?
Eight to twelve is the publisher's age for the newest books, not a reading level. The early books are written for slightly younger readers (Bookroo shows 7 to 10), and the later ones have bigger stakes. The picture panels carry much of the meaning, so many readers a year or two younger can follow it. We don't print reading-level scores: they belong to the companies that make them.
What's it like inside Hilo?
- Words: Some words on a page.
- Panels: About 4 to 6 panels a page.
- Colour: Full colour.
- Which way: Left to right, like most books.
- Length: Book 1 has 208 pages.
- Feels: Funny, exciting.
About book 1. The page count is from penguinrandomhouse.com, the colour from the publisher's page; the rest is Peabody's own note, never a score.
What to read after Hilo
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
A girl follows her friend to another planet and gathers odd allies: more space adventure, with a longer story. Books in order · More like it
CatStronauts by Drew Brockington
A team of cats flies missions to the Moon and Mars. Funny, with space-science ideas explained along the way. Books in order · More like it
Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi
A bigger, more serious fantasy adventure in comic form, for readers who finish Hilo and want more epic story. Books in order · More like it
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Peabody's lists for Hilo readers
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Top 20 graphic novels for grades 3 to 5
Graphic novels are real reading: panels teach inference, vocabulary and pacing.
Books to read after Dog Man
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Sources
- Bookroo: Hilo series
- Penguin Random House: Hilo: The Holiday Special
- Penguin Random House Australia: Hilo Book 12: Attack of the Hungry Monsters
- Bulk Book Store: Hilo Book 12
- Rising Shadow: Attack of the Hungry Monsters
Titles, order and years are facts from these pages, opened October 30, 2026. Peabody shows no covers or blurbs: those belong to the publisher.