Book series in order
Pea, Bee, & Jay books in order
Ages 6–10 · about grade 1 comic · finished
There are 6 Pea, Bee, & Jay books. Start with Pea, Bee, & Jay: Stuck Together (2020) and read them in number order. The newest is book 6, The Big Bully (2023). Peabody's own estimate: Bookroo and Publishers Weekly show ages 6 to 10, and we did not open a HarperCollins page.
What reading it is like: Short books of big panels with very few words in each bubble and puns on every page, made for new readers. Finished: 6 books, the last in 2023.
By Brian "Smitty" Smith, published by HarperAlley (HarperCollins). Checked October 30, 2026 (sources at the bottom). No affiliate links, and nobody paid to be here.
How many Pea, Bee, & Jay books are there?
There are 6 Pea, Bee, & Jay books as of November 12, 2026, out from 2020 to 2023. The newest is book 6, Pea, Bee, & Jay: The Big Bully. The series is finished, so that's all of them.
When is the next Pea, Bee, & Jay book?
There won't be a next one: the Pea, Bee, & Jay series is finished. Peabody's picks for what to read after are further down.
The Pea, Bee, & Jay books in order
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Do you have to read Pea, Bee, & Jay in order?
Read them in number order if you can. Book 1 is how the three friends meet, and each book then takes them on a new job together. They are short and each tells its own story, so a child who starts at book 3 will still know what is going on.
What age is Pea, Bee, & Jay for?
Six to ten is what booksellers and reviewers print, and it is Peabody's own estimate rather than a reading level. These are short early-reader comics with big panels and few words, so they suit a child who is just starting to read comics alone, and older children can read them very fast. We don't print reading-level scores: they belong to the companies that make them.
What's it like inside Pea, Bee, & Jay?
- Words: A few words a page.
- Panels: 1 to 4 big panels a page.
- Colour: Full colour.
- Which way: Left to right, like most books.
- Length: Book 1 has 64 pages.
- Feels: Funny.
About book 1. The page count is from openlibrary.org; the rest is Peabody's own note, never a score.
What to read after Pea, Bee, & Jay
Narwhal and Jelly by Ben Clanton
Two sea friends with very short chapters and plenty of puns: the same size of story and the same silly friendship. Books in order · More like it
Pizza and Taco by Stephen Shaskan
Two friends and a lot of jokes in short chapters, for a reader who likes odd pairs. Books in order · More like it
Bird & Squirrel by James Burks
A bird and a squirrel in the forest with more adventure and a longer story per book. Books in order · More like it
Also on: 6-year-olds · 7-year-olds · 8-year-olds · 9-year-olds · 10-year-olds
Peabody's lists for Pea, Bee, & Jay readers
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Sources
Titles, order and years are facts from these pages, opened October 30, 2026. Peabody shows no covers or blurbs: those belong to the publisher.