Book series in order
Squish books in order
Ages 7–10 · about grade 2 comic · finished
There are 8 Squish books. Start with Squish: Super Amoeba (2011) and read them in number order. The newest is book 8, Pod vs. Pod (2016). Penguin Random House's page for book 1 lists ages 7 to 10 (and also prints 8 to 12), and its listing for book 6 gives 7 to 10.
What reading it is like: Comic panels with short speech bubbles, plus a comic-within-the-comic and a few science facts. Finished: 8 books, the last in 2016.
By Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, 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 Squish books are there?
There are 8 Squish books as of November 12, 2026, out from 2011 to 2016. The newest is book 8, Squish: Pod vs. Pod. The series is finished, so that's all of them.
When is the next Squish book?
There won't be a next one: the Squish series is finished. Peabody's picks for what to read after are further down.
The Squish books in order
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What's next for Squish
- The animated show: Penguin Random House notes that the books were made into an animated show on HBO Max, which tells the same sort of stories on screen.
Do you have to read Squish in order?
You can start with any book. Each one is a self-contained school story with the same small cast, and the jokes do not depend on earlier ones. Book 1 is a good first stop because it introduces everyone, and the numbered order shows the school year moving along. The eight books are finished.
What age is Squish for?
Seven to ten is the publisher's age for the books, not a reading level. The panels carry most of the story and the jokes lean on science, so a second grader reading alone and an older child who likes science can both enjoy it. Books 7 and 8 are listed only as ebook and audio on the publisher's page, so a print copy may mean a library or a used shop. We don't print reading-level scores: they belong to the companies that make them.
What's it like inside Squish?
- Words: Some words on a page.
- Panels: About 4 to 6 panels a page.
- Colour: Black, white and green.
- Which way: Left to right, like most books.
- Length: Book 1 has 96 pages.
- Feels: Funny.
About book 1. The page count is from penguinrandomhouse.com; the rest is Peabody's own note, never a score.
What to read after Squish
Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
From the same two authors: a mouse who daydreams her way through school, in black, white and pink panels. Books in order · More like it
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Another silly, fast comic with a joke on nearly every page, for readers who finished Squish too soon. Books in order · More like it
Max Meow by John Gallagher
A hero comic with the same kind of goofy science ideas and short chapters. Books in order · More like it
Also on: 7-year-olds · 8-year-olds · 9-year-olds · 10-year-olds
Peabody's lists for Squish readers
Top 12 graphic novels and comics for ages 6 to 9
Graphic novels are often the first books a child will read for fun.
Top 20 graphic novels for grades 3 to 5
Graphic novels are real reading: panels teach inference, vocabulary and pacing.
Top 10 finished comic series you can read start to end
Every series here has its last book out, so a child can read the whole run with no waiting for the next one.
What to read after Dog Man: 15 books
Dog Man readers are often hooked on comic-style books and short chapters.
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.