Tom Angleberger

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  • Bibliography:
    35 Books (7 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2010
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Didi Dodo, Future Spy

1 - Recipe for Disaster (Mar-2019)
2 - Robo-Dodo Rumble (Sep-2019)
3 - Double-O Dodo (Mar-2020)

DJ Funkyfoot

1 - DJ Funkyfoot: Butler for Hire! (Apr-2021)
2 - DJ Funkyfoot: Give Cheese a Chance (Sep-2021)
3 - The Show Must Go Oink (Mar-2022)

Inspector Flytrap

1 - Inspector Flytrap and the Big Deal Mysteries (Aug-2016)
2 - Inspector Flytrap in the President's Mane Is Missing (Aug-2016)
3 - Inspector Flytrap in the Goat Who Chewed Too Much (Jan-2017)

Origami Yoda

1 - The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Mar-2010)
2 - Darth Paper Strikes Back (Aug-2011)
3 - The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee (Aug-2012)
4 - The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett (Aug-2013)
5 - Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! (Mar-2014)
6 - Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus (Aug-2014)
Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling (Apr-2013)

The Qwikpick Papers

1 - Poop Fountain! (May-2014)
2 - The Rat with the Human Face (Apr-2015)
3 - To Kick a Corpse (Apr-2016)

Rocket and Groot

1 - Rocket and Groot: Stranded on Planet Stripmall! (Mar-2016)
2 - Rocket and Groot: Keep on Truckin'! (Apr-2017)

Two-Headed Chicken

1 - Two-Headed Chicken (Sep-2022)
2 - Beak to the Future (Sep-2023)

Multi-Author Series List

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Rocket and Groot: Stranded on Planet Stripmall! (Mar-2016)
Rocket and Groot: Keep on Truckin'! (Apr-2017)

Star Wars

Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (Sep-2015)
The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear (May-2018)
Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (Mar-2019)

Book List in Order: 35 titles

  • The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

    Origami Yoda - 1

    MEET DWIGHT. A SIXTH-GRADE ODDBALL. Dwight does a lot of weird things, like wearing the same T-shirt for a month or telling people to call him "Captain Dwight." This is embarrassing, particularly for Tommy, who sits with him of lunch every day. But...

  • Horton Halfpott: Or, the Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor

    There are so many exciting things in this book -- a Stolen Diamond, snooping stable boys, a famous detective, love, pickle eclairs -- that it really does seem a shame to begin with ladies' underwear . . . IT ALL STARTS WHEN M'LADY LUGGERTUCK LOOSENS...

  • Darth Paper Strikes Back

    Origami Yoda - 2

    NOT SUCH A LONG TIME AGO, IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL NOT SO FAR, FAR AWAY... Something amazing happened. A weird kid named Dwight made an origami finger puppet of Yoda. (That wasn't the amazing thing just typical Dwight weirdness.) The amazing thing was th...

  • Fake Mustache

    Award-winning author Tom Angleberger flexes his comic muscle in this hairy adventure story with twists at every turn. Regular kid Lenny Flem Jr. is the only one standing between his evil-genius best friend -- Casper, a master of disguise and hypno...

  • The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee

    Origami Yoda - 3

    IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CASE FILE WITHOUT ORIGAMI YOGA? With Dwight suspended, McQuarrie Middle School is missing its most famous attendee: Origami Yoda. And no Yoda means no case file mystery to solve. But just as Tommy wonders if he'll ever fin...

  • Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling

    Origami Yoda

    Stick figures to the dark side only lead! To doodle like a Jedi you must learn! With this companion to the blockbuster bestselling Origami Yoda series, beloved author Tom Angleberger -- with the help of the kids from McQuarrie Middle School -- presen...

  • Crankee Doodle

    “Yankee Doodle went to town / a-riding on a pony / stuck a feather in his hat / and called it macaroni.” Many know the song “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” but few understand it. This unapologetically silly picture book reveals that the legendary ride...

  • The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett

    Origami Yoda - 4

    SOME PROBLEMS ARE TOO BIG FOR ORIGAMI YODA ALONE... origami Yoda has used his Jedi-wise advice to help the kids at Mcquarrie Middle School conquer all sorts OF enemies, from dull school dances to embarrassing water stains. But this semester, Dwigh...

  • Rise of the RoboShoes

    in Guys Read: Other Worlds

    First they were given AutoLaces, then NanoGyroWheels, then FissionSoles and TurboBrains…and then they took over the world. But can they keep it? ...



  • Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue!

    Origami Yoda - 5

    At McQuarrie Middle School, the war against the FunTime Menace -- aka test prep -- wages on. Our heroes have one battle under their belts, and they’ve even found a surprising ally in Jabba the Puppett. But to defeat the Dark Standardized Testing Fo...

  • Poop Fountain!

    The Qwikpick Papers - 1

    This hilarious, highly original series, which so astutely captures the odd preoccupations of middle schoolers, will appeal to the many fans of the Origami Yoda series and such gross-out classics as How to Eat Fried Worms and Freckle Juice. Lyle He...

  • Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus

    Origami Yoda - 6

    A FIELD TRIP WITHOUT ORIGAMI? WHAT THE HUTT? The origami Rebel Alliance is off to washington, D.C.! After gloriously defeating the FunTime Menace, the seventh graders of McQuarrie Middle School expect their hard-earned field trip to be totally st...

  • The Rat with the Human Face

    The Qwikpick Papers - 2

    Lyle Hertzog and his friends Marilla and Dave are the Qwikpick Adventure Society, three kids who seek out adventure in their seemingly quiet hometown of Crickenburg. On the hunt for their next big adventure -- something to top the Fountain of Poop, i...

  • McToad Mows Tiny Island

    McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so, he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a helicopter, which fli...

  • Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!

    Star Wars

    Acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Tom Angleberger delivers a captivating retelling of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like you've never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and ...

  • Rocket and Groot: Stranded on Planet Stripmall!

    Rocket and Groot - 1
    Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

    After battling deadly space piranhas in Sector 7 of the Cosmos, Rocket and Groot crash-land on a planet made up of strip malls, maniacal robots bent on customer service, and killer toilets - yes, killer toilets! Told through the eyes of Rocket, the A...

  • To Kick a Corpse

    The Qwikpick Papers - 3

    This hilarious, highly original series, which so astutely captures the odd preoccupations of middle schoolers, will appeal to the many fans of the Origami Yoda series and such gross-out classics as How to Eat Fried Worms and Freckle Juice. Lyle H...

  • Inspector Flytrap and the Big Deal Mysteries

    Inspector Flytrap - 1

    From husband-and-wife team Tom Angleberger, creator of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series, and Cece Bell, author/illustrator of the Newbery Honor graphic novel El Deafo, comes the start to a funny and clever illustrated chapter-book s...

  • Inspector Flytrap in the President's Mane Is Missing

    Inspector Flytrap - 2

    Welcome to Inspector Flytrap’s Detective Agency, home to the world-renowned solver of BIG DEAL mysteries. Inspector Flytrap, a Venus flytrap, works tirelessly with his assistant Nina the Goat, a goat, on his community’s unsolved cases. There’s ...



  • Inspector Flytrap in the Goat Who Chewed Too Much

    Inspector Flytrap - 3

    When his goat assistant is arrested for stealing the golden pickle paperweight, a mystery-solving Venus flytrap is determined to find the real thief. ...

  • Stranded on Planet Strip Mall!

    After battling deadly space piranhas in Sector 7 of the Cosmos, Rocket and Groot crash-land on a planet made entirely of strip malls!There are dry cleaners, nail salons, 99 cent stores, 98 cent stores, chain restaurants,and mania...

  • Rocket and Groot: Keep on Truckin'!

    Rocket and Groot - 2
    Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

    It's Rocket and Groot Book: Keep on Truckin'! and they are taking it to the next level as they continue their journey through the cosmos defeating baddies. Expect more zaniness, more chaos, more Rocket doodles, more "I am Groots", and tons of Veronic...

  • The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear

    Star Wars

    When Chewbacca the Wookiee finds out that a job he thought was just ferrying tooka cats is actually much more, he's excited to have something to do! But when he, a young bounty hunter/librarian, and a droll cargo droid--who, unbeknownst to the others...

  • The Princess and the Pit Stop

    Once upon a time there was a Princess... ... who made a pit stop. While the Birds and Beasts changed her tires, her Fairy Godmother told her she was in last place! With just one lap left! She might as well give up! Give up? Not THIS princess! Inst...

  • Bach to the Rescue!!!

    Every famous piece of art has an origin story -- even Bach’s Goldberg Variations! When the richest dude in town can’t sleep, he hires a much-less-rich dude named Johann Gottlieb Goldberg to play him lullabies on the harpsichord. Goldberg does an ...

  • Beware the Power of the Dark Side!

    Star Wars

    It's the Star Wars story with EVERYTHING: Jabba, Boba, Wicket, Rebo, Salacious Crumb, Nien Nunb, "It's a trap," Luke doing a flip and catching his lightsaber, speeder bikes, Yoda, Ghost Yoda, the Rancor, the Falcon, Wedge, Lando, Luke...

  • Recipe for Disaster

    Didi Dodo, Future Spy - 1

    In this series opener, Koko Dodo the cookie chef has a big problem. Today is the day of the royal cookie contest, and someone has stolen his top-secret fudge sauce! Luckily, a spy enters the scene just in time (or rather, crashes in on her roller ska...

  • Robo-Dodo Rumble

    Didi Dodo, Future Spy - 2

    A chapter-book series spin-off from Inspector Flytrap by New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger! This hilarious chapter book mystery series stars Didi Dodo, the daring spy-in-training, and Koko Dodo, Didi’s reluctant sidekick. In Rob...

  • Double-O Dodo

    Didi Dodo, Future Spy - 3

    Didi Dodo, the heroic spy, and Koko Dodo, the cookie chef, are off to solve another kooky caper! In Double-O Dodo, Koko has a big problem: His trusty assistant, the Queen, has been kidnapped! Over a frantic phone call, she tells Koko that she’s bee...



  • DJ Funkyfoot: Butler for Hire!

    DJ Funkyfoot - 1

    DJ Funkyfoot: Butler for Hire! is the first story in a wacky spin-off chapter book series in the world of the Flytrap Files, from New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger and illustrator Heather Fox.   Meet DJ Funkyfoot! He’s not actu...

  • Disney's Doorways to Danger

    From the bestselling author of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda comes an original graphic novel adventure featuring all of your favorite Disney characters!Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Uncle Scrooge, and all their friends are contestants on a realit...

  • DJ Funkyfoot: Give Cheese a Chance

    DJ Funkyfoot - 2

    A spin-off chapter book series in the world of the Flytrap Files, from New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger!DJ Funkyfoot: Give Cheese a Chance is the second in a spin-off chapter book series from the world of the Flytrap Files by New Yor...

  • The Show Must Go Oink

    DJ Funkyfoot - 3

    A spin-off chapter book series in the world of the Flytrap Files, from New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger!The latest wacky adventure of DJ Funkyfoot, a Chihuahua who just wants to buttle! In this newest adventure, DJ Funkyfoot fin...

  • Two-Headed Chicken

    Two-Headed Chicken - 1

    In a hilarious, absurdist romp by New York Times best-selling creator Tom Angleberger, a two-headed chicken races across the multiverse to escape a hungry moose. Anything is possible in the multiverse, including a madcap adventure starring a plucky t...

  • Beak to the Future

    Two-Headed Chicken - 2

    The two-headed chicken is back, with twice the adventure, twice the jokes, and a lot more heads (wait, did they just accidentally turn into a double-headed space snake?). Having lost the Astrocap™ somewhere in the multiverse, our intrepid hero ...

Award-Winning Books by Tom Angleberger

Darth Paper Strikes Back
2013 Colorado Children's Book Award -- Junior Novel
The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee
2013 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award -- Middle Readers
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
2010 Cybils -- Middle Grade Fiction
2011 E.B. White Read Aloud Award -- Middle Readers
2012 Bluebonnet Award -- Children's
2012 Land of Enchantment Book Award -- Children's
2012 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Junior Book
2012 Rhode Island Children's Book Award -- Grades 3-6
2013 Sequoyah Book Award -- Children's
2014 Nene Award -- Children's Fiction
2014 Nevada Young Readers' Award -- Young Readers


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Tom Angleberger has published 35 books.

Tom Angleberger does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Beak to the Future, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Tom Angleberger, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, was published in March 2010.

Yes. Tom Angleberger has 7 series.
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