Ben Hatke

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  • Bibliography:
    15 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2011
  • Latest Book:
    February 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Mighty Jack

1 - Mighty Jack (Sep-2016)
2 - Mighty Jack and the Goblin King (Sep-2017)

Things in the Basement

1 - Things in the Basement (Sep-2023)

Zita the Spacegirl

1 - Zita the Spacegirl (Feb-2011)
2 - Legends of Zita the Spacegirl (Sep-2012)
3 - The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (May-2014)

Book List in Order: 15 titles

  • Zita the Spacegirl

    Zita the Spacegirl - 1

    Zita’s life took a cosmic left turn in the blink of an eye. When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a stranger on a strange planet. Humanoid chickens and neurotic robots are shock...

  • Legends of Zita the Spacegirl

    Zita the Spacegirl - 2

    Ben Hatke brings back our intrepid space heroine for another delightful sci-fi/fantasy adventure. Zita is determined to find her way home to earth, following the events of the first book. But things are never simple, and certainly never easy, in spac...

  • The Return of Zita the Spacegirl

    Zita the Spacegirl - 3

    Ben Hatke brings back our intrepid space heroine for another delightful sci-fi/fantasy adventure in this New York Times-bestselling graphic novel trilogy for middle grade readers. Zita the Spacegirl has saved planets, battled monsters, and wrestle...

  • Julia's House for Lost Creatures

    When Julia and her walking house come to town, she likes everything about her new neighborhood except how quiet it is! So Julia puts a sign up: "Julia's House for Lost Creatures." Soon she's hosting goblins, mermaids, fairies, and even a dragon. Quie...

  • Little Robot

    When a little girl finds an adorable robot in the woods, she presses a button and accidentally activates him for the first time. Now, she finally has a friend. But the big, bad robots are coming to collect the little guy for nefarious purposes, and i...

  • Nobody Likes a Goblin

    Goblin, a cheerful little homebody, lives in a cozy, rat-infested dungeon, with his only friend, Skeleton. Every day, Goblin and Skeleton play with the treasure in their dungeon. But one day, a gang of "heroic" adventurers bursts in. These marauders ...

  • Mighty Jack

    Mighty Jack - 1

    Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring,...

  • Mighty Jack and the Goblin King

    Mighty Jack - 2

    Like a bolt from the blue, Jack's little sister Maddy is gone―carried into another realm by an ogre. When Jack and Lilly follow Maddy’s captor through the portal, they are ready for anything ... except what they find waiting for them in the fl...

  • Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl

    It's the middle-grade team-up of the century as the heroes of New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke join forces to save the world in the epic graphic novel Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl. Jack and Lilly are no strangers to heroics. They’v...



  • Julia's House Moves On

    Julia's house is restless. Julia and her family of lost creatures are ready to move on. But where will they go? And how will they get there? Don’t worry―Julia has a plan for that! Julia always has a plan. But when Julia's plans all ...

  • Julia's House Goes Home

    Julia and her house full of fantastic friends are on the move, from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Ben Hatke.Julia's flying house has come down to earth...and sprouted legs! Now it roams the landscape looking for the perfect spot to settle down...

  • Reynard's Tale

    In this atmospheric tribute to the medieval folklore tradition of trickster tales starring Reynard the fox, beloved children's cartoonist Ben Hatke turns his pen to a very special project for adult readers.Inspired by the 12th century tales of the in...

  • Reynard's Tale: A Story of Love and Mischief

    In this atmospheric tribute to the medieval folklore tradition of trickster tales starring Reynard the fox, beloved children's cartoonist Ben Hatke turns his pen to a very special project for adult readers.Inspired by the 12th century tales of the in...

  • Things in the Basement

    Things in the Basement - 1

    From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers graphic novel about Milo, a young boy who discovers a portal to a secret world in his basement.It was supposed to just be a normal basement—some stor...

  • Princess in the Piazza

Award-Winning Books by Ben Hatke

Little Robot
2016 Gryphon Award -- Children's Literature
Zita the Spacegirl
2011 Cybils -- Graphic Novel Elem/Mid


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ben Hatke has published 15 books.

Ben Hatke does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Princess in the Piazza, was published in February 2024.

The first book by Ben Hatke, Zita the Spacegirl, was published in February 2011.

Yes. Ben Hatke has 3 series.
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