The Fudge Series


by Judy Blume (Author)

Book Cover for the Fudge Series
Reading level: Ages 7 and up
Books in series: 5
Read in order: Yes
Next book: Finished
Tags: comedy & humour  family  friendship  school  realistic fiction 

Life with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing. Whether Fudge is throwing a temper tantrum in a shoe store, smearing mashed potatoes on the walls at Hamburger Heaven, or trying to fly, he’s never far from trouble. He’s an almost three-year-old terror who gets away with everything, and Peter’s had it up to here! 

Passed on from babysitters to their young charges, from big sisters to little brothers, and from parents to children, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and its cousins (Superfudge, Fudge-a-mania, Double Fudge and Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great) have entertained children since they first appeared in the early 1970s. The series follows Peter Hatcher, his little brother Fudgie, baby sister Tootsie, their neighbor Sheila Tubman, various pets, and minor characters through New York City and on treks to suburbs and camps. Hilarious, witty and impossible to put down.

Fudge Series Books in Order

 Print series book list

1. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing  (1972)
2. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great  (1972)
3. Superfudge  (1980)
4. Fudge-a-Mania  (1990)
5. Double Fudge  (2002)