List of Wishbone books


This is a list of all books based on the Wishbone TV series. All were Children's novels published under the Big Red Chair Books moniker of Lyrick Studios.

Wishbone Classics

Wishbone Classics is the first tie-in series to the Wishbone TV series. The books are straight adaptations of the original stories that inspired episodes of the show, with commentary and trivia by Wishbone on the side.
NumberTitleOriginal authorRetold byFirst printedRelated episode
#1Don QuixoteMiguel de CervantesMichael BurgenMarch 199611
#2The OdysseyHomerJoanne MatternMarch 19965
#3Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareBilly AronsonApril 19964
#4Joan of ArcMark TwainPatrice SeleneJune 199610
#5Oliver TwistCharles DickensJoanne MatternJuly 19963
#6The Adventures of Robin HoodAnonymousJoanne MatternJuly 199624
#7FrankensteinMary ShelleyMichael BurgenSeptember 199617
#8The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis StevensonJoanne Mattern and Ed ParkerSeptember 199620
#9A Journey to the Center of the EarthJules VerneBilly AronsonOctober 199618
#10The Red Badge of CourageStephen CraneMichael BurganDecember 199631
#11The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark TwainStephen FuentesDecember 19961, 2
#12IvanhoeSir Walter ScottJoanne MatternJanuary 199713

The Adventures of Wishbone

The Adventures of Wishbone is the second tie-in series to the Wishbone TV series. The books are based on the structure of the original TV series, switching back and forth between Wishbone's life in Oakdale and the events of the story of which he is been reminded. Several are direct adaptions of television episodes, while others tell stories not touched by the TV series.

The Super Adventures of Wishbone

The Super Adventures of Wishbone is a spinoff of The Adventures of Wishbone, and consists of five double-length books in the style of the original series.

The Wishbone Mysteries

The Wishbone Mysteries is the third tie-in series to the Wishbone TV series. The books are based entirely around the adventures of Wishbone and his friends in Oakdale, and no longer include Wishbone imagining himself into a story. Instead, Joe, Sam or David read a mystery story, with the events of their book inspiring them as they solve a mystery in the present day. Book 2 also features Joe discovering a box of his late father's favorite mystery stories in their attic, which supplies many of the books he reads throughout the series.

Wishbone Super Mysteries

Wishbone Super Mysteries is a spinoff of The Wishbone Mysteries, and consists of four double-length books in the style of the original series.

Wishbone: The Early Years

Wishbone: The Early Years is the fourth tie-in series to the Wishbone TV series, and the first aimed at much younger readers. The books are based on the structure of the original TV series, switching back and forth between a very young Wishbone's life in Oakdale and the events of the story of which he has been reminded.

2000-2001

From 2000 to 2001, three new series were launched, all written by the same author: Wishbone Adventures, Wishbone Mysteries and Wishbone: Tales of a Pup. A total of nine books were published before the series was ultimately canceled.

Wishbone Adventures

Wishbone Mysteries

Wishbone: Tales of a Pup