Start with Knights of the Kitchen Table
Book #1 introduces Joe, Fred, Sam, and the mysterious Book that sends them through time.
Book Series · 16 Books
Time Warp Trio Books
In order from Knights of the Kitchen Table to Marco? Polo!.
Sixteen fast, funny time-travel adventures that drop three friends into history, myth, and the future—usually without an easy way home.
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Reading order
How to Read the Time Warp Trio Books
Read the sixteen books in publication order, beginning with Knights of the Kitchen Table. Each trip has a self-contained destination and problem, but the boys' friendship and the time-traveling Book's unpredictable rules are introduced in the opening volume.
The stories mix real historical settings with jokes, fantasy, and deliberate anachronisms. They can spark curiosity about a period, but they are comic adventures rather than history lessons.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
The trio lands in dangerous settings involving knights, pirates, gladiators, Vikings, monsters, and famous rulers. Threats of battle, execution, sacrifice, imprisonment, or being eaten are played for suspense and comedy and are not described graphically.
The humor includes insults, bathroom jokes, exaggerated stereotypes, and boys making reckless choices. Parents may want to separate the intentionally silly fiction from accurate history when a child becomes interested in one of the destinations.
Where to start
Where Should My Child Start?
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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$674
Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1991
Knights of the Kitchen Table
By Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator)
Time-travelers face new adventures with a fresh twist.
64 pages· 6,203 words· Est. 1 hour read
$6.99Save 4%
Paperback
Summary: Join the Time Warp Trio as they embark on thrilling new adventures with a fresh look. With their signature humor and unexpected twists, these time-travelers navigate history's mysteries. What challenges await them in their latest escapades?
In reading order
Time Warp Trio Series
16 books · Published 1991–2006
#1
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$674
Knights of the Kitchen Table
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1991
Time-travelers face new adventures with a fresh twist.
#2
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$574
The Not-So-Jolly Roger
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1991
Time-travelers face new adventures with unexpected twists.
#3
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The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1992
Time-travelers face new adventures with a fresh twist.
#4
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Your Mother Was a Neanderthal
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1993
Time-travelers face new adventures with a fresh twist.
#5
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2095
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1995
Time travelers face prehistoric chaos with cave art and rock music.
#6
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Tut, Tut
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1996
Time-travelers face new adventures with a twist of humor.
#7
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Summer Reading Is Killing Me!
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1998
Time-travelers face new adventures with a fresh twist.
#8
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It's All Greek to Me
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1999
Time-travelers face new adventures with a fresh twist.
#9
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See You Later, Gladiator
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2000
Time-travelers face new adventures with a twist of humor.
#10
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Sam Samurai
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2001
Time-travelers face new adventures with a twist of humor and style.
#11
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Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2002
Stuck in 1877, they must find The Book or risk un-inventing history.
#12
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Viking It and Liking It
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2002
A magic book sends three friends to Viking times. Can they return home?
#13
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Me Oh Maya
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2003
Trapped in ancient Mexico, three friends must win a deadly game to escape.
#14
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Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2004
Time travelers face execution by da Vinci for spying on his inventions.
#15
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Oh Say, I Can't See
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2005
Time travelers accidentally land in 1776. Can history survive their mishap?
#16
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$674
Marco? Polo!
Chapter Book · 2006
A time-warping book leads to thirteenth-century China and unexpected adventures.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Time Warp Trio series?
There are 16 books in the Time Warp Trio series. It began with Knights of the Kitchen Table in 1991, and the newest book, Marco? Polo!, was published in 2006.
What order should you read the Time Warp Trio books in?
Start with Knights of the Kitchen Table and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #16.
What ages are the Time Warp Trio books best for?
The series is best for ages 7–9, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
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