Geronimo Stilton


Geronimo Stilton is an Italian children's book series. Although the series credits its title character as the author, the true author is Elisabetta Dami. On older novels, the copyright is issued to a pseudonym "Geronimo Stilton"; this was changed on newer books. The books are intended for readers in the 6- to 12-year-old age range.
Scholastic Corporation has published the English version of the series in the US since February 2004, and the books are published by Sweet Cherry Publishing in the UK.
The series has sold over 140 million copies worldwide, and with 249 editions it is one of the best-selling book series ever written. The books have been translated into 38 languages.

Overview

In the series, the title character is an anthropomorphic mouse who lives in New Mouse City on Mouse Island. A best-selling author, Geronimo Stilton works as a journalist and editor for the fictional newspaper The Rodent's Gazette.
He has a younger sister named Thea Stilton, a cousin named Trap Stilton, and a favourite nephew, nine-year-old Benjamin Stilton. Geronimo is a nervous, mild-mannered mouse who would like nothing better than to live a quiet life, but he keeps getting involved in faraway adventures with Thea, Trap, and Benjamin, and sometimes Aunt Sweetfur. The books are written as though they are autobiographical adventure stories.
Papercutz obtained the rights to publish English translations of the graphic novels of Geronimo Stilton. These retain some of the original names of the characters that were changed in the storybooks translated by Scholastic. For example, the English translations of the graphic novels by Papercutz continue to use the names "Patty Spring" and "Pandora", while the storybooks by Scholastic changed these names to Petunia Pretty Paws and Bugsy Wugsy, respectively.

Characters from Geronimo Stilton

The Stilton family

The Thea Sisters: They are five mouselets that are in Thea's journalism class. They named their group after their teacher and Thea is grateful.
The Ruby Crew: They are four mouslets of Mouseford Academy and the rivals of the Thea Sisters.
Mouseford Academy Students

Geronimo Stilton books

  1. Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
  2. The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid
  3. Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House
  4. I'm Too Fond of My Fur!
  5. Four Mice Deep in the Jungle
  6. Paws Off, Cheddarface!
  7. Red Pizzas for a Blue Count
  8. Attack of the Bandit Cats
  9. A Fabumouse Vacation for Geronimo
  10. All Because of a Cup of Coffee
  11. It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse!
  12. Merry Christmas, Geronimo!
  13. The Phantom of the Subway
  14. The Temple of the Ruby of Fire
  15. The Mona Mousa Code
  16. A Cheese-Colored Camper
  17. Watch Your Whiskers, Stilton!
  18. Shipwreck on the Pirate Islands
  19. My Name is Stilton, Geronimo Stilton
  20. Surf's Up, Geronimo!
  21. The Wild, Wild West
  22. The Secret of Cacklefur Castle
  23. Valentine's Day Disaster
  24. Field Trip to Niagara Falls
  25. The Search for Sunken Treasure
  26. The Mummy with No Name
  27. The Christmas Toy Factory
  28. Wedding Crasher
  29. Down and Out Down Under
  30. The Mouse Island Marathon
  31. The Mysterious Cheese Thief
  32. Valley of the Giant Skeletons
  33. Geronimo and the Gold Medal Mystery
  34. Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent
  35. A Very Merry Christmas
  36. Geronimo's Valentine
  37. The Race Across America
  38. A Fabumouse School Adventure
  39. Singing Sensation
  40. The Karate Mouse
  41. Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro
  42. The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief
  43. I'm Not a Supermouse!
  44. The Giant Diamond Robbery
  45. Save the White Whale!
  46. The Haunted Castle
  47. Run for the Hills, Geronimo!
  48. The Mystery in Venice
  49. The Way of the Samurai
  50. This Hotel is Haunted!
  51. The Enormouse Pearl Heist
  52. Mouse in Space!
  53. Rumble in the Jungle
  54. Get Into Gear, Stilton!
  55. The Golden Statue Plot
  56. Flight of the Red Bandit
  57. The Stinky Cheese Vacation
  58. The Super Chef Contest
  59. Welcome to Moldy Manor
  60. The Treasure of Easter Island
  61. Mouse House Hunter
  62. Mouse Overboard!
  63. The Cheese Experiment
  64. Magical Mission
  65. Bollywood Burglary
  66. Operation: Secret Recipe
  67. The Chocolate Chase
  68. Cyber-Thief Showdown
  69. Hug a Tree, Geronimo
  70. The Phantom Bandit
  71. Geronimo on Ice!
  72. The Hawaiian Heist
  73. The Missing Movie
  74. Happy Birthday, Geronimo!
  75. The Sticky Situation
  76. Superstore Surprise
  77. The Last Resort Oasis

    Anniversary editions

  1. The Stone of Fire
  2. Watch Your Tail!
  3. Help, I'm in Hot Lava!
  4. The Fast and the Frozen
  5. The Great Mouse Race
  6. Don't Wake the Dinosaur!
  7. I'm a Scaredy-Mouse!
  8. Surfing for Secrets
  9. Get the Scoop, Geronimo!
  10. My Autosaurus Will Win!
  11. Sea Monster Surprise
  12. Paws Off the Pearl!
  13. The Smelly Search
  14. Shoo, Caveflies!
  15. A Mammoth Mystery

    Heromice books

  16. Mice to the Rescue
  17. Robot Attack
  18. Flood Mission
  19. The Perilous Plants
  20. The Invisible Thief
  21. Dinosaur Danger
  22. Time Machine Trouble
  23. Charge of the Clones
  24. Insect Invasion
  25. Sweet Dreams, Sewer Rats!
  26. Revenge of the Mini-Mice!

    Journey Through Time books

  27. The Journey Through Time
  28. Back in Time: The Second Journey Through Time
  29. The Race Against Time: The Third Journey Through Time
  30. Lost in Time: The Fourth Journey Through Time
  31. No Time to Lose: The Fifth Journey Through Time
  32. The Test of Time: The Sixth Journey Through Time
  33. Time Warp: The Seventh Journey Through Time
  34. Out Of Time: The Eighth Journey Through Time

    Kingdom of Fantasy books

  35. The Kingdom of Fantasy
  36. The Quest for Paradise: The Return to the Kingdom of Fantasy
  37. The Amazing Voyage: The Third Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  38. The Dragon of Prophecy: The Fourth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  39. The Volcano of Fire: The Fifth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  40. The Search for Treasure: The Sixth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  41. The Enchanted Charms: The Seventh Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  42. The Hour of Magic: The Eighth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  43. The Wizard's Wand: The Ninth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  44. The Ship of Secrets: The Tenth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  45. The Guardian of the Realm: The Eleventh Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  46. The Island of Dragons: The Twelfth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy
  47. The Battle for Crystal Castle: The Thirteenth Adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy

    Micekings books

  48. Attack of the Dragons
  49. The Famouse Fjord Race
  50. Pull the Dragon's Tooth!
  51. Stay Strong, Geronimo!
  52. The Mysterious Message
  53. The Helmet Holdup
  54. The Dragon Crown
  55. The Great Miceking Stone

    Mini Mysteries

  1. Alien Escape
  2. You're Mine, Captain!
  3. Ice Planet Adventure
  4. The Galactic Goal
  5. Rescue Rebellion
  6. The Underwater Planet
  7. Beware! Space Junk!
  8. Away in a Star Sled
  9. Slurp Monster Showdown
  10. Pirate Spacecat Attack
  11. We'll Bite Your Tail, Geronimo!
  12. The Invisible Planet

    Special editions

As of April 2018, 20 English translations of the graphic novels have been published.
  1. The Discovery of America
  2. The Secret of the Sphinx
  3. The Coliseum Con
  4. Following the Trail of Marco Polo
  5. The Great Ice Age
  6. Who Stole the Mona Lisa?
  7. Dinosaurs in Action
  8. Play It Again, Mozart!
  9. The Weird Book Machine
  10. Geronimo Stilton Saves the Olympics
  11. We'll Always Have Paris
  12. The First Samurai
  13. The Fastest Train in the West
  14. The First Mouse on the Moon
  15. All for Stilton, Stilton for All!
  16. Lights, Camera, Stilton!
  17. The Mystery of the Pirate Ship
  18. First to the Last Place on Earth!
  19. Lost in Translation
  20. Saving Liberty
  21. Journey to the Treasure Island

    Geronimo Stilton Reporter graphic novels by Papercutz

  22. Operation Shufongfong
  23. It's MY Scoop!
  24. Stop Acting Around!
  25. The Mummy With No Name
  26. Barry the Moustache
  27. Paws Off, Cheddarface!

    Geronimo Stilton: The Graphic Novel (illustrated by Tom Angleberger)

  28. The Sewer Rat Stink
  29. Slime for Dinner

    Thea Stilton book series

  30. Thea Stilton and the Dragon's Code
  31. Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire
  32. Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck
  33. Thea Stilton and the Secret City
  34. Thea Stilton and the Mystery in Paris
  35. Thea Stilton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure
  36. Thea Stilton and the Star Castaways
  37. Thea Stilton: Big Trouble in the Big Apple
  38. Thea Stilton and the Ice Treasure
  39. Thea Stilton and the Secret of the Old Castle
  40. Thea Stilton and the Blue Scarab Hunt
  41. Thea Stilton and the Prince's Emerald
  42. Thea Stilton and the Mystery on the Orient Express
  43. Thea Stilton and the Dancing Shadows
  44. Thea Stilton and the Legend of the Fire Flowers
  45. Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission
  46. Thea Stilton and the Journey to the Lion's Den
  47. Thea Stilton and the Great Tulip Heist
  48. Thea Stilton and the Chocolate Sabotage
  49. Thea Stilton and the Missing Myth
  50. Thea Stilton and the Lost Letters
  51. Thea Stilton and the Tropical Treasure
  52. Thea Stilton and the Hollywood Hoax
  53. Thea Stilton and the Madagascar Madness
  54. Thea Stilton and the Frozen Fiasco
  55. Thea Stilton and the Venice Masquerade
  56. Thea Stilton and the Niagara Splash
  57. Thea Stilton and the Riddle of the Ruins
  58. Thea Stilton and the Phantom of the Orchestra
  59. Thea Stilton and the Black Forest Burglary
  60. Thea Stilton and the Race for the Gold
  61. Thea Stilton and the Rainforest Rescue

    Thea Stilton special editions

  62. The Journey to Atlantis
  63. The Secret of the Fairies
  64. The Secret of the Snow
  65. The Cloud Castle
  66. The Treasure of the Sea
  67. The Land of Flowers
  68. The Secret of the Crystal Fairies
  69. The Dance of the Star Fairies
  70. The Magic of the Mirror

    Thea Stilton: Mouseford Academy books

  71. Drama at Mouseford
  72. The Missing Diary
  73. Mouselets in Danger
  74. Dance Challenge
  75. The Secret Invention
  76. A Mouseford Musical
  77. Mice Take the Stage
  78. A Fashionable Mystery
  79. The Mysterious Love Letter
  80. A Dream on Ice
  81. Lights, Camera, Action!
  82. Mice on the Runway
  83. Sea Turtle Rescue
  84. The Secret Notebook
  85. The Friendship Recipe
  86. The Royal Ball
  87. The Puppy Problem
  88. The Secret of the Butterflies
  89. The Missing Mirror
  90. The Sweetest Dream

    Thea Stilton graphic novels by PapercutZ

  91. The Secret of Whale Island
  92. Revenge of the Lizard Club
  93. The Treasure of the Viking Ship
  94. Catching the Giant Wave
  95. The Secret of the Waterfall in the Woods
  96. The Thea Sisters and the Mystery at Sea
  97. A Song for the Thea Sisters
  98. The Thea Sisters and the Secret Treasure Hunt

    Creepella von Cacklefur books

  99. The Thirteen Ghosts
  100. Meet Me in Horrorwood
  101. Ghost Pirate Treasure
  102. Return of the Vampire
  103. Fright Night
  104. Ride for Your Life!
  105. A Suitcase Full of Ghosts
  106. The Phantom of the Theater
  107. The Haunted Dinosaur

    Characters in the Geronimo Stilton graphic novels

The characters of Geronimo Stilton also used their other names from the second to the sixth novel.
The Secret of the Sphinx:
The Coliseum Con:
Following the Trail of Marco Polo:
The Great Ice Age:
Who Stole the Mona Lisa?:
There are also audio-cassette and CD versions of the Geronimo Stilton books published by Scholastic Audio Books. There are three stories in the first three collections, book 10 is sold by itself, and the remaining books are sold in pairs. Books 1 through 10 are read by Edward Herrmann. Books 11–18, 20–22 and 24, and 25–26 are read by Bill Lobley.

TV series

An animated series of the same name debuted in Italy on 15 September 2009. The show ran for 78 episodes across three seasons with the series finale airing on 28 February 2017.

Theatre

In 2016, Oregon Children's Theatre produced Geronimo Stilton: Mouse in Space, a world-premiere adaptation of Mouse in Space! by John Maclay, and the first live-action production of Geronimo Stilton media in the United States. The production is set to tour in Canada in 2018.

Musical theatre

The Kingdom of Fantasy series has been developed into a live show, which has been performed in Spanish in Barcelona, Spain, in Dutch in The Netherlands, in Dutch/Flemish in Belgium, and in both English and French in Montreal, Canada.

Comics/graphic novels

has been publishing Geronimo Stilton graphic novels since 2009; they have published a line of Thea Stilton graphic novels since 2013.

Video games

partnered with Virtual Toys to develop two video games based on the series for PlayStation Portable. The first, Geronimo Stilton in the Kingdom of Fantasy, was released in Europe on 3 November 2011. The follow-up, Geronimo Stilton: Return to the Kingdom of Fantasy, was released in the continent on 31 October 2012. In North America, both titles were released exclusively on the PlayStation Store on 16 July 2013.

''The Rodent's Gazette'' online

The fictional The Rodent's Gazette is Geronimo Stilton's most "famouse" newspaper in New Mouse City. It is updated every few months, with stories based on Geronimo Stilton's latest books and adventures. It is also the official Geronimo Stilton website for English readers.
The editors at Scholastic have stopped writing more top stories since early 2006. The "Book Reviews" section of the site is still being updated with summaries, book covers, and reviews about each of Geronimo's latest adventures.