The first twenty volumes were illustrated by Marc Simont.

1. Nate the Great (1972)
2. Nate the Great goes Undercover (1974)
3. Nate the Great and the Lost List (1975)
4. Nate the Great and the Phony Clue (1977)
5. Nate the Great and the Sticky Case (1978)
6. Nate the Great and the Missing Key (1981)
7. Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail (1983)
8. Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize (1985)
9. Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed (1986)
10. Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag (1987)
11. Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps (1989)
12. Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt (1989)
13. Nate the Great and the Musical Note (1990), written with son Craig Sharmat
14. Nate the Great and the Stolen Base (1992)
15. Nate the Great and the Pillow Case (1993), with sister Rosalind Weinman
16. Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine (1994)
17. Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise (1995), with Craig Sharmat
18. Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas (1996), with Craig Sharmat
19. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden (1997)
20. Nate the Great and Me: The Case of the Fleeing Fang (1998)

The last six volumes were chapter books "in the style of Marc Simont".

1. Nate the Great and the Monster Mess (1999), illustrated by Martha Weston†
2. Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective (1999), with husband Mitchell Sharmat, illus. Weston†
3. Nate the Great and the Big Sniff (2001), with Mitchell Sharmat, illus. Weston†
4. Nate the Great on the Owl Express (2003), with Mitchell Sharmat, illus. Weston†
5. Nate the Great Talks Turkey (2007), with Mitchell Sharmat, illus. Jody Wheeler‡
6. Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club (2009), with Mitchell Sharmat, illus. Wheeler‡

† "illustrations by Martha Weston in the style of Marc Simont"‡ "illustrations by Jody Wheeler in the style of Marc Simont"