About this book
Benny and Omar (1998, 288 pages) is Colfer's debut, a grounded, semi-autobiographical comedy about an Irish boy adjusting to a new home that draws directly on Colfer's own childhood. It preceded Benny and Babe, the second of his two Benny novels.
Key facts about Benny and Omar
Eoin Colfer wrote Benny and Omar, a book on our list. It has been out since 1998. The book has 288 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780141323282 to find the main one.
Eoin Colfer has 34 books on our list. 16 of them belong to a series, while 18 stand alone. All 34 are out now. Other books by Eoin Colfer on file include Juniper's Christmas (2023), Three Tasks for a Dragon (2023), Global (2023) and The Fowl Twins Get What They Deserve (2021).
After it came Benny and Babe in 1999. Since then, our list has added 33 more books by Eoin Colfer.
Eoin Colfer has 4 series on file, such as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Artemis Fowl and W.A.R.P.. Those series sit on our science fiction and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Firefox Moon is the latest published Eoin Colfer book on file, from 11 November 2025.
About Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer is an Irish author born in 1965 in Wexford, the son of a teacher and historian and a drama teacher, who worked as a primary school teacher himself before writing full-time. See every Eoin Colfer book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780141323282