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A complete list* of my published and forthcoming books
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*Excluding omnibus collections and anthologies
| Title & Category | Illustrator | Original English Language Publisher & Year First Published | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Doohickey and the Robot Chapter Book | Stephen Lewis |  Oxford University Press • March 1999 Pacific Learning • November 2002 |
| 2 |  | Goblin Stew Chapter Book | Colin Paine | Bloomsbury • March 2000 |
| 3 |  | Serpent Soup Chapter Book | Colin Paine | Bloomsbury • March 2000 |
| 4 |  | Ghostly Goulash Chapter Book | Colin Paine | Bloomsbury • March 2000 |
| 5 |  | Fairy Cake Chapter Book | Colin Paine | Bloomsbury • March 2000 |
| 6 |  | Ten Little Monsters Pop-up Book | Ant Parker | Kingfisher • April 2000 Houghton Mifflin • April 2000 |
| 7 |  | Fox’s New Coat Picture Book | Penny Ives | Puffin Books • July 2000 |
| 8 |  | Dinosaurs After Dark Picture Book | Curtis Jobling | Collins • August 2001 Golden Books • March 2002 |
| 9 |  | Bringing Down the Moon Picture Book | Vanessa Cabban | Walker Books • September 2001 Candlewick Press • October 2001 |
| 10 |  | Cosmo For Captain Dino Boulder Ball Chapter Book | Peter Rutherford | Oxford University Press • February 2002 Picture Window Books • January 2007 |
| 11 |  | A Mouse Inside the Marmalade Novelty Book | Caroline Jayne Church︎ | Hodder • August 2002 Tiger Tales • September 2002 |
| 12 |  | A Turtle in the Toilet Novelty Book | Caroline Jayne Church︎ | Hodder< • August 2002 Tiger Tales • September 2002 |
| 13 |  | Through the Heart of the Jungle Picture Book | Elena Gomez | Hodder • February 2003 Tiger Tales • March 2003 |
| 14 |  | Terry Takes Off Chapter Book | Peter Rutherford︎ | Oxford University Press • May 2003 Picture Window Books • January 2007 |
| 15 |  | Someone Bigger Picture Book | Adrian Reynolds︎ | Oxford University Press • October 2003 Clarion • March 2004 |
| 16 |  | Ruby Flew Too! / Once Upon a Time Upon a Nest Ruby, In Her Own TimePicture Book | Rebecca Harry︎ | Macmillan< • February 2004 Scholastic • February 2004 |
| 17 |  | What Friends Do Best Picture Book | Nathan Reed︎ | Collins • October 2004 |
| 18 |  | Creature Colours Pop-Up Book | Jonathan Emmett | Gullane Children's Books • October 2004 Back pack Books • November 2005 |
| 19 |  | Robots Non-Fiction First Reader | Photographs | Collins Education • January 2005 |
| 20 |  | No Place Like Home Picture Book | Vanessa Cabban︎ | Walker Books • March 2005 Candlewick Press • April 2005 |
| 21 |  | Pigs Might Fly! Picture Book | Steve Cox | Puffin Books • June 2005 |
| 22 |  | Safari Shapes Pop-Up Book | Author illustrated︎ | Gullane Children's Books • October 2005 Back Pack Books • November 2005 |
| 23 |  | ZOOM! Pop-Up Book | Christyan Fox︎ | Macmillan • October 2005 Back Pack Books • December 2006 |
| 24 |  | This Way, Ruby! Picture Book | Rebecca Harry︎ | Macmillan • February 2006 Scholastic • February 2007 |
| 25 |  | Rabbit’s Day Off Picture Book | Thomas Taylor︎ | Gullane Children's Books • March 2006 |
| 26 |  | Captain Comet and the Purple Planet Chapter Book | Andy Parker | Oxford University Press • March 2006 Dingles & Company • August 2008 |
| 27 |  | If We Had a Sailboat Picture Book | Adrian Reynolds︎ | Oxford University Press< • June 2006 |
| 28 |  | She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain Picture Book | Deborah Allwright | Egmont Books • September 2006 Atheneum Books • April 2007 |
| 29 |  | Dig It, Build It! Pop-up Book | Christyan Fox︎ | Macmillan • October 2006 Back Pack Books • December 2006 |
| 30 |  | Diamond in the Snow Picture Book | Vanessa Cabban︎ | Walker Books • November 2006 Candlewick Press • December 2006 |
| 31 |  | I Love You Always and Forever Picture Book | Daniel Howarth︎ | Gullane Children's Books • February 2007 Cartwheel Books • January 2007 |
| 32 |  | Captain Comet and the Dog Star Chapter Book | Andy Parker | Oxford University Press • April 2007 Dingles & Company • August 2008 |
| 33 |  | Tom’s Clockwork Dragon Picture Book | Mark Oliver︎ | Oxford University Press • June 2008 |
| 34 |  | The Best Gift of All Picture Book | Vanessa Cabban︎ | Walker Books • September 2008 Candlewick Press • August 2008 |
| 35 |  | Emergency Rescue! Pop-Up Book | Christyan Fox︎ | Macmillan • September 2008 |
| 36 |  | Go For It, Ruby! Picture Book | Rebecca Harry︎ | Macmillan • April 2009 |
| 37 |  | Leaf Trouble Picture Book | Caroline Jayne Church | Chicken House • September 2009 Chicken House • August 2009 |
| 38 |  | The Santa Trap Picture Book | Poly Bernatene︎ | Macmillan • October 2009 Peachtree Publishers • October 2012 |
| 39 |  | Bones Non-Fiction First Reader | Alan Baker & Steve Lumb | Collins Education • January 2010 |
| 40 |  | MONSTERS: An Owner’s Guide Picture Book | Mark Oliver︎ | Macmillan • April 2010 |
| 41 |  | Pirate Pussycat Pop-Up Book | Ed Eaves | Simon & Schuster • May 2010 |
| 42 |  | The Pig’s Knickers Picture Book | Vanessa Cabban︎ | Walker Books • August 2010 |
| 43 |  | Foxes in the Snow Picture Book | Rebecca Harry︎ | Macmillan • September 2010 |
| 44 |  | The Treasure of Captain Claw Picture Book | Steve Cox | Orchard Books • May 2011 |
| 45 |  | ALIENS: An Owner’s Guide Picture Book | Mark Oliver︎ | Macmillan • August 2011 |
| 46 |  | The Princess and the Pig Picture Book | Poly Bernatene︎ | Macmillan • September 2011 Walker Book • September 2011 |
| 47 |  | A Secret Worth Sharing Picture Book | Vanessa Cabban︎ | Walker Books • October 2011 |
| 48 |  | Tyrannosaurus Rocks! Pop-Up Book | Ed Eaves | Simon & Schuster • October 2011 |
| 49 |  | Wanda Wallaby Finds Her Bounce Picture Book | Mark Chambers | Bloomsbury • May 2012 Bloomsbury USA • May 2012 |
| 50 |  | Callum’s Incredible Construction Kit Picture Book | Ben Mantle | Egmont Books • September 2012 |
| 51 |  | Here Be Monsters Picture Book | Poly Bernatene︎ | Macmillan • October 2013 |
| 52 |  | Skyboy and other Stupendous Science Stories Mixed Format Fiction | Simon Bartram, Kevin Hopgood, Alex Paterson & Yannick Robert | Oxford University Press • September 2014 |
| 53 |  | A Spot of Bother Picture Book | Vanessa Cabban︎ | Walker Books • February 2015 |
| 54 |  | Danny Dreadnought Saves the World Chapter Book | Martin Chatterton | Egmont Books • February 2015 |
| 55 |  | The Clockwork Dragon Picture Book | Elys Dolan | Oxford University Press • February 2015 Learning Discovery • February 2015 |
| 56 |  | The Silver Serpent Cup Picture Book | Ed Eaves | Oxford University Press • May 2015 Kane Miller • June 2017 Learning Discovery • May 2015 |
| 57 |  | The Emperor’s New Clones First Reader | Martin Chatterton | Egmont Books • August 2015 |
| 58 |  | Clever Computers Non-Fiction First Reader | Photographs | Cambridge University Press • January 2016 |
| 59 |  | Town Underground Non-Fiction First Reader | Photographs | Cambridge University Press • January 2016 |
| 60 |  | Prince Ribbit Picture Book | Poly Bernatene︎ | Macmillan • July 2016 Peachtree Publishers • March 2017 |
| 61 |  | Scoop’s Ups and Downs First Reader | Alex Paterson | Oxford University Press • Sept 2017 |
| 62 |  | How the Borks Became: An Adventure in Evolution Picture Book | Elys Dolan | Otter-Barry Books • May 2018 Otter-Barry Books • August 2018 |
| 63 |  | Cleopatra Bones and the Golden Chimpanzee Picture Book | Ed Eaves | Oxford University Press • July 2018 Kane Miller • July 2018 |
| 64 |  | Alphabet Street Novelty Book | Ingela P Arrhenius | Nosy Crow • October 2018 Nosy Crow • 8 October 2019 |
| 65 |  | A Present for Rosy Picture Book | Polly Noakes | Walker Books • June 2020 |
| 66 |  | The Plesiosaur’s Neck (with Dr Adam S. Smith) Picture Book | Adam Larkum | UCLan Publishing • 6 May 2021 |
| 67 |  | Christmas Street Novelty Book | Ingela P Arrhenius | Nosy Crow • 7 October 2021 Nosy Crow • 4 October 2022 |
| 68 |  | The Book Family Robinson Picture Book | Sam Caldwell | Templar Publishing • 3 March 2022 |
| 69 |  | The Tyrannosaur's Feathers (with Dr Adam S. Smith) Picture Book | Stieven Van der Poorten | UCLan Publishing • 3 August 2023 |
| 70 |  | Number Train Picture Book | Ingela P Arrhenius | Nosy Crow • 1 August 2024 Nosy Crow • 3 September 2024 |
FORTHCOMING BOOKS | ||||
| 71 | Monster Makeovers Picture Book | Rae Minos | Boxer Books • 17 July 2025 Boxer Books • 15 July 2025 | |
| 72 | One Cat, Two Cats Novelty Book | Rob Hodgson | Nosy Crow • August 2025 Nosy Crow • August 2025 | |
| 73 | Halloween Street Novelty Book | Ingela P Arrhenius | Boxer Books • 2026 Boxer Books • 2026 | |
| 74 | Rainbow Road Novelty Book | Ingela P Arrhenius | Nosy Crow • 2027 Nosy Crow • 2027 | |
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