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Giles Andreae Books in Order

Giles Andreae has written 86 books, published between 2000 and 2021. The first book is Patsy Pig's Farmyard Friends (2000) and the newest is Free to Be Elephant Me (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
86
Published
2000–2021
Pages on record
1,877 in 43 of 86 books
Reading time
31–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,877 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 43 of 86 titles with a page count on record.

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Giles Andreae is a British writer and illustrator, born 16 March 1966. Andreae created the stickman poet Purple Ronnie and the artist-philosopher Edward Monkton, and wrote Giraffes Can't Dance. The children's series under his name take in Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs, Billy Bonkers, Sir Scallywag, Nat Fantastic and the Pants books, most of them picture books in rhyme at a median of 32 pages. The listing holds 86 titles dated 2000 to 2021.

How many Giles Andreae books are there?

Giles Andreae has 86 books, released between 2000 and 2021. They include 8 series and 39 titles listed outside any series.

Giles Andreae Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 86 Giles Andreae books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Patsy Pig's Farmyard Friends by Giles Andreae (2000)
  2. Cover of Candy Cow's Barnyard Buddies by Giles Andreae (2000)
  3. Cover of Larry Lion's Rumbly Rhymes by Giles Andreae (2001)
  4. Cover of Olive Octopus's Deep Sea Ditties by Giles Andreae (2001)
  5. Cover of Sidney Shark's Seaside Shanties by Giles Andreae (2001)
  6. Cover of Christopher Crocodile's Jungly Jingles by Giles Andreae (2001)
  7. Cover of The Pop-Up Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae (2001)
  8. Cover of Pants by Giles Andreae, book 1 of the Pants series (2002)
  9. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Book of Football by Giles Andreae, book 1 of the Purple Ronnie series (2003)
  10. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Guide to Men by Giles Andreae, book 2 of the Purple Ronnie series (2003)
  11. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Guide To Girls by Giles Andreae, book 3 of the Purple Ronnie series (2003)
  12. Cover of Welcome To The World by Giles Andreae (2003)
  13. Cover of Luke Lancelot and the Golden Shield by Giles Andreae, book 1 of the Luke Lancelot series (2004)
  14. Cover of My Grandson Is A Genius by Giles Andreae (2004)
  15. Cover of Leo, the Lovable Lion by Giles Andreae (2004)
  16. Cover of Heaven Is Having You by Giles Andreae (2004)
  17. Cover of Billy Bonkers by Giles Andreae, book 1 of the Billy Bonkers series (2005)
  18. Cover of Luke Lancelot And The Treasure Of The Kings by Giles Andreae, book 2 of the Luke Lancelot series (2005)
  19. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Lovely Mum by Giles Andreae, book 4 of the Purple Ronnie series (2006)
  20. Cover of Princess Pearl by Giles Andreae (2006)
  21. Cover of More Pants by Giles Andreae, book 4 of the Pants series (2007)
  22. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Perfect Lover by Giles Andreae, book 5 of the Purple Ronnie series (2007)
  23. Cover of Nat Fantastic by Giles Andreae, book 1 of the Nat Fantastic series (2008)
  24. Cover of Missing Treasure! by Giles Andreae, book 2 of the Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs series (2008)
  1. 1
    Patsy Pig's Farmyard Friends2000 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200010
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  2. 2
    Candy Cow's Barnyard Buddies2000 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200010
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  3. 3
    Larry Lion's Rumbly Rhymes2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  4. 4
    Olive Octopus's Deep Sea Ditties2001 · 8 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20018
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  5. 5
    Sidney Shark's Seaside Shanties2001 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200110
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  6. 6
    Christopher Crocodile's Jungly Jingles2001 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200110
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  7. 7
    The Pop-Up Rumble in the Jungle2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  8. 8
    PantsPants #12002 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200232
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  9. 9
    Purple Ronnie's Little Book of FootballPurple Ronnie #12003 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200348
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  10. 10
    Purple Ronnie's Little Guide to MenPurple Ronnie #22003 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200348
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  11. 11
    Twinkle PantsPants #22003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  12. 12
    Happy PantsPants #32003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  13. 13
    Purple Ronnie's Little Guide To GirlsPurple Ronnie #32003 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200348
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  14. 14
    Welcome To The World2003 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200332
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  15. 15
    Luke Lancelot and the Golden ShieldLuke Lancelot #12004 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004144
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  16. 16
    My Grandson Is A Genius2004 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200432
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  17. 17
    Leo, the Lovable Lion2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  18. 18
    Heaven Is Having You2004 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200432
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  19. 19
    Billy BonkersBilly Bonkers #12005 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005128
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  20. 20
    Luke Lancelot And The Treasure Of The KingsLuke Lancelot #22005 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005160
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  21. 21
    Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Lovely MumPurple Ronnie #42006 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200664
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  22. 22
    Princess Pearl2006 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200632
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  23. 23
    More PantsPants #42007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  24. 24
    Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Perfect LoverPurple Ronnie #52007 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200764
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  25. 25
    Farmyard Hullabaloo2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  26. 26
    Keep Love in Your Heart, Little One2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
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  27. 27
    The Magic Donkey Ride2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  28. 28
    Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs Activity BookCaptain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs #12008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  29. 29
    Nat FantasticNat Fantastic #12008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200832
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  30. 30
    Missing Treasure!Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs #22008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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Giles Andreae series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Giles Andreae books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Pants in order

6 books
  1. 1. Pants
  2. 2. Twinkle Pants
  3. 3. Happy Pants
  4. 4. More Pants
  5. 5. Animal Pants
  6. 6. Party Pants

Billy Bonkers in order

6 books
  1. 1. Billy Bonkers
  2. 2. Billy Bonkers 2: More Madness
  3. 3. Billy Bonkers: Not My Pants!
  4. 4. Billy Bonkers 4: It Wasn't Me!
  5. 5. Billy Bonkers: and the Wacky World Cup!
  6. 6. Billy Bonkers: It's a Crazy Christmas

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs in order

4 books
  1. 1. Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs Activity Book
  2. 2. Missing Treasure!
  3. 3. The Magic Cutlass
  4. 4. Smugglers Bay

Sir Scallywag in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants
  2. 2. Sir Scallywag and the Deadly Dragon Poo
  3. 3. Sir Scallywag and the Battle of Stinky Bottom

Luke Lancelot in order

2 books
  1. 1. Luke Lancelot and the Golden Shield
  2. 2. Luke Lancelot And The Treasure Of The Kings

Nat Fantastic in order

2 books
  1. 1. Nat Fantastic
  2. 2. Nat Fantastic and the Brave Knights of Old

Standalone books

39 books

39 Giles Andreae titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Giles Andreae books in order?

You only need to read Giles Andreae books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Giles Andreae

Start with the first book of the Giles Andreae series you want to read: World Of Happy starts with Tortoise Football (2011) and Purple Ronnie starts with Purple Ronnie's Little Book of Football (2003). The earliest catalogued title overall is Patsy Pig's Farmyard Friends (2000).

What is the newest Giles Andreae book?

Free to Be Elephant Me (2021) is the newest Giles Andreae book released so far.

Is there a new Giles Andreae book coming?

No next Giles Andreae book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Giles Andreae at a glance

Paused
No new Giles Andreae title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Giles Andreae books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,877 pages across the 43 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Giles Andreae books, 45 of 86, were published in the 2010s.

What the Giles Andreae books are about

62 of the 86 Giles Andreae books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 25 of 62. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.