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.
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.
Source: Wikidata
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 November 2026.
- 1Patsy Pig's Farmyard Friends2000 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/42000101/4
- 2Candy Cow's Barnyard Buddies2000 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/42000101/4
- 3Larry Lion's Rumbly Rhymes2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 4Olive Octopus's Deep Sea Ditties2001 · 8 pages · confirmed 1/4200181/4
- 5Sidney Shark's Seaside Shanties2001 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/42001101/4
- 6Christopher Crocodile's Jungly Jingles2001 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/42001101/4
- 7The Pop-Up Rumble in the Jungle2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 82002321/4
- 92003481/4
- 102003481/4
- 112003–1/4
- 122003–1/4
- 132003481/4
- 14Welcome To The World2003 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42003321/4
- 1520041441/4
- 16My Grandson Is A Genius2004 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42004321/4
- 17Leo, the Lovable Lion2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 18Heaven Is Having You2004 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42004321/4
- 1920051281/4
- 2020051601/4
- 212006641/4
- 22Princess Pearl2006 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42006321/4
- 232007–1/4
- 242007641/4
- 25Farmyard Hullabaloo2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 26Keep Love in Your Heart, Little One2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42007321/4
- 27The Magic Donkey Ride2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 28Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs Activity BookCaptain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs #12008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 292008321/4
- 302008–1/4
- 312008–1/4
- 322008–1/4
- 33The Pop-Up Dinosaurs Galore!2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 3420091281/4
- 352009–1/4
- 36Giraffes can't dance Activity Book2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 37Chimpanzees Of Happytown2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 382010–1/4
- 392010321/4
- 402010–1/4
- 412010–1/4
- 422011–1/4
- 432011–1/4
- 442011–1/4
- 452011–1/4
- 462011–1/4
- 472011341/4
- 482011–1/4
- 492011–1/4
- 502011–1/4
- 512011321/4
- 522011641/4
- 532011281/4
- 542011–1/4
- 552011–1/4
- 56201181/4
- 57Commotion in the Ocean2011 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42011241/4
- 58Morris the Mankiest Monster2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 59Mad about Minibeasts!2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 60Rumble in the Jungle2011 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42011241/4
- 612012–1/4
- 622012–1/4
- 6320121281/4
- 64I Love My Mummy2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 65I Love You, Little Monster2012 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42012321/4
- 66Bustle in the Bushes2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 67ABC Animal Jamboree2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 68There's a House Inside My Mummy2012 · 26 pages · confirmed 1/42012261/4
- 69I Love You2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 70I Love My Daddy2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 712014321/4
- 722014–1/4
- 732014–1/4
- 74Mad About Mega Beasts!2014 · 29 pages · confirmed 1/42014291/4
- 752015–1/4
- 76The Lion Who Wanted To Love2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 77Be Brave, Little Penguin2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 78I Love My Grandad2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 79I love my dinosaur2017 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42017321/4
- 80I Love My Grandma2018 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42018241/4
- 812019321/4
- 822019321/4
- 83I Love My Teacher2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42020321/4
- 84I Love My Puppy2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42020321/4
- 85Love from Giraffes Can't Dance2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42020321/4
- 86Free to Be Elephant Me2021 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42021321/4
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.
World Of Happy in order
13 books- 1. Tortoise Football
- 2. The Lovely Whales
- 3. The Ministry of Niceness
- 4. Two Monkeys
- 5. The Dance of Wallowy Bigness
- 6. The Knitting Gorilla
- 7. The Pink Cricket
- 8. The Dog Machine
- 9. The Elephant and the Spider
- 10. Cow Party
- 11. Planet Of The Bears
- 12. The Little Penguin
- and 1 more in the table above
Purple Ronnie in order
11 books- 1. Purple Ronnie's Little Book of Football
- 2. Purple Ronnie's Little Guide to Men
- 3. Purple Ronnie's Little Guide To Girls
- 4. Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Lovely Mum
- 5. Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Perfect Lover
- 6. Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Smashing Dad
- 7. Purple Ronnie's Little Book For A Lovely Grandma
- 8. Purple Ronnie's Reasons Why You're a Super Dad
- 9. Purple Ronnie's Little Book for the World's Best Friend
- 10. Purple Ronnie's I Heart Mum
- 11. Purple Ronnie's I Heart Dad
Pants in order
6 books- 1. Pants
- 2. Twinkle Pants
- 3. Happy Pants
- 4. More Pants
- 5. Animal Pants
- 6. Party Pants
Billy Bonkers in order
6 booksCaptain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs in order
4 booksSir Scallywag in order
3 booksLuke Lancelot in order
2 booksNat Fantastic in order
2 booksStandalone books
39 books39 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 Patsy Pig's Farmyard Friends (2000), the earliest published title.
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.
When Giles Andreae books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Giles Andreae titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 45 titles.
86 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
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.
- Children's fiction 25 of 62 books
- Stories in rhyme 14 of 62 books
- Love 13 of 62 books
- Pictorial works 12 of 62 books
- Poetry 9 of 62 books
- Children's poetry, English 8 of 62 books
- Children's poetry 7 of 62 books
- Juvenile poetry 7 of 62 books
- Picture books 6 of 62 books
- Values 5 of 62 books