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Sue Hendra Books in Order

Sue Hendra has written 86 books, published between 1996 and 2023. The first book is Oliver's Wood (1996) and the newest is Mean Green Time Machine (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
86
Published
1996–2023
Pages on record
656 in 31 of 86 books
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Sue Hendra, born Suzanne Francis Hendra on 15 August 1973, is a British writer and illustrator of more than 100 children's books. Many of those books were co-written with Paul Linnet, among them Barry the Fish with Fingers. Supertato and Wanda and the Alien have both been adapted for television. The catalogue lists 86 books from Oliver's Wood (1996) to Mean Green Time Machine (2023), with a median length of 16 pages. Subjects include picture books, toy and movable books, animals, cats and Halloween. Series include Supertato, Wanda and the Alien, Dave, Mad About..., Pop It In The Pocket, Lift the Flap and I Spy Island.

How many Sue Hendra books are there?

Sue Hendra has 86 books, released between 1996 and 2023. They include 7 series and 52 titles listed outside any series.

Sue Hendra Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 86 Sue Hendra 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 Oliver's Wood by Sue Hendra (1996)
  2. Cover of Tie Your Shoes! by Sue Hendra (1996)
  3. Cover of Flip and Find: Colours by Sue Hendra (1998)
  4. Cover of Scary Party by Sue Hendra (1998)
  5. Cover of Animals by Sue Hendra, book 1 of the Pop It In The Pocket series (1999)
  6. Cover of Things That Go by Sue Hendra, book 2 of the Pop It In The Pocket series (1999)
  7. Cover of What's That Colour by Sue Hendra (1999)
  8. Cover of What's That Shape by Sue Hendra (1999)
  9. Cover of Flip and Find: Opposites by Sue Hendra (1999)
  10. Cover of Flip and Find: Numbers by Sue Hendra (1999)
  11. Cover of Toys by Sue Hendra, book 3 of the Pop It In The Pocket series (2000)
  12. Cover of Clothes by Sue Hendra, book 4 of the Pop It In The Pocket series (2000)
  13. Cover of Puzzle Play: On Safari by Sue Hendra (2000)
  14. Cover of On the Farm by Sue Hendra (2001)
  15. Cover of Dinosaur Dinner by Sue Hendra (2001)
  16. Cover of Chunky Car by Sue Hendra (2002)
  17. Cover of Chunky Plane by Sue Hendra (2002)
  18. Cover of Chunky Boat by Sue Hendra (2002)
  19. Cover of My First Big Book of Learning Fun by Sue Hendra (2003)
  20. Cover of My Favourite Things: Dogs by Sue Hendra (2004)
  21. Cover of My Cat's Favourite Things by Sue Hendra (2004)
  22. Cover of Mad About... Sharks by Sue Hendra, book 1 of the Mad About... series (2008)
  23. Cover of Mad About... Dinosaurs by Sue Hendra, book 2 of the Mad About... series (2008)
  24. Cover of Tractor by Sue Hendra (2008)
  1. 1
    Oliver's Wood1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  2. 2
    Tie Your Shoes!1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  3. 3
    Flip and Find: Colours1998 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199832
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  4. 4
    Scary Party1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  5. 5
    AnimalsPop It In The Pocket #11999 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199914
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  6. 6
    Things That GoPop It In The Pocket #21999 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199914
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  7. 7
    What's That Colour1999 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199912
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  8. 8
    What's That Shape1999 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199912
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  9. 9
    Flip and Find: Opposites1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Flip and Find: Numbers1999 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199924
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    ToysPop It In The Pocket #32000 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200014
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  12. 12
    ClothesPop It In The Pocket #42000 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200014
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  13. 13
    Puzzle Play: On Safari2000 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200010
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  14. 14
    On the Farm2001 · 5 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20015
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  15. 15
    Dinosaur Dinner2001 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200114
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  16. 16
    Chunky Car2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  17. 17
    Chunky Plane2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  18. 18
    Chunky Boat2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  19. 19
    My First Big Book of Learning Fun2003 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200310
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  20. 20
    Follow my Finger Overground2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  21. 21
    My Favourite Things: Dogs2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    My Cat's Favourite Things2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Upsy Down Town2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  24. 24
    My Mummy's Favourite Things2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  25. 25
    My Grandpa's Favourite Things2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  26. 26
    My Daddy's Favourite Things2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  27. 27
    Mole Digs a Hole2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  28. 28
    Mole Scores a Goal2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  29. 29
    Mole Takes a Stroll2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  30. 30
    Mole Makes a Roll2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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Sue Hendra series in order

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

Sue Hendra 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.

Pop It In The Pocket in order

4 books
  1. 1. Animals
  2. 2. Things That Go
  3. 3. Toys
  4. 4. Clothes

Lift the Flap in order

4 books
  1. 1. First Words
  2. 2. First Learning
  3. 3. First Shapes
  4. 4. First Colors

Wanda and the Alien in order

4 books
  1. 1. Wanda and the Alien
  2. 2. Wanda's Space Party
  3. 3. Wanda and the Alien to the Rescue
  4. 4. Wanda and the Alien Go Camping

Dave in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dave
  2. 2. Dave's Breakfast Blast-Off!
  3. 3. Double Dave

I Spy Island in order

2 books
  1. 1. I Spy Island
  2. 2. Book vs. Shark

Standalone books

52 books

52 Sue Hendra titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sue Hendra books in order?

You only need to read Sue Hendra books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sue Hendra

Start with the first book of the Sue Hendra series you want to read: Supertato starts with Supertato Veggies Assemble (2014) and Mad About... starts with Mad About... Sharks (2008). The earliest catalogued title overall is Oliver's Wood (1996).

What is the newest Sue Hendra book?

Mean Green Time Machine (2023) is the newest Sue Hendra book released so far.

Is there a new Sue Hendra book coming?

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

Sue Hendra at a glance

Paused
No new Sue Hendra title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Sue Hendra books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
656 pages across the 31 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 16 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sue Hendra books, 38 of 86, were published in the 2000s.

What the Sue Hendra books are about

42 of the 86 Sue Hendra 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 18 of 42. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.