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Aussie Bites Books in Order

Aussie Bites contains 66 books, published between 1991 and 2013. The first book is The Bugalugs Bum Thief (1991) and the newest is The Clever Cats Book Club (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
66
Published
1991–2013
Pages on record
1,715 in 23 of 66 books
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Aussie Bites is a multi-author series of children's fiction with 66 catalogued books published between 1991 and 2013. The Bugalugs Bum Thief (1991) is listed first and The Clever Cats Book Club (2013) is the newest. Margaret Clark is credited on 7 books, Sherryl Clark on 5, Max Dann on 4, and Debra Oswald, Patricia Wrightson, Ursula Dubosarsky, Jane Godwin and Anna Branford on 3 each. Subjects include friendship, dogs, family life, moving house and recycling.

How many Aussie Bites books are there?

Aussie Bites has 66 books, released between 1991 and 2013.

Aussie Bites Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 66 Aussie Bites 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 The Bugalugs Bum Thief by Tim Winton, book 1 of the Aussie Bites series (1991)
  2. Cover of Nathan And The Ice Rockets by Debra Oswald, book 1 of the Aussie Bites series (1998)
  3. Cover of The Sugar-Gum Tree by Patricia Wrightson, book 2 of the Aussie Bites series (1992)
  4. Cover of Frank & The Emergency Joke by Debra Oswald, book 2 of the Aussie Bites series (2000)
  5. Cover of Rattler's Place by Patricia Wrightson, book 3 of the Aussie Bites series (1997)
  6. Cover of Serena and the Sea Serpent by Garth Nix, book 3 of the Aussie Bites series (2000)
  7. Cover of The Excuse by Allan Baillie, book 4 of the Aussie Bites series (1997)
  8. Cover of The Too Tight Tutu by Sherryl Clark, book 5 of the Aussie Bites series (1997)
  9. Cover of Fort Island, book 6 of the Aussie Bites series (1998)
  10. Cover of Isador Brown by Ursula Dubosarsky, book 7 of the Aussie Bites series (1998)
  11. Cover of Sebby, Stee, the Garbos and Me by Jane Godwin, book 8 of the Aussie Bites series (1998)
  12. Cover of Hurry Up, Alice! by Christobel Mattingley, book 9 of the Aussie Bites series (1998)
  13. Cover of Down in the Dump with Dinsmore by Margaret Mahy, book 10 of the Aussie Bites series (1999)
  14. Cover of Peg Leg Meg by Bodsworth Nan, book 11 of the Aussie Bites series (1999)
  15. Cover of The Water Dragons by Patricia Wrightson, book 12 of the Aussie Bites series (1999)
  16. Cover of Teacher's Pest, book 13 of the Aussie Bites series (2000)
  17. Cover of The Even Stranger Adventures of Isador Brown by Ursula Dubosarsky, book 14 of the Aussie Bites series (2000)
  18. Cover of Ginger by Christobel Mattingley, book 15 of the Aussie Bites series (2000)
  19. Cover of Moving House by James Moloney, book 16 of the Aussie Bites series (2001)
  20. Cover of Jaleesa the Emu, book 18 of the Aussie Bites series (2001)
  21. Cover of Batter Up! by Sherryl Clark, book 19 of the Aussie Bites series (2001)
  22. Cover of Jason Prince, book 20 of the Aussie Bites series (2002)
  23. Cover of Problem Pony by Sherryl Clark, book 23 of the Aussie Bites series (2006)
  24. Cover of Luke and Lulu by Bruce Dawe, book 24 of the Aussie Bites series (2006)
  1. 1
    The Bugalugs Bum Thief1991 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199164
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  2. 1
    Nathan And The Ice Rockets1998 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199872
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  3. 2
    The Sugar-Gum Tree1992 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199264
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  4. 2
    Frank & The Emergency Joke2000 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200072
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  5. 3
    Rattler's Place1997 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199761
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  6. 3
    Serena and the Sea Serpent2000 · 79 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200079
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  7. 4
    The Excuse1997 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199764
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  8. 4
    Frank and the Secret Club2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  9. 5
    The Too Tight Tutu1997 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199772
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  10. 6
    Fort Island1998 · 95 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199895
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  11. 7
    Isador Brown1998 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199872
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  12. 8
    Sebby, Stee, the Garbos and Me1998 · 92 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199892
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  13. 9
    Hurry Up, Alice!1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  14. 10
    Down in the Dump with Dinsmore1999 · 76 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199976
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  15. 11
    Peg Leg Meg1999 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199996
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  16. 12
    The Water Dragons1999 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199961
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  17. 13
    Teacher's Pest2000 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200064
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  18. 14
    The Even Stranger Adventures of Isador Brown2000 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200072
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  19. 15
    Ginger2000 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200072
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  20. 16
    Moving House2001 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200172
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  21. 17
    Isador Brown's Strangest Adventures of All2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  22. 18
    Jaleesa the Emu2001 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200172
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  23. 19
    Batter Up!2001 · 84 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200184
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  24. 20
    Jason Prince2002 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200264
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  25. 21
    Willie Tell or Won't He2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  26. 22
    No Place For Grubbs!2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  27. 23
    Problem Pony2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  28. 24
    Luke and Lulu2006 · 79 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200679
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  29. 25
    The Chewing Gum Kid2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  30. 26
    Helping Out2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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Where to start with Aussie Bites

Start with The Bugalugs Bum Thief (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Aussie Bites book?

The Clever Cats Book Club (2013) is the newest Aussie Bites book released so far.

Is there a new Aussie Bites book coming?

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

Aussie Bites at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Aussie Bites title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Aussie Bites books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,715 pages across the 23 of 66 books with a recorded length, a median of 72 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Aussie Bites books, 27 of 66, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 66 titles, 7 are credited to Margaret Clark, 5 to Sherryl Clark, 4 to Max Dann and 3 to Debra Oswald. A further 34 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the Aussie Bites books are about

6 of the 66 Aussie Bites 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 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.