Fun-to-read Picture Books Books in Order
Fun-to-read Picture Books contains 9 books, published between 1986 and 1988. The first book is Ben and the Bear (1986) and the newest is Esther's Trunk (1988). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1986–1988
- Pages on record
- 204 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 3.4–5.1 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 204 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Fun-to-read Picture Books is a picture book series for children, gathering 9 catalogued titles published between 1986 and 1988. The credits are spread across eight names: Chris Riddell, Martin Waddell, Charles Causley, Charlotte Voake, Colin West, Barbara Firth, Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy and Penny Dale. Ben and the Bear (1986) opens the listing and Esther's Trunk (1988) closes it, with The Tough Princess (1986), Tom's Cat (1986), Jenny's Buried Treasure (1986) and Bet You Can't! (1987) among the rest. Catalogue subjects record animals, bears, cats, princesses, stories in rhyme and primary readers. Seven volumes have page counts recorded, with a median of 32 pages.
How many Fun-to-read Picture Books books are there?
Fun-to-read Picture Books has 9 books, released between 1986 and 1988.
Fun-to-read Picture Books Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Fun-to-read Picture Books 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.
- 1Ben and the Bear1986 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41986321/4
- 1The Tough Princess1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 2Quack: Said the Billy-Goat1986 · 18 pages · confirmed 1/41986181/4
- 4Tom's Cat1986 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41986321/4
- 5Jenny's Buried Treasure1986 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41986321/4
- 6"Hello, Great Big Bullfrog!"1987 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/41987241/4
- 7The Munros' New House1987 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41987321/4
- 8Bet You Can't!1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 9Esther's Trunk1988 · 34 pages · confirmed 1/41988341/4
Where to start with Fun-to-read Picture Books
Start with Ben and the Bear (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Fun-to-read Picture Books book?
Esther's Trunk (1988) is the newest Fun-to-read Picture Books book released so far.
Is there a new Fun-to-read Picture Books book coming?
No next Fun-to-read Picture Books book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Fun-to-read Picture Books at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Fun-to-read Picture Books title on record dates from 1988, 38 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Fun-to-read Picture Books books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 204 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fun-to-read Picture Books books, 9 of 9, were published in the 1980s.
- Attribution
- Of the 9 titles, 1 are credited to Chris Riddell, 1 to Charles Causley, 1 to Martin Waddell and 1 to Charlotte Voake. A further 5 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.
What the Fun-to-read Picture Books books are about
All 9 Fun-to-read Picture Books 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 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 8 of 9 books
- Picture books 3 of 9 books
- Animals 2 of 9 books
- Readers 2 of 9 books