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Purple Ronnie Books in Order

Purple Ronnie by Giles Andreae contains 11 books, published between 2003 and 2011. The first book is Purple Ronnie's Little Book of Football (2003) and the newest is Purple Ronnie's I Heart Dad (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2003–2011
Pages on record
336 in 6 of 11 books
Reading time
5.6–8.4 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 336 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Purple Ronnie checklist

Purple Ronnie is a Giles Andreae series tagged humor and poetry, with 11 titles from 2003 to 2011 and a median length of 56 pages. Purple Ronnie's Little Book of Football (2003) opens the list, alongside Purple Ronnie's Little Guide to Men and Purple Ronnie's Little Guide To Girls. Later titles include Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Lovely Mum (2006), Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Smashing Dad (2008) and Purple Ronnie's I Heart Mum (2011). Subjects also list men and mothers. Purple Ronnie's I Heart Dad (2011) is the newest.

How many Purple Ronnie books are there?

Purple Ronnie has 11 books, released between 2003 and 2011.

Purple Ronnie Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Purple Ronnie 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 Purple Ronnie's Little Book of Football by Giles Andreae, book 1 of the Purple Ronnie series (2003)
  2. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Guide to Men by Giles Andreae, book 2 of the Purple Ronnie series (2003)
  3. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Guide To Girls by Giles Andreae, book 3 of the Purple Ronnie series (2003)
  4. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Lovely Mum by Giles Andreae, book 4 of the Purple Ronnie series (2006)
  5. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Perfect Lover by Giles Andreae, book 5 of the Purple Ronnie series (2007)
  6. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Book For A Lovely Grandma by Giles Andreae, book 7 of the Purple Ronnie series (2008)
  7. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Reasons Why You're a Super Dad by Giles Andreae, book 8 of the Purple Ronnie series (2010)
  8. Cover of Purple Ronnie's Little Book for the World's Best Friend by Giles Andreae, book 9 of the Purple Ronnie series (2010)
  9. Cover of Purple Ronnie's I Heart Mum by Giles Andreae, book 10 of the Purple Ronnie series (2011)
  10. Cover of Purple Ronnie's I Heart Dad by Giles Andreae, book 11 of the Purple Ronnie series (2011)
  1. 1
    Purple Ronnie's Little Book of Football2003 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200348
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  2. 2
    Purple Ronnie's Little Guide to Men2003 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200348
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  3. 3
    Purple Ronnie's Little Guide To Girls2003 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200348
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Lovely Mum2006 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200664
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  5. 5
    Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Perfect Lover2007 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200764
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  6. 6
    Purple Ronnie's Little Book for a Smashing Dad2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  7. 7
    Purple Ronnie's Little Book For A Lovely Grandma2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Purple Ronnie's Reasons Why You're a Super Dad2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Purple Ronnie's Little Book for the World's Best Friend2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  10. 10
    Purple Ronnie's I Heart Mum2011 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201164
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  11. 11
    Purple Ronnie's I Heart Dad2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Is there a chronological order for Purple Ronnie?

No separate chronological order is on record for Purple Ronnie, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Purple Ronnie books in order?

You should read the Purple Ronnie books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Purple Ronnie book also stands alone.

Where to start with Purple Ronnie

Start with Purple Ronnie's Little Book of Football (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Purple Ronnie book?

Purple Ronnie's I Heart Dad (2011) is the newest Purple Ronnie book released so far.

Is there a new Purple Ronnie book coming?

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

Purple Ronnie at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Purple Ronnie title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Purple Ronnie books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
336 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 56 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Purple Ronnie books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Purple Ronnie books are about

3 of the 11 Purple Ronnie books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Giles Andreae

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Giles Andreae

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