Usborne Picture Books Books in Order
Usborne Picture Books contains 32 books, published between 2003 and 2018. The first book is Kitty Kat, Kitty Kat, Where Have You Been? - Washington D.C. (2003) and the newest is Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? I've Been to Rome and Guess What I've Seen... (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 2003–2018
- Pages on record
- 628 in 20 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 10–16 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 628 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Usborne Picture Books is a publisher's picture-book line rather than one author's series. The catalogue lists 32 titles published between 2003 and 2018, credited across many writers: Russell Punter and Anna Milbourne on 7 each, Susanna Davidson on 5, Lesley Sims and Rob Lloyd Jones on 3 each, and Benji Davies on 2. Recorded subjects include picture books, fairy tales, stories in rhyme, dinosaurs, pirates and penguins. Entries include Pinocchio (2004), The Snow Queen (2005), The Easter Story (2006) and The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar (2007). The recorded editions run to a median of 24 pages.
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How many Usborne Picture Books books are there?
Usborne Picture Books has 32 books, released between 2003 and 2018.
Usborne Picture Books Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Usborne 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 November 2026.
- 1Kitty Kat, Kitty Kat, Where Have You Been? - Washington D.C.2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 2Pinocchio2004 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42004241/4
- 3The Rainy Day2004 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42004241/4
- 4The Snow Queen2005 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42005241/4
- 5On The Seashore2006 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42006241/4
- 6In The Castle2006 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42006241/4
- 7The Easter Story2006 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42006241/4
- 8The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42007481/4
- 9Under The Sea2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42007321/4
- 10The Windy Day2007 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42007241/4
- 11On A Pirate Ship2007 · 20 pages · confirmed 1/42007201/4
- 12How Big Is A Million?2007 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42007241/4
- 13The Frog Prince2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 14The Secret Garden2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 15Robin Hood2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 16Goldilocks And The Three Bears2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 17The Wizard Of Oz2010 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42010241/4
- 18The Railway Children2011 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42011241/4
- 19The Rabbit's Tale2012 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42012241/4
- 20Little Miss Muffet2012 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42012321/4
- 21Little Red Riding Hood2012 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42012241/4
- 22The Twelve Days Of Christmas2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 23The Story Of Black Beauty2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 24Pirate Stories For Little Children2014 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/420141361/4
- 25The Tinder Box2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 26Jack And The Beanstalk2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 27The Elves And The Shoemaker2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 28Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? I've Been To London To Visit The Queen2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 29How The Camel Got His Hump2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 30Aladdin2018 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42018241/4
- 31Why The Kangaroo Jumps2018 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42018241/4
- 32Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? I've Been to Rome and Guess What I've Seen...2018 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42018241/4
Where to start with Usborne Picture Books
Start with Kitty Kat, Kitty Kat, Where Have You Been? - Washington D.C. (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Usborne Picture Books book?
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? I've Been to Rome and Guess What I've Seen... (2018) is the newest Usborne Picture Books book released so far.
Is there a new Usborne Picture Books book coming?
No next Usborne 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.
Usborne Picture Books at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Usborne Picture Books title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Usborne Picture Books books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 628 pages across the 20 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 24 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Usborne Picture Books books, 16 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 32 titles, 7 are credited to Russell Punter, 7 to Anna Milbourne, 5 to Susanna Davidson and 3 to Rob Lloyd Jones. A further 8 writers are credited. 4 titles carry no credit.
When Usborne Picture Books books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Usborne Picture Books titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 16 titles.
32 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Usborne Picture Books books are about
22 of the 32 Usborne 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 14 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 14 of 22 books
- Picture books 9 of 22 books
- Pictorial works 6 of 22 books
- Fairy tales 5 of 22 books
- Juvenile literature 3 of 22 books
- Stories in rhyme 3 of 22 books
- Folklore 2 of 22 books
- History 2 of 22 books
- Pirates 2 of 22 books
- Readers 2 of 22 books