Jim Eldridge Books in Order
Jim Eldridge is a prolific author of children's literature, known for his engaging titles within the My Story series, Warpath books, and How to Handle Grown-Ups. His extensive work in television has seen over 250 scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally, catering to children's and teen audiences. As a seasoned writer for radio, Eldridge is also the creator and writer of the long-running comedy-drama series, King Street Junior, on BBC Radio 4. His versatility and expertise have earned him recognition within the industry, cementing his position as a respected voice in children's entertainment and education. With a career spanning numerous formats, Eldridge continues to captivate young audiences with his unique storytelling abilities.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Jim Eldridge
- #1Amazon50 Things You Should Know About The Tudors (By: Rupert Matthews)(2004)
- #2Amazon50 Things You Should Know about Fierce Creatures (By: Steve Parker)(2004)
- #3Amazon50 Things You Should Know About The First World War(2014)
- #4Amazon50 Things You Should Know About the Second World War (By: Simon Pratt-Adams)(2015)
- #5Amazon50 Things You Should Know About The Human Body (By: Angela Royston)(2015)
- #6Amazon50 Things You Should Know About the Environment (By: Jen Green)(2016)
- #1AmazonSoppy Hoppy (By: Jeanne Willis)(2001)
- #2AmazonBug Boy - Spider Camp! (By: Jeanne Willis)(2001)
- #3AmazonBug Boy - Slug Picnic (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002)
- #4AmazonPompom Pets (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002)
- #5AmazonThe Moon Monsters Get Lost (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002)
- #6AmazonSid Did it (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002)
- #7AmazonRat and Cat - The Dance (By: Jeanne Willis)(2004)
- #8AmazonSlug Picnic (By: Jeanne Willis)(2004)
- #9AmazonGet a Parrot (By: Jeanne Willis)(2007)
- #10AmazonA Little Green Monster (By: Jeanne Willis)(2007)
- #11AmazonKeeping a Pet (By: Jeanne Willis)(2007)
- #12AmazonGiant George & the Robin (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
- #13AmazonBoring, Boring (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
- #14AmazonBabysitting Barney (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
- #15AmazonThe Trout Fishing Song (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
- #16AmazonRat and Cat - The Hat! (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
- #17AmazonDig Sid Dig (By: Jeanne Willis)(2009)
- #18AmazonBeetle Cookies (By: Jeanne Willis)(2009)
- #19AmazonOne-Way Ticket to Mars (By: Jeanne Willis)(2009)
- #20AmazonLittle Red Riding Hoody (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
- #21AmazonSpider Camp (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
- #22AmazonThe Not-So-Merry-Go-Round (By: Maureen Haselhurst)(2010)
- #23AmazonThe Bop (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
- #24AmazonA Rat and Cat in the Hat Trick (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
- #25AmazonThe Quiz Went Fizz! (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
- #26AmazonLet's Rock (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
- #27AmazonSid and the Boxer Pup (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
- #28AmazonButterfly Pie (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
- #29AmazonSea Fishing (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
- #30AmazonThe Runaway T (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
- #31AmazonStep Inside a Story (By: Julia Donaldson)(2012)
- #32AmazonTyrannosaurus Drip (By: Julia Donaldson)(2012)
- #33AmazonPlays to Act Tiddler (By: Julia Donaldson)(2012)
- #34AmazonFlash the Dog Dives In!(2012)
- #35AmazonChanging Places (By: Nette Hilton)(2012)
- #36AmazonThe Dragon's Tale and Other Beastly Stories (By: Anthony Horowitz,Simone Massoni)(2012)
- #37AmazonMachines on the Move (By: Clive Gifford)(2012)
- #38AmazonSwoop Flies South (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2012)
- #39AmazonRat and Cat - Let's Jump (By: Jeanne Willis)(2012)
- #40AmazonMissing Milly (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
- #41AmazonGoha and the Shoes (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
- #42AmazonThe Best Bet (By: Julia Donaldson,Charlie Alder)(2013)
- #43AmazonFrog Fight (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
- #44AmazonThe Noises Next Door (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
- #45AmazonDon't Call Me Mum! (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
- #46AmazonRap-unzel (By: Jeanne Willis)(2013)
- #47AmazonFlash the Dog Bounces In!(2013)
- #48AmazonBig Giant, Little Bear (By: Rosalind Kerven)(2013)
- #49AmazonGoldilocks and The Clever Plan (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2013)
- #50AmazonGoldilocks and the Big Mess (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2013)
- #51AmazonGoldilocks and the Porridge Problem (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2016)
- #52AmazonThe Road to Freedom (By: Lesa Cline-Ransome)(2017)
- #53AmazonThe Tree (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2017)
- #1AmazonMurder at St Paul's Cathedral(2025)
- #1AmazonI Was There… Alone In The Trenches (By: Vince Cross)(2014)
- #2AmazonRichard III (By: Stuart Hill)(2014)
- #3AmazonI Was There Boudica's Army (By: Hilary McKay)(2015)
- #4AmazonI Was There Tutankhamun's Tomb (By: Sue Reid)(2015)
- #5AmazonI Was There Viking Invasion (By: Stuart Hill)(2015)
- #6AmazonI Was There...: Ira Aldridge (By: Judy Hepburn)(2021)
- #7AmazonOn Board the Titanic (By: Margi McAllister)(2021)
- #1AmazonMurder at the Fitzwilliam(2018)
- #2AmazonMurder at the British Museum(2019)
- #3AmazonMurder at the Ashmolean(2019)
- #4AmazonMurder at the Manchester Museum(2020)
- #5AmazonMurder at the Natural History Museum(2020)
- #6AmazonMurder at Madame Tussauds(2021)
- #7AmazonMurder at the National Gallery(2022)
- #8AmazonMurder at the Victoria and Albert Museum(2022)
- #9AmazonMurder at the Tower of London(2023)
- #10AmazonMurder at the Louvre(2023)
- #11AmazonMurder at the Colosseum(2025)
- #1AmazonThe Titanic (By: Ellen Emerson White)(1992)
- #2AmazonMy Story The Trenches(1999)
- #3AmazonMy Story (By: Vince Cross)(2001)
- #4AmazonThe Hunger (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2001)
- #5AmazonTwentieth Century Girl (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2001)
- #6AmazonThe Crystal Palace (By: Frances Mary Hendry)(2001)
- #7AmazonThe Great Plague (By: Pamela Oldfield)(2001)
- #8AmazonThe '45 Rising (By: Frances Mary Hendry)(2001)
- #9AmazonBattle of Britain (By: Chris Priestley)(2002)
- #10AmazonSuffragette (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2003)
- #11AmazonVictorian Workhouse (By: Pamela Oldfield)(2004)
- #12AmazonRoad to War (By: Valerie Wilding)(2008)
- #13AmazonSophie's Secret War (By: Jill Atkins)(2009)
- #14AmazonCadogan Square (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2010)
- #15AmazonFactory Girl (By: Pamela Oldfield)(2011)
- #16AmazonNowhere to Run (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2012)
- #17AmazonWar Spy(2013)
- #18AmazonVictoria (By: Anna Kirwan)(2014)
- #19AmazonCodename Céline(2015)
- #20AmazonComing Home(2018)
- #21AmazonNoor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan (By: Sufiya Ahmed)(2020)
- #22AmazonMayflower (By: Kathryn Lasky)(2020)
- #23AmazonPrincess Sophia Duleep Singh (By: Sufiya Ahmed)(2022)
- #24AmazonMary Prince (By: E.L. Norry)(2022)
- #1AmazonThe Trenches: Billy Stevens, The Western Front, 1914-1918(2002)
- #2AmazonBattle of Britain (By: Chris Priestley)(2002)
- #3AmazonTrafalgar: James Grant, HMS Norseman, 1799-1806 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2002)
- #4AmazonArmada: Thomas Hobbs, England, 1587-1588(2002)
- #5AmazonAgincourt : Jenkin Lloyd, France, 1415 (By: Michael Cox)(2003)
- #6AmazonWaterloo: Bob Jenkins, Royal Horse Artillery, 1814-1817 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2003)
- #7AmazonFlying Ace: Jack Fairfax, Royal Flying Corps, 1915-1918(2003)
- #8AmazonD-Day: Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy, 1944 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2004)
- #9AmazonCrimea: Michael Pope, 110th Regiment, 1853-1857 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2004)
- #10AmazonSpy Smuggler: Paul Lelaud, France, 1942-1944(2004)
- #11AmazonDesert Danger: Tim Jackson, North Africa WWII(2005)
- #12AmazonU-boat Hunter: Peter Rogers, HMS Arum, 1939-1945 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2005)
- #13AmazonRoman Invasion: A British Boy, AD 84(2008)
- #14AmazonThe Sweep's Boy: A Victorian Boy, London, 1870(2010)
- #15AmazonPyramid of Secrets(2010)
- #16AmazonDodger: The Story of a Victorian Pickpocket(2011)
- #1AmazonThe Funniest Joke Book(1983)
- #2AmazonBogeys, Boils And Bellybuttons (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1986)
- #3AmazonSave Our Planet(1987)
- #4AmazonHolidays Survival Guide(1989)
- #5AmazonThe Complete How to Handle Grown-ups (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1991)
- #6AmazonCompletely Misleading Guide to School(1994)
- #7AmazonWhat Grown-Ups Say and What They Really Mean(1994)
- #8AmazonEven More Ways to Handle Grown-ups (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1996)
- #9AmazonWarriors! True Stories Of Combat, Skill And Courage(2001)
- #10AmazonA Canny History of Carlisle(2006)
- #11AmazonStanding Alone(2011)
- #12AmazonLondon Stories(2012)
- #13AmazonCharles Dickens(2012)
- #14AmazonAlan Turing(2013)
- #15AmazonStories of the First World War(2014)
- #16AmazonIndependence. War in Ireland(2017)
- #1AmazonDown Payment On Death(1972)
- #2AmazonBad Boyes (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1987)
- #3AmazonKing Street Junior(1988)
- #4AmazonBad Boyes and the Gangsters(1988)
- #5AmazonMonsterman (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1988)
- #6AmazonUncle Jack and Operation Green(1990)
- #7AmazonThe Double Life of E.W.Potts, Schoolboy(1991)
- #8AmazonTime Riders(1991)
- #9AmazonUncle Jack and the Loch Ness Monster(1991)
- #10AmazonThe Legend of the Lost Keys(1998)
- #11AmazonDesert Duel(2004)
- #12AmazonDunkirk Escape(2009)
- #13AmazonSink the Tirpitz(2010)
- #14AmazonBomb!(2011)
- #15AmazonBlood on the Wall(2013)
About Jim Eldridge
Jim Eldridge is a prolific author of children's literature, known for his engaging titles within the My Story series, Warpath books, and How to Handle Grown-Ups. His extensive work in television has seen over 250 scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally, catering to children's and teen audiences. As a seasoned writer for radio, Eldridge is also the creator and writer of the long-running comedy-drama series, King Street Junior, on BBC Radio 4. His versatility and expertise have earned him recognition within the industry, cementing his position as a respected voice in children's entertainment and education. With a career spanning numerous formats, Eldridge continues to captivate young audiences with his unique storytelling abilities.
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