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Picture Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Picture books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Picture series? Start with "Pig" (1977) and follow publication order through all 30 books.
The complete Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
1977
Mr. Mick
1980
Bump is Busy (With: Christopher James)
1981
January Jo and Friends
1981
Bump's Umbrella (With: Christopher James)
1992
Tractor Factory (With: Elinor Bagenal)
1994
Tractor Trouble
1996
The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Other Hand Rhymes
1997
The Hokey Pokey And Other Party Rhymes
1997
Five Speckled Frogs
1997
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
1997
Fire Engine to the Rescue
1998
Here Comes The Fire Engine! Empty C/Pack
1998
Here Comes the Lifeboat
1999
When I Grow Up
2000
Vroom! Vroom!
2000
Hello, Moon
2001
Big Nose, Small Nose
2001
One Paper Hat
2001
Purple Eyes
2001
Hallo Moon
2001
Flying Pigs
2002
Counting Sheep
2002
Dancing Bears Board Book
2002
Kissing Fish
2002
Garage
2002
The New Yellow Bulldozer
2003
We're Going on an Airplane!
2003
Lifeboat to the Rescue
2007
New Yellow Digger
2020
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