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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: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Picture series? Start with "The Slightly Annoying Elephant" (2013) and follow publication order through all 19 books.
The complete Picture reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Slightly Annoying Elephant
2013
The First Hippo on the Moon
2014
The Queen's Orang-Utan
2015
The Bear Who Went Boo!
2015
There's a Snake in My School
2016
Boogie Bear
2018
Geronimo
2018
Vain Valentine
2019
The Creature Choir
2019
Little Monsters
2021
Marmalade: The Orange Panda
2022
Spaceboy
2022
Grannysaurus
2022
The Blunders
2023
The World’s Worst Children
2016
The World’s Worst Children 2
2017
The World’s Worst Children 3
2018
The World’s Worst Teachers
2019
The World’s Worst Parents
2020
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