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Child's Play Library Books

In order from Errol's Garden to For the Love of Lettuce.

The Child's Play Library series is a set of 40 picture books by Audrey Wood, published between 1981 and 2023. Written for ages 2–9, most books run about 30 pages.

Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

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Book #46 · Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 2018

Errol's Garden

By Gillian Hibbs

A boy's dream garden unites a community.

32 pages

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In reading order

Child's Play Library Series

40 books · Published 1981–2023

Year	#	Title	Author	Illustrator	Pages
2018	46	Errol's Garden	Gillian Hibbs		32
1981		Balloonia	Audrey Wood		32
1981		Twenty-Four Robbers	Audrey Wood		32
1985		Tooth Fairy	Audrey Wood		32
2003		The Princess and the Dragon	Audrey Wood		6
2010		The Cloud	Hannah Cumming		32
2010		Copy Cat	Mark Birchall	Mark Birchall	32
2011		No!	Marta Altes		32
2011		The Lost Stars	Hannah Cumming		32
2013		Harold Finds a Voice	Courtney Dicmas	Courtney Dicmas	32
2013		Grandma	Jessica Shepherd		32
2013		It's Not Yours, It's Mine!	Susanna Moores	Susanna Moores	32
2013		The Acrobat	Alborozo		32
2013		The Great Googly Moogly	Courtney Dicmas		32
2014		The Boy Who Lost His Bumble	Trudi Esberger	Trudi Esberger	32
2016		The Jar of Happiness	Ailsa Burrows	Ailsa Burrows	32
2016		Cat's Colors	Airlie Anderson	Airlie Anderson	32
2016		Baking with Dad	Aurora Cacciapuoti		32
2017		Quiet!	Kate Alizadeh	Kate Alizadeh	32
2017		That's NOT How You Do It!	Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar		32
2017		Yokki and the Parno Gry	Richard O'Neill, Katharine Quarmby, Marieke Nelissen		32
2017		All About Cats	Monika Filipina		32
2017		My Tail's Not Tired	Jana Novotny Hunter	Paula Bowles	32
2018		Hide and Seek	Polly Noakes		32
2018		Rainforest	Julia Groves		32
2018		The Big Red Rock	Jess Stockham	Jess Stockham	32
2019		Gently, Bentley!	Caragh Buxton		32
2019		The Things	Petronela Dostalova		36
2019		Up and Down Mom	Summer Maçon	Summer Maçon	36
2019		King Leonard's Teddy	Phoebe Swan		36
2019		Where Did You Go Today?	Jenny Duke		32
2019		Astrid and the Sky Calf	Rosie Faragher		32
2020		Max + Xam	Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar	Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar	32
2020		Keith Among the Pigeons	Katie Brosnan	Katie Brosnan	32
2020		Milo and Monty	Roxana De Rond		32
2020		A New School for Charlie	Courtney Dicmas		32
2020		Bea by the Sea	Jo Byatt		32
2021		Choices	Roozeboos	Roozeboos	24
2023		Cat's Seasons	Airlie Anderson	Airlie Anderson	32
2023		For the Love of Lettuce	Courtney Dicmas		32

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Common Questions

How many books are in the Child's Play Library series?

There are 40 books in the Child's Play Library series. It began with Balloonia in 1981, and the newest book, For the Love of Lettuce, was published in 2023.

What order should you read the Child's Play Library books in?

Start with Errol's Garden and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #40.

What ages are the Child's Play Library books best for?

The series is best for ages 2–9, based on the age ranges of the individual books.

The people

The Creatives Behind the Books

The people who bring Child's Play Library to life.

Child's Play Library Books

First Book in the Series

Child's Play Library Series

Common Questions

How many books are in the Child's Play Library series?

What order should you read the Child's Play Library books in?

What ages are the Child's Play Library books best for?

The Creatives Behind the Books

Gillian Hibbs

Audrey Wood

Hannah Cumming

Mark Birchall

Marta Altes

Courtney Dicmas

Jessica Shepherd

Susanna Moores

Alborozo

Trudi Esberger

Ailsa Burrows

Airlie Anderson

Aurora Cacciapuoti

Kate Alizadeh

Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar

Richard O'Neill

Katharine Quarmby

Marieke Nelissen

Monika Filipina

Jana Novotny Hunter

Paula Bowles

Polly Noakes

Julia Groves

Jess Stockham

Caragh Buxton

Petronela Dostalova

Summer Maçon

Phoebe Swan

Jenny Duke

Rosie Faragher

Katie Brosnan

Roxana De Rond

Jo Byatt

Roozeboos

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