Annalena McAfee Chapter#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Patrick’s Perfect Pet |
2002 |
Buy |
Annalena McAfee Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Visitors Who Came To Stay |
1985 |
Buy |
| Kirsty Knows Best |
1987 |
Buy |
| All the Way to the Stars |
1995 |
Buy |
| Why Do Stars Come Out At Night? |
1997 |
Buy |
| Busy Baby |
1998 |
Buy |
Annalena McAfee Sprinters Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Impossible Parents Go Green |
1992 |
Buy |
| My Little Brother |
1992 |
Buy |
| New Big House |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Finger Eater |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Haunting of Pip Parker |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Snow Maze |
1992 |
Buy |
| Tillie McGillie’s Fantastical Chair |
1992 |
Buy |
| Holly and the Skyboard |
1993 |
Buy |
| Art, You’re Magic! |
1994 |
Buy |
| Beware the Killer Coat |
1994 |
Buy |
| Hector the Rat |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Baked Bean Kids |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Magic Boathouse |
1994 |
Buy |
| Easy Peasy |
1995 |
Buy |
| Fighting Dragons |
1995 |
Buy |
| Little Stupendo |
1995 |
Buy |
| Ronnie and the Giant Millipede |
1995 |
Buy |
| Care of Henry |
1996 |
Buy |
| Cup Final Kid |
1996 |
Buy |
| Emmelina and the Monster |
1998 |
Buy |
| Flora’s Fantastic Revenge |
2000 |
Buy |
| Patrick’s Perfect Pet |
2002 |
Buy |
| Cool as a Cucumber |
2003 |
Buy |
| Tricky Nelly Nickleby |
2003 |
Buy |
| No Tights for George |
2004 |
Buy |
| Fearless Fitzroy |
2005 |
Buy |
| Lady-long-legs |
2006 |
Buy |
| Molly and the Beanstalk |
2006 |
Buy |
| Tarquin the Wonder Horse |
2006 |
Buy |
Chapter#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Patrick’s Perfect Pet |
2002 |
Buy |
Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Visitors Who Came To Stay |
1985 |
Buy |
| Kirsty Knows Best |
1987 |
Buy |
| All the Way to the Stars |
1995 |
Buy |
| Why Do Stars Come Out At Night? |
1997 |
Buy |
| Busy Baby |
1998 |
Buy |
Sprinters Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Shape up, Monty! |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Snow Maze |
1992 |
Buy |
| Impossible Parents Go Green |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Finger Eater |
1992 |
Buy |
| New Big House |
1992 |
Buy |
| My Little Brother |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Haunting of Pip Parker |
1992 |
Buy |
| Holly and the Skyboard |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Baked Bean Kids |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Magic Boathouse |
1994 |
Buy |
| Impossible Parents |
1994 |
Buy |
| Beware the Killer Coat |
1994 |
Buy |
| Art, You’re Magic! |
1994 |
Buy |
| Hector the Rat |
1994 |
Buy |
| Fighting Dragons |
1995 |
Buy |
| Little Stupendo |
1995 |
Buy |
| Ronnie and the Giant Millipede |
1995 |
Buy |
| Easy Peasy |
1995 |
Buy |
| Cup Final Kid |
1996 |
Buy |
| Care of Henry |
1996 |
Buy |
| Emmelina and the Monster |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Polecat Cafe |
1998 |
Buy |
| Flora’s Fantastic Revenge |
2000 |
Buy |
| Little Stupendo Files High |
2001 |
Buy |
| Patrick’s Perfect Pet |
2002 |
Buy |
| Tricky Nelly Nickleby |
2003 |
Buy |
| Cool as a Cucumber |
2003 |
Buy |
| No Tights for George |
2004 |
Buy |
| Fearless Fitzroy |
2005 |
Buy |
| Molly and the Beanstalk |
2006 |
Buy |
| Lady-long-legs |
2006 |
Buy |
| Tarquin the Wonder Horse |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Most Impossible Parents |
2010 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Got to Number One |
1991 |
Buy |
| Dreamkidz |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Spoiler |
2011 |
Buy |
| Hame |
2017 |
Buy |
| Nightshade |
2020 |
Buy |
Annalena McAfee has had two distinct careers in writing. As a journalist, she founded and edited the Guardian Review for six years and has written for many major publications. As a fiction writer, she has produced both literary novels for adults and a substantial body of children’s books.
Her adult novels include The Spoiler, a story about journalism and truth, and Hame, set on a remote Scottish island. Her children’s work, much of it illustrated by Anthony Browne, includes the Sprinters readers and several picture books. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Annalena McAfee written?
Annalena McAfee has written 79 books across seven series.
What was Annalena McAfee's first book?
Annalena McAfee’s first book is The Visitors Who Came To Stay, published in 1985.
What is Annalena McAfee known for?
McAfee is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the former editor of the Guardian Review. She has written both literary novels for adults, including The Spoiler (2011) and Hame (2017), and a large body of children’s literature including the popular Sprinters series.