Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soppy Hoppy | 2001 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 2 | Bug Boy - Spider Camp! | 2001 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 3 | Bug Boy - Slug Picnic | 2002 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 4 | Pompom Pets | 2002 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 5 | The Moon Monsters Get Lost | 2002 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 6 | Sid Did it | 2002 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 7 | Rat and Cat - The Dance | 2004 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 8 | Slug Picnic | 2004 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 9 | Get a Parrot | 2007 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 10 | A Little Green Monster | 2007 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 11 | Keeping a Pet | 2007 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 12 | Giant George & the Robin | 2008 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 13 | Boring, Boring | 2008 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 14 | Babysitting Barney | 2008 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 15 | The Trout Fishing Song | 2008 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 16 | Rat and Cat - The Hat! | 2008 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 17 | Dig Sid Dig | 2009 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 18 | Beetle Cookies | 2009 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 19 | One-Way Ticket to Mars | 2009 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 20 | Little Red Riding Hoody | 2010 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 21 | Spider Camp | 2010 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 22 | The Not-So-Merry-Go-Round | 2010 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 23 | The Bop | 2010 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 24 | A Rat and Cat in the Hat Trick | 2010 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 25 | The Quiz Went Fizz! | 2010 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 26 | Let’s Rock | 2011 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 27 | Sid and the Boxer Pup | 2011 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 28 | Butterfly Pie | 2011 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 29 | Sea Fishing | 2011 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 30 | The Runaway T | 2011 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 31 | Step Inside a Story | 2012 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 32 | Tyrannosaurus Drip | 2012 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 33 | Plays to Act Tiddler | 2012 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 34 | Flash the Dog Dives In! | 2012 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 35 | Changing Places | 2012 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 36 | The Dragon’s Tale and Other Beastly Stories | 2012 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 37 | Machines on the Move | 2012 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 38 | Swoop Flies South | 2012 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 39 | Rat and Cat - Let’s Jump | 2012 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 40 | Missing Milly | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 41 | Goha and the Shoes | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 42 | The Best Bet | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 43 | Frog Fight | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 44 | The Noises Next Door | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 45 | Don’t Call Me Mum! | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 46 | Rap-unzel | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 47 | Flash the Dog Bounces In! | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 48 | Big Giant, Little Bear | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 49 | Goldilocks and The Clever Plan | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 50 | Goldilocks and the Big Mess | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 51 | Goldilocks and the Porridge Problem | 2016 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 52 | The Road to Freedom | 2017 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 53 | The Tree | 2017 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
Jim Eldridge’s contributions to Pearson’s Bug Club reading program represent one of the most substantial parts of his output, with over fifty titles published between 2001 and 2017. Bug Club is a leveled reading program used in primary schools across the UK and internationally, with books carefully calibrated to different reading abilities.
Eldridge’s Bug Club titles range from simple phonics readers for beginning readers to longer stories for more confident young readers. They cover everything from silly animal stories and fairy tale retellings to more serious topics, demonstrating his ability to write engaging material at every reading level.