Usborne Picture books in order

Usborne Picture is a 32-book collection of illustrated picture books for young children by Rob Lloyd Jones, published by Usborne and covering classic fairy tales, folk stories, and original stories from the early 2000s to 2018.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Kitty Kat, Kitty Kat, Where Have You Been? - Washington D.C. 2003 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
2 Pinocchio 2004 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
3 The Rainy Day 2004 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
4 The Snow Queen 2005 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
5 On The Seashore 2006 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
6 In The Castle 2006 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
7 The Easter Story 2006 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
8 The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar 2007 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
9 Under The Sea 2007 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
10 The Windy Day 2007 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
11 On A Pirate Ship 2007 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
12 How Big Is A Million? 2007 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
13 The Frog Prince 2007 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
14 The Secret Garden 2008 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
15 Robin Hood 2008 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
16 Goldilocks And The Three Bears 2008 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
17 The Wizard Of Oz 2010 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
18 The Railway Children 2011 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
19 The Rabbit’s Tale 2012 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
20 Little Miss Muffet 2012 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
21 Little Red Riding Hood 2012 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
22 The Twelve Days Of Christmas 2012 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
23 The Story Of Black Beauty 2013 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
24 Pirate Stories For Little Children 2014 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
25 The Tinder Box 2014 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
26 Jack And The Beanstalk 2015 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
27 The Elves And The Shoemaker 2016 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
28 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? I’ve Been To London To Visit The Queen 2016 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
29 How The Camel Got His Hump 2018 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
30 Aladdin 2018 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
31 Why The Kangaroo Jumps 2018 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy
32 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? I’ve Been to Rome and Guess What I’ve Seen… 2018 Rob Lloyd Jones Buy

Rob Lloyd Jones built up a substantial output of picture books for Usborne across the 2000s and 2010s, covering a mix of classic fairy tales, literary adaptations, and original stories for very young readers. The earliest titles appeared in the mid-2000s, with the range running through 2018.

Many of the books in this collection draw on familiar fairy tale material, including Goldilocks, Pinocchio, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Tinder Box. Others adapt longer children’s classics for picture book audiences, including The Railway Children, The Secret Garden, and The Wizard of Oz. The “Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been?” books take the nursery rhyme format and set it in different cities, from London to Rome to Washington D.C.

Original stories like The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar (2007) and How Big Is A Million? (2007), which uses animals to illustrate the concept of large numbers, show Jones working in a more inventive mode. Taken together, the 32 titles represent a consistent body of work aimed at early readers and pre-readers.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Usborne Picture series?

There are 32 books in the Usborne Picture series, published between 2003 and 2018.

What is the first book in the Usborne Picture series?

The first book in the Usborne Picture series is Kitty Kat, Kitty Kat, Where Have You Been? - Washington D.C., published in 2003.

What kinds of stories appear in the Usborne Picture books by Rob Lloyd Jones?

The collection includes classic fairy tales such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Frog Prince, as well as adaptations of longer works like The Secret Garden, The Wizard of Oz, and The Railway Children. There are also original stories like The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar and How Big Is A Million?, and a series of “Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been?” books set in different cities.

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