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  • Bibliography:
    15 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2004
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Tilly and Friends Book

Happy Hector (Oct-2008)
Hello Tilly (Oct-2008)
Pretty Pru (Feb-2009)
Where's Tumpty? (Feb-2009)
Doodle Bites (Oct-2009)
Goodnight, Tiptoe (Oct-2009)

Book List in Order: 15 titles



  • Whoosh! Strange and wonderful things happen when a little girl lets her creativity fly in this buoyant picture-book debut.

    It’s a gray, gray day when Katie decides to liven herself up. After all, the birds in the picture on her wall look a l...



  • Fetching illustrations from an exciting new talent enliven this tale of a boy who loves dogs and the color blue -- and finds a creative way to make his fantasies come true.

    Bertie wants a dog, a blue dog, more than anything in the world. For...



  • Meet Tilly and her friends! From the celebrated Polly Dunbar comes the second in a series of humorous stories about a lovable group of pals.

    Hector the pig is very happy sitting on Tilly's lap, until Tiptoe, Pru, Tumpty, and Doodle squish thei...



  • Meet Tilly and her friends! From the celebrated Polly Dunbar comes the first in a series of humorous stories about a lovable group of pals.

    Tilly lives in a little yellow house with her best friends. Peek in on Tiptoe, Hector, Doodle, Pru, and...



  • The celebrated Polly Dunbar offers a charming adventure in her series about Tilly and her friends.

    Pretty Pru is trying on her favorite red lipstick. She’s so busy prancing that she doesn’t notice when someone borrows her special purse. Co...



  • Tumpty the elephant has his eyes tightly closed. What is he doing? He’s hiding, of course. But Tilly can still see him, even when he puts a cardboard box over his head or lies upside down behind a potted plant. All of Tumpty’s friends find his an...



  • The inspired Polly Dunbar wraps up her series about Tilly and Friends with two beguiling new adventures.

    When Doodle the alligator is feeling bitey, the backside of Tumpty the elephant looks very tempting. But now Tumpty is sore -- in more w...



  • The inspired Polly Dunbar series about Tilly and Friends wraps up with a loving story of bedtime.

    "I’m not sleepy," insists Tiptoe as Tilly gives him his goodnight kiss. Tilly tries singing him a good-night lullaby, but the rambunctious rabb...



  • Ben rips open his present and finds a penguin inside. "Hello, Penguin " he says. "What shall we play?" But Penguin says nothing. Even when Ben tickles its belly, does a dizzy dance, and sticks out his tongue, Penguin makes no response. What will it t...






  • From the talented Polly Dunbar comes an imaginative adventure that will have children sailing away on their own flights of fancy. One night, Arthur has an amazing dream about a pink and green boat with a striped mast and a beautiful figurehead. He...




  • Is a lion still a lion if he wears a hat? With whimsical illustrations and a nod to earlier classics, Polly Dunbar celebrates the shrewd mind of a child -- and the power of saying no. Is a lion still a lion ... if he skips down the street singing...



  • Like all cats, this cat absolutely loves fish. But what do you do when your owners start acting strangely? They don't seem to understand the importance of fish any more. They are too busy buying tiny clothes, gathering colorful toys, and redecorating...



  • The acclaimed Polly Dunbar offers, through a lively, read-aloud story, a meditative and effective way to calm the toddler tantrum. This is a book about dealing with emotions, as well as being a gentle introduction to counting. The perfect picture boo...



  • In Polly Dunbar’s hands, a familiar—and very funny—tale of leaving-the-house stress takes on a singular charm with her young child’s drawings in the mix. Josh and Mom are heading out to Aunty Nelly’s birthday party, and ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Polly Dunbar has published 15 books.

The next book by Polly Dunbar, Put Your Shoes On, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Polly Dunbar, Flyaway Katie, was published in June 2004.

Yes. Polly Dunbar has 1 series.