Anna Milbourne

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  • Bibliography:
    79 Books
  • First Book:
    January 2001
  • Latest Book:
    August 2025
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Book List in Order: 79 titles

  • 1001 Things to Spot in the Town

    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Invites young readers to find various quantities of the people, animals, and other labeled items in the illustrations of city scenes, including an Arab market town, a Southeast Asian river town, a European town ...

  • Bunny on the Beach

  • Panda in the Park

  • Cats

  • Horses and Ponies

  • The Dinosaur

  • In the Nest

  • The Rainy Day

  • Aesop's Fables

    These lively retellings of Aesop's famous fables will delight and amuse young more than ever before. Gorgeously illustrated by Linda Edwards, whose vivid original artwork brings these tales of clever foxes, speedy hares and slow tortoises to life. Yo...



  • Under the Ground

  • Stories of Knights & Castles

  • Tadpoles and Frogs

    How do tadpoles turn into frogs? What is the biggest frog in the world? How do frogs catch flies? In this book, you'll find the answers and lots more about the wonderful world of frogs. Tadpoles and Frogs is part of an exciting series of books for ch...

  • Under the Sea

  • How Big is a Million?

  • Sunny Day

  • The Little Pony

  • How High Is the Sky

  • How Deep Is the Sea?

    This is a magical picture book following the latest adventure of Pipkin, the little penguin with big ideas. Pipkin the penguin is always asking questions like 'How Big is a Million?' and 'How High is the Sky?' Now, he has a new question: 'How Deep is...

  • Greek Myths Treasury

    A sumptuously illustrated treasury of Greek Myths filled with thirty-two lively tales of brave heroes, powerful gods and terrible monsters, bound in a luxury cloth-covered hardback. Including such popular and exciting stories as Pandora's BoxA", The ...



  • In the Castle

    This is a new paperback edition of this charming title in the popular and expanding "Usborne Picture Books" series, which introduces very young children to key subjects in a friendly and informative way. Young children will be enthralled as they foll...

  • The Snowy Day

    This is an enchanting seasonal title in the rapidly expanding "Usborne Picture Books" series, which introduce the youngest of children to engaging subjects in a friendly and informative way. Young children will adore following the icy delights of a s...

  • Windy Day

    Have you ever wondered what sways the trees, and makes the leaves dance across the grass? Follow the billowing wind as it flies a kite, fills the sails of tall ships on the sea, makes birds fly and catches the massive wind turbines to generate electr...

  • On the Seashore

  • Illustrated Arabian Nights

    To delay her excecution by a bitter sultan, Sheherazade tells him a series of stories every night for 1001 nights. From the adventures of Sinbad and Aladdin, to tales of genies and magical lands, her stories are so amazing they save her life. Richly ...

  • Peek Inside Animal homes

  • Peek Inside the Zoo

    Peek under leaves and behind doors to see the animals in the zoo in this delightful flap book for young children. With flaps and holes to peek underneath and through, noisy parrots, silly monkeys, very tall giraffes and lots more are revealed. Sure t...

  • Peek Inside Dinosaurs

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    This simple book is filled with beautiful illustrations and facts about dinosaurs, perfect for young children. Young children can lift the flaps and peek through the holes in the pages to find out where dinosaurs lived, what they ate, and what happen...

  • Peek Inside the Farm

    A colorful and charmingly illustrated non-fiction book for very small children, with lots of flaps to lift, holes to peek through and farm animals to spot. Children can peek inside the hen house at sunrise in search of eggs, watch the cows being milk...

  • How the Elephant got his Trunk

    Rudyard Kipling's classic 'Just So' story, retold for young readers. According to this much-loved fable, elephants didn't always have long trunks - that is, until one day when the elephant's child could contain his curiosity no longer, stepping close...



  • How the Whale Got his Throat

    Long ago, whales could eat anything – and they did. Then one day, everything changed. This story, adapted from one of Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Just So Stories’ has been specially written for children who are learning to read, with c...

  • Peek Inside Little Red Riding Hood

    Journey into the woods with Little Red Riding Hood, peeking through the trees, lifting flaps to see what's beneath things, and watching granny's cottage emerge with each turn of the page. Delicate cutaways and holes to peek through are layered on top...

  • Peek Inside the Jungle

    Down in the jungle there's a chatter and a squawk. Peek under leaves and between the trees to see who's making all that noise. A simple lift-the-flap book for small children. Packed with holes to peep through, flaps to look beneath and snippets of fa...

  • Peek Inside Space

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    This simple non-fiction book for very young children is filled with facts about space and the universe. Young children can lift the flaps and peek through the holes in the pages to find out lots about space; this interactive introduction to the subje...

  • Peek Inside a Fairy Tale Beauty and the Beast

  • Peek Inside a Fairy Tale Cinderella

    The classic fairy tale brought up to date for a modern audience with beautiful illustrations and fine laser-cut holes and cutaways which add depth and drama. Young children will love looking at the details in this book - both in the illustrations and...

  • Peek Inside Box Set

    This peek inside gift set includes six beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap books. Little children will love peeking under the flaps and through the holes in the pages to discover what goes on at the zoo, in animal homes, on the farm, in the garden,...

  • How the Camel got his Hump

    Once, when the world was new, Camel had no hump. This is the tale of how that changed. A charming retelling of one of Rudyard Kipling's beloved Just So Stories, specially written for children who are learning to read and beautifully illustrated by Jo...

  • Little Lift and Look Garden

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    Explore the woods with little squirrel, as she leaps through the trees and burries acorns in the ground, discovering lots of interesting things along the way. This new series is perfect for younger children and babies, with chunky gatefold flaps, and...

  • Little Lift and Look Woods

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    Explore the garden with little mouse, as she makes her way through the flowers and grass to discover hungry birds, green speckled frogs, and buzzing bees along the way. This new series is perfect for younger children and babies, with chunky gatefold ...



  • Peek Inside the Forest

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    Peek inside a forest to discover what lives there and how the forest changes through the year. Peek into tree hollows, between ferns and under branches to find fawns, wolves, bears and squirrels in the scenes gorgeously illustrated by Simona Dimitri....

  • Peek Inside the Sea

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  • Peep Inside a Fairy Tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White is the kindest and prettiest girl in the kingdom, but her stepmother soon becomes jealous... The much-loved story is magically brought to life in this gorgeously illustrated book, with delicate cutaways and holes to peep through, layered t...

  • Peep Inside a Fairy Tale The Nutcracker

  • Peep Inside a Fairy Tale The Snow Queen

    Bring the magical story of the Snow Queen to life with this stunning peep inside book. Can Gerda save her best friend from the icy clutches of the Snow Queen? Scenes include flowery gardens, spooky forests the Snow Queen’s icy palace, with deli...

  • Just So Stories for Little Children

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    Have you ever wondered why kangaroos are so jumpy, why the camel is so humpy, or how leopards got their spots? Six wonderfully illustrated tales have been adapted in this collection of Rudyard Kipling's delightful "Just So Stories."

    Series: ...

  • Peek Inside a Fairy Tale - Jack and the Beanstalk

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    Jack and his mother are so poor that they don't have anything to eat. Their hope is fading until Jack meets a strange little man with a handful of magic beans… What happens next changes Jack’s life forever. The classic fairy tale, brought right u...

  • Peek Inside a Fairy Tale - The Princess and the Pea

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  • Peep Inside a Fairy Tale The Princess and the Pea

    Peep through the beautifully laser-cut pages to follow the story through the palace. In the turn of the pages, the crowds of unsuitable princesses go by, the palace is explored and the tower of mattresses is built. This classic tale has new life in t...

  • I'm Not (Very) Afraid of the Dark

    When the sun goes down, the Dark stretches out. It gets bigger and bigger until it covers EVERYTHING. The Dark can be scary, but it can be other things too - it all depends on how you see it. Explore the shadows in this beautifully illustrated book w...



  • Peep Inside a Fairy Tale Jack and the Beanstalk

    Peep through the beautifully laser-cut pages to see Jack in his cottage, climb the beanstalk, enter the giant''s house, and escape with the golden-egg-laying hen! This classic tale is charmingly, characterfully illustrated by Davide Ortu and works wo...

  • On the Moon

    Imagine being an astronaut and going to the Moon. Zoom! Up you go in a rocket. Boing! You can jump really far on the Moon! Brrrrm… Explore in a space buggy until it’s time to go home. A sweet very first book about going to the Moon....

  • Peep Inside a Fairy Tale The Little Mermaid

    A new addition to the successful series, this beautiful retelling of this well-loved classic tale features delicate laser-cut holes and gorgeous artwork by Valeria Abatzoglu. Peep through the pages to follow the Little Mermaid as she discovers the pr...

  • Little Lift and Look Under the Sea

    Follow a little turtle through a coral reef to discover what''s there - meet a stripy sea snake, a big octopus, some colourful seahorses and lots more sea creatures. The sweet text, bright illustrations and sturdy gatefold flaps will delight readers ...

  • Peek Inside a Fairy Tale Little Mermaid

  • Peek Inside Bug Homes

  • Snowy Day Board Book

    Young children will adore following the icy delights of a snowy day, from sparkling frost to pretty snowflakes and sleepy squirrels to frozen frogs.

    Series: Little Board Books
    These classic nursery rhymes are retold in beautifully illustrat...

  • Peek Inside a Fairy Tale - The Elves and the Shoemaker

    A new addition to the successful series, this beautiful retelling of this well-loved classic tale by Grimm features delicate laser-cut holes and gorgeous artwork by Jessica Knight. Peek through the pages to follow the shoemakers and the mysterious li...

  • The Windy Day Little Board Book

    Have you ever wondered what sways the trees and makes the leaves dance across the grass? Follow the billowing wind as it flies a kite, fills the sails of tall ships on the sea, makes birds fly, and catches the massive wind turbines to generate electr...

  • Little Lift and Look Jungle

    Follow a funny little monkey around the jungle as he discovers what else lives there. From orange-toed frogs to a snoozing leopard, babies and young children will delight in lifting the sturdy flaps to discover all the jungle animals. Sturdy gatefol...

  • On a Pirate Ship

    Yo-ho-ho! Yo-ho-ho! It''s a pirate life for me! Follow a little Billy''s adventures on a pirate ship, as he sails the high seas, helps win some treasure and celebrates with a proper pirate party! Charmingly illustrated by award-winning illustrator ...

  • Peep Inside Snowy Places

  • Peep Inside a Fairy Tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears

  • I'm (Almost) Always Kind

  • The Stormy Day

  • I'm Not (Very) Afraid of Being Alone

  • Little Lift and Look Nosy Lion

  • Peek inside a Coral Reef

  • The Stormy Day Little Board Book

  • Peep Inside The Nativity

  • I'm (Almost) Never Bored

  • Peek Inside Snowy Places

    Peek under flaps and through holes to explore the snowiest places on Earth in this little wintry book. Peek under the snow to see polar bear cubs coming out of their den, seals and narwhals in the icy sea, peek behind penguins near the South Pole to ...

  • Peek Inside Springtime

    There's so much happening in springtime! As the days get warmer, leaves grow and flowers pop up, and all the animals get busy. Peek under blossom, behind the meadow flowers and into the pond to find nests full of chicks, baby bunnies, wiggly tadpoles...

  • Pop-Up Nature

    Take a closer look at nature in this wonderful pop-up book, which brings a nature walk to life - springing out from the pages! See a pop-up bees buzzing in the flowers, a mouse in a blackberry bush, and watch a moving woodpecker pecking and a frog sw...

  • There There Little Bear

    Little bear needs lots of care in this irresistible touchy-feely book. Stroke his nose, rub his tummy, and he'll feel all better by the end of the book. Each page has a different touchy-feely patch for you to interact with the heart-meltingly sweet b...

  • There There Little Puppy

    Stroke this adorable puppy through the book and give it a tummy tickle at the end. Babies and toddlers will love caring for the pup, stroking its ears better after it encounters a prickly plant, rubbing its velvet nose and tickling its fluffy tummy. ...

  • Daddies Love Hugs

    Daddies love hugs - from big playful bear hugs to gentle storytime snuggles, this sweetly-rhyming, interactive board book explores all kinds of cuddles. A gorgeous celebration of relationships between daddies and their little children, this is a perf...

  • There There Little Kitten

    Help take care of an adorably sweet, snuggly kitten in this engaging touchy-feely book. Tickle under its chin when it's feeling lonely, stroke its back when it's had a little fright, rub its paw better after it steps in a cold puddle. Then, when it's...

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

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  • Peek Inside a Tree

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    From a sprouting acorn to a tree that’s hundreds of years old, this beautiful lift-the-flap book gives lots of charming first information about a tree for young children. Children can find out what trees need to grow, what animals and insects live ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Anna Milbourne has published 79 books.

The next book by Anna Milbourne, There There Little Kitten, will be published in August 2025.

The first book by Anna Milbourne, 1001 Things to Spot in the Town, was published in January 2001.

No. Anna Milbourne does not write books in series.
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