Atinuke

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2010
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Anna Hibiscus

1 - Anna Hibiscus (Sep-2010)
2 - Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! (Sep-2010)
3 - Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus! (Mar-2011)
4 - Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! (Mar-2011)
5 - Anna Hibiscus' Song (Jun-2011)
6 - Go Well, Anna Hibiscus! (Apr-2014)
7 - Love from Anna Hibiscus! (Apr-2015)
8 - Splash, Anna Hibiscus! (Jun-2013)
9 - Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus! (Jun-2012)
10 - Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus! (Jun-2015)
11 - You're Amazing, Anna Hibiscus! (Apr-2016)
12 - Merry Christmas, Anna Hibiscus! (Oct-2023)

The No. 1 Car Spotter

1 - The No. 1 Car Spotter (Jun-2011)
2 - The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Firebird (Oct-2011)
3 - The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Car Thieves (Oct-2012)
4 - The No. 1 Car Spotter Goes to School (Oct-2014)
5 - The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Broken Road (Oct-2015)
6 - The No. 1 Car Spotter Fights the Factory (Nov-2016)

Too Small Tola

1 - Too Small Tola (Jan-2020)
2 - Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls (Jan-2021)
3 - Too Small Tola Gets Tough (Mar-2023)

Book List in Order: 30 titles

  • Anna Hibiscus

    Anna Hibiscus - 1

    From acclaimed Nigerian storyteller Atinuke, the first in a series of chapter books set in contemporary West Africa introduces a little girl who has enchanted young readers. Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, amazing Africa, with her mother and father, h...

  • Hooray for Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 2

    Join Anna Hibiscus and her big, bustling family in the second of Atinuke’s engaging illustrated chapter-book series set in modern Nigeria. Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, amazing Africa. She’s surrounded by so many family members she can’t count...

  • Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 3

    It’s the dry, dusty winter season in Nigeria, and Anna Hibiscus is getting ready to visit her Canadian grandmother in the third adventure of Atinuke’s lively chapter-book series. Anna Hibiscus can’t wait to visit her grandmother in faraway Cana...

  • Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 4

  • Anna Hibiscus' Song

    Anna Hibiscus - 5

  • The No. 1 Car Spotter

    The No. 1 Car Spotter - 1

    Oluwalase Babatunde Benson is Number 1. He's the Number 1 car spotter in his village. The Number 1 car spotter in the world! The start of an exciting new series about the irresistible Number 1, whose hobby is car spotting but who is good at solving a...

  • The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Firebird

    The No. 1 Car Spotter - 2

  • Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 9

    Back in Africa after a month’s visit with Granny Canada, Anna Hibiscus finds that some things are different -- but her home is just as full of love -- in this fifth warm and funny chapter-book adventure. When Anna Hibiscus returns to her big house ...

  • The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Car Thieves

    The No. 1 Car Spotter - 3



  • Splash, Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 8

    Anna Hibiscus is at the beach and all she wants to do is SPLASH! In the second Anna Hibiscus picture book from Atinuke and Lauren Tobia, Anna has left her mango tree...and she's at the beach! Phew, it is hot. But what better way to cool off than ...

  • Go Well, Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 6

    The spirited Anna Hibiscus leaves the city to visit her grandparents’ remote village in this sixth adventure in the well-loved series set in contemporary West Africa. Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, Amazing Africa, in a country called Nigeria, in a ...

  • The No. 1 Car Spotter Goes to School

    The No. 1 Car Spotter - 4

    Oluwalase Babatunde Benson is the No. 1 car spotter in his village - probably the world!In this fourth book about an endearing young African boy, No. 1, and his best friend, Coca-Cola, No. 1 befriends a couple of American visitors and teaches them a ...

  • Love from Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 7

  • Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 10

  • The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Broken Road

    The No. 1 Car Spotter - 5

  • You're Amazing, Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 11

    The final book in the award-winning Anna Hibiscus series depicts the sadness, loss and anger Anna feels at the death of a loved one - a beautiful way to share and talk about death with young children....

  • The No. 1 Car Spotter Fights the Factory

    The No. 1 Car Spotter - 6

  • Baby Goes to Market

    Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers. Market is very crowded. Mama is very busy. Baby is very curious. When Baby and Mama go to th...

  • B is for Baby

    Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank, creators of the award-winning Baby Goes to Market, pair up again for a bright and beautiful first book of words. B is for Baby. B is for Brother. B is for going to see Baba! One morning after breakfast, Baby’s ...



  • Too Small Tola

    Too Small Tola - 1

    Three delightful tales from a renowned Nigerian storyteller introduce a chapter-book heroine who is every bit as mighty as she is small. In a trio of droll stories, award-winning author and storyteller Atinuke debuts an endearing and enduring charact...

  • Catch That Chicken!

    The team behind Baby Goes to Market and B Is for Baby visit a Nigerian village for a humorous ode to childhood ingenuity.

    Lami is the best chicken catcher in the whole village. Her sister may be speedy at spelling, her friend fast at braiding ...

  • Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls

    Too Small Tola - 2

    Too Small Tola is back -- and as determined as ever -- in a second trio of winning stories about a diminutive heroine with a big-big heart. Acclaimed author and storyteller Atinuke reunites with illustrator Onyinye Iwu for a follow-up to their highly...

  • Hugo

    What happens when a pigeon who looks after all the visitors in the park finds himself in need? Help comes from a surprising source in a touching story of unexpected connection.Hugo the pigeon has a very important job. He is a park warden: he tend...

  • Baby, Sleepy Baby

    “With a shimmering radiance and gentle tone, this title will be welcome in every children’s collection.” —School Library Journal Baby, happy baby, I’ll sing down the stars till they dance right into your room. It’s...

  • Too Small Tola Gets Tough

    Too Small Tola - 3

    It’s a strange, scary time for Too Small Tola when a new virus separates her family, but Atinuke’s small-but-mighty heroine proves once again how wise, kind, and resourceful she can be.In ordinary times, Tola lives in an apartment in Lago...

  • Too Small Tola Makes It Count

    In the fourth book of this irresistibly charming series, Tola finds creative solutions to her neighbors’ difficulties -- but can Tola solve her own problem when her friends call her a liar? Lockdown is over and Too Small Tola is happy to be home wi...

  • Merry Christmas, Anna Hibiscus!

    Anna Hibiscus - 12

    When Anna leaves her family home in Africa to visit her Canadian grandmother, she discovers how resilient she can be in this fourth collection of stories from Atinuke’s beloved series. Anna Hibiscus has never been away from her big white house in N...

  • L Is for Love

    The creators of the award-winning Baby Goes to Market follow the family at dawn through the lively streets of Lagos, where they are selling lemons—and learning the letter L. L is for Lemons.L is for Lucky.L is for . . . LOVE.L is for lemons, an...

  • Beti and the Little Round House

    From beloved storyteller Atinuke comes an enchanting new collection of stories featuring an endearing new character. Beti lives in a little round house in the green woods under the mountains with Mam, Tad, baby Jac, and her very own tiny goat named N...



  • M Is for Mango

    From the award-winning creators of Baby Goes to Market comes a delicious tale of mischievous toddlers, juicy mangoes, and cunning monkeys—starring the letter M. Oh look . . . M is for Monkeys!Oh NO! M is for Mine!M is for My Mango! M is for mor...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Atinuke has published 30 books.

The next book by Atinuke, M Is for Mango, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Atinuke, Hooray for Anna Hibiscus!, was published in September 2010.

Yes. Atinuke has 3 series.
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