Bruce Whatley

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  • Bibliography:
    21 Books
  • First Book:
    July 1995
  • Latest Book:
    November 2022
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Book List in Order: 21 titles

  • Magic Dictionary

  • Ugliest Dog in the World

    Everyone thinks the Ugliest Dog in the World is 'ugly', but in different ways. Mum thinks she's ugly in a cute sort of way, the lady next door thinks she's pretty, but you haven't seen the lady next door. My best friend even screams when she sees her...

  • Whatley's Quest

  • Whatleys Quest

    The archer aims his arrow high, and so starts a visual journey through the alphabet. The artwork brings to life a myriad of creatures on a quest for knowledge. Look for nouns, actions and feelings to lead you to the treasure....

  • Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase

    "I was on a case, and I knew just how to begin. I'd follow my nose."

    Professor Drake, Detective Donut's friend and world famous archaeologist, is missing! And Donut has to find the professor's important Maltese statu...

  • Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Won't-Pick-Up-Toys Cure

    When Hubert Prentiss refuses to pick-up after himself, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle refuses to argue with him, but Hubert soon begins to understand Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's rules as he finds himself trapped in his room under a pile of toys....

  • Tails from Grandad's Attic

    My grandad has an attic filled crazy old stuff, including clothes made from animals. My grandad has a weird hat he lets me wear sometimes. It is a racoon hat and I can't believe that once people used to wear lots of clothes made from animals. Snakesk...

  • Looking for Crabs

  • Captain Pajamas

    Brian's Techno-Robotic-Alien-Communicator light is flashing! The aliens are on their way. Brian must save his annoying older sister and the entire universe. But how can one small boy defend the entire planet from being overtaken by aliens? By tran...



  • Little White Dogs Can't Jump

    Smudge and his family have got a problem to solve - Smudge's legs are so short that he can't jump into the car! One of the children in the family devises a series of ingenious ways of getting Smudge into the car, but none of them work. Finally, it is...

  • I Wanna Be Famous

    Sometimes fame comes when you least expect it. I want to be famous when I grow up. But you have to do something very special to be famous. Perhaps I could be a crane driver like Dad, but whoever heard of a famous crane driver? Or a very good gardener...

  • That Magnetic Dog

    From one of Australia's most highly regarded and talented authors and illustrators for children comes That Magnetic Dog Skitty is a very special dog - she's magnetic. But instead of attracting metal, she attracts food. All kinds of food, even peas!AW...

  • Cowboy Pirate

    I am a Cowboy Pirate,Riding the ocean plains.I sit in my saddle, set my sails,And firmly grip the reins.

    -from Cowboy Pirate

    A young boy imagines that he is a Cowboy Pirate. With his big black horse and small sailing boat he rides the ...

  • Wait! No Paint!

    The three little pigs go off to build their separate houses one out of straw, one out of sticks, and one out of bricks.

    But wait! Who just spilled juice on the first little pig′s house? Why are the pigs turning green? And what is that mys...

  • The Watchmaker Who Saved Christmas

    In this a classically magical Christmas, Santa has a special watch that slows down time so that he can deliver all his presents around the world. But when his watch breaks, a deaf boy sacrifices his precious hearing aid to help fix it. Can Santa’s ...

  • Clinton Gregory's Secret

    A week in the life of a boy with a very active imagination.Clinton Gregory has a secret. Actually, Clinton Gregory has at least seven secrets, one for each night of the week. Monday, he wrestled a dragon named Gordon; Wednesday, he was invited to din...

  • The Little Drummer Boy

    A classic picture book with a poignant message for both young and old, beautifully presented by an award-winning illustrator Annie's grandfather carves her the Little Drummer Boy from the leg of an old oak table as a Christmas gift. ...

  • The Incidental Date

    Stuart is on a flight to Cancun to take over of the ownership of an established business. The passenger next to him just happens to be Mr. Steven, the sole owner, of his own worldwide banks and financial company. Steven's phone suddenly rings, a call...

  • Tin Toys

    A magical Christmas story from a master storyteller Christmas Eve is drawing close. High on a shelf in an old toy shop, the wind-up Space Ride is gathering dust. It hasn't worked in years. The tin toys remember how bright, how shining, how exhilarat...



  • And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda

  • Diary of a Rescued Wombat

    Celebrating the twentieth anniversary, this is the story of Mothball, one of the world's most famous wombats - and where it all began.She is small. She is scared. She is lost.She is a baby wombat who needs a home.She is Mothball, a wombat destined to...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Bruce Whatley has published 21 books.

Bruce Whatley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Diary of a Rescued Wombat, was published in November 2022.

The first book by Bruce Whatley, Magic Dictionary, was published in July 1995.

No. Bruce Whatley does not write books in series.
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