Graeme Base

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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1987
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • Animalia

    More than three million copies of Animalia have been sold around the world, making Graeme Base’s amazing alliterative alphabet book one of the most beloved titles of the past quarter century. To celebrate thirty years, Abrams is proud to publish...

  • The Eleventh Hour

    When Horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates instyle by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast. The rhyming text...

  • The Animalia Wall Frieze

  • Sign of the Seahorse

    When Gropmund Grouper defrauds the Reeftown inhabitants of their homes and wealth, Pearl Trout, her brother Finneus, and Soldiercrab Army Corporal Bert must stop him, in an illustrated undersea adventure. 300,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo. Li...

  • My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch

  • Jabberwocky

    Lewis Carroll's classic and inventive verse comes to life in a series of ingenious dioramas, colorful three-dimensional renderings of the rhyme by the best-selling author-illustrator of Animalia and The Eleventh Hour. ...

  • The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery

  • The Discovery of Dragons

    Victorian scientist R. W. Greasebeam presents a series of letters--by a ninth-century Viking, thirteenth-century Chinese girl, and a Prussian cartographer, among others--and colorful artwork recording the discovery of the world's most fearsome dragon...

  • Worst Band in the Universe

    Castigated for defying tradition and playing an original tune on his Splingtwanger, thirteen-year-old Sprocc leaves Planet Bipp in search of musical freedom and enters the annual Worst Band in the Universe Competition. Includes a CD of songs supposed...



  • The Water Hole

    As one rhino gives way to two tigers on up to ten kangaroos, die-cut pages reveal the water hole in ten different worldwide habitats, from African plains to Himalayan mountains to the Australian outback, in a beautifully illustrated counting book....

  • TruckDogs

    In a far-off desert world, evolution has taken an unexpected turn. The dominant life form is a creature covered in fur with steel panels beneath. It gnaws on bones and sniffs lampposts but fills up on oil, brake fluid, and petrol to keep running. And...

  • Jungle Drums

    Tired of being teased, Ngiri, the smallest warthog in Africa, uses a set of magic drums to make wishes, but he is not careful enough and makes the rift between the Warthogs and the beautiful Other Beasts even worse....

  • Uno's Garden

    Art + Arithmetic + Environmental Awareness=Graeme Base’s latest masterpieceFrom the creator of the international best-sellers Animalia, The Water Hole, and Jungle DrumsOnce again, beloved author Graeme Base introduces readers to a new world....

  • Enigma

    Bestseller Graeme Base harks back to his classic New York Times bestselling solve-the-mystery story The Eleventh Hour in an all-new book that will “puzzle” and entice young readers.

  • The Legend of the Golden Snail

    A young boy’s favorite storybook tells of a Golden Snail that lived long ago in the mythical Spiral Isles. When it journeyed through its magical realm, it took on the shape of a fantastical golden sailing ship. One day the ship was captured by a Gr...

  • The Jewel Fish of Karnak

    Far away in Ancient Egypt, Jackal and Ibis are brought before the Cat Pharaoh to be punished for stealing from the town market. In a merciful moment, the Pharaoh decides to give the two friends one last chance: they must journey up the River Nile to ...

  • Little Elephants

    One little boy living on a farm in rural Texas gets a big surprise when he discovers tiny flying elephants under his bed. But his mom doesn’t like critters in the house, so he tries to keep them a secret. Until one day they escape from his bedroom ...

  • Birds Fly

  • Cows say Moo



  • Monkeys Live in Trees

  • Pigs have Piglets

  • The Last King of Angkor Wat

    Among the ruins of Angkor Wat, Tiger, Monkey, Water Buffalo, and Gecko argue over who would make the greatest king. An ancient elephant suggests a race to the top of the hill to prove each creature’s speed, strength, and cunning. But along the way,...

  • Eye to Eye

    Imagine you could soar high in the sky with an eagle or dive into the deep with a majestic blue whale.Come eye to eye with some of nature's most impressive creatures as Graeme Base takes you on a richly illustrated journey of imagination and possi...

  • The Pond

    A BRAND-NEW SERIES FROM THE CREATOR OF THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PICTURE BOOK, ANIMALIA Wuffle the puppy, Lou the kitten and Billington the duck are playing happily in the garden. But when disaster strikes, who will save the day? From the awar...

  • The Sock

    A BRAND-NEW SERIES FROM THE CREATOR OF THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PICTURE BOOK, ANIMALIAThe next exciting adventure of the BumbleBunnies! It's washing day, and Wuffle the puppy, Lou the kitten and Billington the duck watch the clothes blow about i...

  • The Curse of the Vampire Robot

Award-Winning Books by Graeme Base

The Water Hole
2002 Bookseller's Choice -- Picture Book
2003 Grand Canyon Reader Award -- Picture Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Graeme Base has published 26 books.

Graeme Base does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Curse of the Vampire Robot, was published in September 2021.

The first book by Graeme Base, Animalia, was published in September 1987.

No. Graeme Base does not write books in series.
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