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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1999
  • Latest Book:
    September 2022
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Book List in Order: 20 titles





  • A delightful picture book about cats and dogs from Lydia Monks, the internationally acclaimed illustrator of Julia Donaldson's What the Ladybird Heard and Sugarlump and the Unicorn. Kitty is fed up with being a cat and thinks that dogs have a far bet...





  • Don’t let this lonely spider frighten you! She just wants to be a family pet -- and she thinks she would make a better pet than the typical dog or cat. But every time this clever spider tries to impress her chosen family, she scares them instead, u...



  • Patient: Dicky Donkey. Symptoms: No more Eee-orrh! Treatment: 1. Mule Gruel. 2. Bray Spray. 3. Donkey Tonic. Notes: What can we do to make this donkey better? Dicky Donkey drives everyone crazy! Each morning, they wake up ...



  • Hooray! Gorilla has come to stay -- and he crashes through the door full of excitement and anticipation. At first he's not disappointed since the family has thought of everything to make him comfortable. But then it begins to snow. Although Gorilla l...



  • Minnie loves mice! But her parents hate them. So when a family of mice move into Minnie's house, she has to work fast to save them from her dad's amazing mousetrap and a hungry cat. Featuring the same family as Monks's Aaaarrgghh, Spider!, this ...



  • Take your little library with you wherever you go! This cute little library contains four chunky board books about some of your favorite animals, illustrated by the award-winning Lydia Monks! It features a carry-handle and Velcro closure â€" so you c...



  • Sometimes super powers aren't so super . . . Emma knows that having superpowers isn't always easy, especially when you have to keep them secret. But it's even harder when your mischievous little sister can't help using them in the naughtiest of ways....






  • Babbit is a garrulous toy bunny who has a startling adventure -- how will his flippity floppity day end?

    Talkative carrot lover Babbit is having a lovely picnic with the Big One and the Little One, but just as they are packing everyt...



  • Mungo Monkey has woken up very early . . . because today is his birthday! There are so many things to do before Mungo’s birthday party starts: balloons to blow up, party hats to make, and a cake to bake. Mungo needs to pick his fancy dress costume,...



  • Join Mungo Monkey and his friends in Miss Raffy's class at school: the second adventure in this brilliant pre-school series by Julia Donaldson's award-winning illustrator, Lydia Monks. Today the class are learning about bugs! Lift the flaps to help e...





  • Mungo Monkey is spending the day with his daddy in his fourth lift-the-flap adventure, by Julia Donaldson's award-winning illustrator, Lydia Monks, whose previous titles include What the Ladybird Heard and The Princess and the Wizard. Mungo can't wai...



  • Hooray! Gorilla has come to stay, and he's so excited! But soon it begins to snow and Gorilla isn't sure he likes it. Can his friend make him feel better? Find out in this sweet and hilarious tale about finding out what you're good at, previously pub...



  • Welcome to Twit Twoo School! In this first story meet Mouse, Mole, Owl, Frog, Rabbit and their teacher Miss Hoot at their fun-filled treetop school. It's Mouse's first day, and she's feeling a little nervous - in fact, she doesn't want to go to schoo...



  • Welcome to Twit Twoo School! Meet Frog, Mouse, Mole, Owl, Rabbit, and their teacher Miss Hoot at their fun-filled treetop school. Frog just can’t sit still -- he is always bouncing around and he can’t wait to go exploring underground with Miss Ho...



  • Welcome to Twit Twoo School! Meet Rabbit, Frog, Mouse, Mole, Owl, and their teacher Miss Hoot at their fun-filled treetop school.

    It's Sports Day at Twit Twoo School and all of the children are very excited. But no one is more excited tha...






  • Adoette lived to be 100 years old. Just imagine all the things she saw! She lived on the same street all her life, but one day, people decided it would be best if she would go... Award-winning author-illustrator Lydia Monks, illustrator of What the L...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lydia Monks has published 20 books.

Lydia Monks does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Adoette, was published in September 2022.

The first book by Lydia Monks, The Cat Barked?, was published in April 1999.

No. Lydia Monks does not write books in series.