Margaret Wild

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  • Bibliography:
    62 Books
  • First Book:
    October 1989
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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Book List in Order: 62 titles

  • Mr. Nick's Knitting

    Mr. Nick and Mrs. Jolley knit and laugh together every morning on the train to the city as they watch the passing sights. When Mrs. Jolley becomes ill and must be hospitalized, Mr. Nick knits for seven days and seven nights to make a delightful wall ...

  • The Very Best of Friends

  • Let the Celebrations Begin!

    A child, who remembers life at home before life in a concentration camp, makes toys with the women to give to the other children at the very special party they are going to have when the soldiers arrive to liberate the camp...

  • The Queen's Holiday

  • My Dearest Dinosaur

  • Thank You, Santa

  • Space Travelers

  • But Granny Did!

  • Slumber Party



  • Toby

  • Going Home

  • Beast

    Revealing the power of fear and the horror of abuse, an unflinchingly honest story of a young boy who confronts the class bully and makes a terrible discovery deals with an important and timely issue....

  • Remember Me: A Concept Book

  • Big Cat Dreaming

    The narrator and his sister spend holidays at Grandma's. They love her big, spooky house and garden, and big cat and small dog who live with her. It takes the cat to make Grandma toss away her dishcloth and join in with the children's game of hide an...

  • Our Granny

    Two children compare their granny with others. Some grannies have thin legs, fat knees, crinkly eyes, or big soft laps. Their granny has a wobbly bottom and wears an old red sweater that was grandpa's. She has a style all her own--and to the children...

  • Rosie and Tortoise

  • Tom Goes to Kindergarten

    When Tom arrives for his first day of kindergarten, he realizes that he doesn't want his parents to leave, so Daddy, Mommy, and Baby stay with him and have a rollicking good time, but when they want to come back, Tom's teacher tells them kindergarten...

  • The Pocket Dogs

    Biff and Buff are always carried around in Mr. Pockets' coat pockets, but when Biff finds himself lost in a hole that has become too big, it is up to Mr. Pockets to locate him and reassure him that all is well once more....

  • Midnight Babies

    While her family snores away, Baby Brenda bounces out of bed and heads to the Midnight Café with her friends. It’s time for the babies to play! The mischievous toddlers are all set to dance and feast -- but can they share in the fun with Baby Mari...



  • Nighty Night!

    It may be time for bed, but these baby animals don’t want to say good night!
    It’s bedtime on the farm, but the baby animals aren’t ready to go to sleep. Mother Sheep, Father Duck, Mother Hen, and Father Pig are in for a big surprise when the...

  • Kiss Kiss!

    One day when Baby Hippo woke up, he was in such a rush to go and play that he forgot to give his mama a kiss... As Baby Hippo wanders through the jungle, he hears "Kiss, kiss " from all the other animal parents and babies. Finally he realizes what i...

  • Jinx

    Do not get to know me. Do not ask me out. Do not love me. Be warned! I am Jinx. Jinx doesn't start out as Jinx -- at first she's dull, safe, boring Jen. Jen who always hands her homework in on time, Jen who never stays out late, Jen who can ...

  • One Night

    Gabe is the best looking guy in school -- that’s why his friends send him to get girls to their party. Helen is not much to look at -- that’s why her friends want her to come along. But Helen gets under Gabe’s skin in a way no other girl has.It...

  • Piglet and Mama

  • Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa

    Miss Lily's fabulous pink feather boa is the most wonderful thing the Last Potoroo has ever seen. When Miss Lily dances the tango, the Last Potoroo can't take her eyes off it. And when she wraps it around herself, she feels, for the first time in her...

  • Hop, Little Hare!

    Little Hare and Grandpa were good friends. They spent a lot of time together. Grandpa had aches and pains in his joints and could only hop slowly. As for Little Hare, he hadn't yet learned how to hop. So Grandpa went hibble-hobble, hibble-hobble, and...

  • Little Crooked House

    There was a crooked man who lived with a crooked cat and a crooked mouse all together in a little crooked house. Their happy existence is unsettled by a noisy train that passes close by each day, shaking the house and its inhabitants: “Shucka-shuck...

  • Fox

    Wild departs from her playful characters of recent books for this haunting look at friendship and cruelty geared to older readers...After Dog saves Magpie from a fire and nurses her burnt wing the two forge a powerful bond...The mood changes quickly ...

  • Piglet and Papa

    For all children who have wondered what their parents are thinking, this warmly illustrated book is perfect for bedtime and story hour. Piglet feels a little insecure -- she has upset her papa. Does that mean he no longer loves her? Horse, Sheep, Don...



  • Bobbie Dazzler

  • Woolvs in the Sitee

    In a strange and sinister world, a boy must face his fears alone. Ben is hiding from the "woolvs." He has no family left, and he is running out of food and water. His only ally, Missus Radinski, doesn't believe the woolvs exist -- until it is too lat...

  • Little Humpty

    Big Humpty and Little Humpty are a mother and baby camel who live in the desert. They play games together, and Big Humpty tells Little Humpty stories about the big, wide world. Then the day comes when Big Humpty realizes it's time Little Humpty had s...

  • Ruby Roars

    Little Lola tries to be scary, but it takes her a while to learn how in this noisy, exuberant story, ideal for young children and their parents to read together, about the screeching and scrunching Tasmanian Devil....

  • Piglet and Granny

    From the writer and illustrator of the popular books Piglet and Mama and Piglet and Papa comes the latest installment about Piglet and her special granny. Piglet loves her granny. She’s been waiting all day for her to visit. Why hasn’t she come...

  • Chatterbox

    Daisy the baby will not say a word. The family try everything to coax her into talking but she won't. One day, Daisy opens her mouth ...and out comes a stream of sentences and questions about the world and everything in it, much to her family's compl...

  • Puffling

    Puffling is a baby―small, white, and very hungry. Every day he waits in the burrow while his parents, Big Stripy Beak and Long Black Feather hunt for food. As he grows, Puffling dreams of the day when he will leave his nest and fly away―but he...

  • Lucy Goosey

    Lucy Goosey has been playing happily in the same pond all her life, but then the time comes for her to fly away. She is so terrified of getting lost in the huge sky that she refuses to leave with the others. Is it more ...

  • Old Pig

    Old Pig and Granddaughter have lived together for a long, long time. They share everything, until one day when Old Pig does not get up as usual for breakfast. Calmly she puts her affairs in order, and then she takes Granddaughter on a last, long walk...

  • Hush, Hush!

    In this endearing companion to Kiss, Kiss!, Baby Hippo finds that taking a walk is sleepy work. When Baby Hippo can’t sleep he goes for a wander through the reeds, along the bog, over the rocks, and through the willowy, wavy grass. On the wa...



  • Itsy-Bitsy Babies

    A highly acclaimed writer and illustrator team up to createtheideal adorable book for babies and toddlers"""All the itsy bitsy babies are warm and snug. All the itsy bitsy babies want to hug, hug, hug All the itsy bitsy babies are full of bliss. All...

  • Harry & Hopper

    When Harry’s beloved dog Hopper dies, he has a hard time letting go, as Harry sees Hopper still in his life. Are Hopper’s visits to Harry the boy’s imagination, or is the dog truly leaving Harry gradually, once he makes sure his boy will be all...

  • No More Kisses!

    A catch-and-kiss story filledwith delightful rhyming action and fun words that toddlers will love to repeat again and againBaby is being chasedaround the garden by his friends. As they try to catch him through any roly-poly, wriggly-squiggly way they...

  • Itsy-Bitsy Animals

    Now in paperback, a must-have companion to Itsy-Bitsy Babies

    These itsy-bitsy elephants hold each other's tails. Those itsy-bitsy ducklings go looking for snails.

    These itsy-bitsy puppies chew shoes and slippers. Those itsy-bi...

  • On the Day You Were Born

    "My daddy said, On the day you were born, I wrapped you up warm and took you for a walk to see the world. . . . My daddy said, On the day you were born, I put you back in your mother's arms, and that night we were the world." A celebrat...

  • This Little Piggy Went Dancing

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    A playful take on the traditional ""This Little Piggy"" nursery rhyme that will delight young children; perfect for reading aloud

  • The Vanishing Moment

    A moment. That's all it takes. A bewildering moment when the world spins upside-down, and then life can never be the same again. Arrow was just a girl when she saw something no child should have to see. And Marika is living a sister's worst nightmare...

  • The Stone Lion

    Sometimes statues are granted a chance to become warm, breathing creatures. The stone lion has only one dream -- to run, pounce, and leap in the park across from where he sits. But one snowy night, when a baby is abandoned at his paws, he is compelle...

  • This Little Piggy Went Singing

    A delightful Christmas book for little children that plays on the traditional "This Little Piggy" nursery rhyme

    The Treasure Box

    A moving and ultimately hopeful look at what we hold most dear -- and carry with us -- when we are forced to flee our homes because of war. When the enemy bombs the library, everything burns, and only one book survives. As war rages around the...



  • First Day

    On the first day of school . . . Alex hopes she will make a friend, Salma wants to learn to write NOW, Stephen is a little bit scared, and Penny is as wriggly as a tadpole. But what is that puppy dog, Josh, up to? A story book for parents to read wit...

  • The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down

    When the speediest family in the world finds a sweet, slow sloth on their doorstep, they take him in. But, little do they know, their new pet has quite a bit to teach them. For Amy’s family, there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to get ever...

  • The Feather

    This is a story about hope, kindness and redemption set in a grey dystopian world. When a great feather drifts from the leaden sky, two children recognize its extraordinariness and take it to the village for its protection. The villagers, however, wa...

  • Boo!

    Everyone loves to play Boo! Join six gorgeous babies as they play Boo! with their favourite animal toys. But what will happen when the animals play too? An irresistibly joyous story for the very young, by two of Australia's most-loved picture-book cr...

  • Chalk Boy

    Barnaby is a pavement artist. This morning he started drawing me. I have a head that can think, eyes that can see, ears that can hear and legs that can run. Best of all, I have a heart that can feel. Thank you, Barnaby. Award-winning writer Margaret ...

  • Pink!

  • The Dream of the Thylacine

  • Girl from the Sea

  • Goodbye House, Hello House

  • Goodbye, Old House

    A joyful story about moving house and embracing change from a much-loved, award-winning team.Honor Book: CBCA 2020 Awards, Book of the Year, Early ChildhoodA “Must Read Book About Moving For Kids” —Growing Book by BookThis is th...

  • The Sloth Who Came to Stay

  • Duckling Runs Away

    A warm, comforting story about a cross little duckling and her mother's unconditional love, from the award-winning  team behind The Sloth Who Came To Stay.Duckling is running away and she's never, ever coming back! Or is she?Luckily, no ...

  • Jenny Angel

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    Jenny Angel firmly beieves that she is her brother's guardian angel. He is very ill and she is sure that if she keeps watch over him she can save his life. Their mother knows that nothing can save him and they share his final few days during which Je...

Award-Winning Books by Margaret Wild

Harry & Hopper
2010 Greenaway Medal -- Illustrator


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Margaret Wild has published 62 books.

Margaret Wild does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Duckling Runs Away, was published in May 2024.

The first book by Margaret Wild, Mr. Nick's Knitting, was published in October 1989.

No. Margaret Wild does not write books in series.
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