🎯 Where Should I Start?
📚 All Book Series by David McKee
King Rollo And The New Shoes (Short Story)
Series opener · book 1 of 23 · published 1979
The Further Adventures Of King Rollo (Short Story)
Book 13 of 23 · published 1983
King Rollo and the New Stockings (Short Story)
Latest in the series · book 23 of 23 · published 2001
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. Benn (Short Story)
Book 9 of 11 · published 2009
Melric the Magician Who Lost His Magic (Short Story)
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1970
Melric and the Crown (Short Story)
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2016
The Day the Tide Went Out ... and Out ... and Out ... and Out ... and Out ... and Out (Short Story)
Book 3 of 33 · published 1976
The Sad Story of Veronica Who Played the Violin (Short Story)
Book 11 of 33 · published 1987
The School Bus Comes at Eight O'Clock (Short Story)
Book 20 of 33 · published 1994
The Adventures of Charmin the Bear (Short Story)
Book 26 of 33 · published 2003
Belinda Brown (Short Story)
Latest in the series · book 33 of 33 · published 2018
Tomislav Tomic's A Walk Through Paris
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 2013 Anthology · Tomislav Tomi?
Niroot Puttapipat's Faeries
Book 2 of 18 · published 2013 Anthology · Niroot Puttapipat
Anne Yvonne Gilbert's A Knight's Journey
Book 5 of 18 · published 2013 Anthology · Anne Yvonne Gilbert
Levi Pinfold's A Medieval Town (Short Story)
Book 6 of 18 · published 2013 Anthology · Levi Pinfold
Ian Andrew's Aurelian: Art to Collect and Colour (Short Story)
Book 7 of 18 · published 2013 Anthology · Ian Andrew
Thomas Flintham's a Stroll in London
Book 11 of 18 · published 2014 Anthology · Thomas Flintham
Traffic (Short Story)
Book 12 of 18 · published 2014 Anthology · Mattias Adolfsson
Monster Party (Short Story)
Book 13 of 18 · published 2014 Anthology · Alexei Bitskoff
Street Parade by Sophie Blackall
Book 14 of 18 · published 2014 Anthology · Sophie Blackall
Wayne Andersen's Enchanted Forest
Book 15 of 18 · published 2014 Anthology · Wayne Anderson
English Country Home
Book 16 of 18 · published 2014 Anthology · Anne Yvonne Gilbert
Wild Wonders
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2016 Anthology · Jake McDonald
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is David McKee?
David McKee has 136 books catalogued in this guide spanning 1968–2020, across 6 named series.
Which David McKee series should I start with?
The best place to start is the David McKee Standalone series, the earliest of David McKee's multi-book series: it opens with Mark And The Monocycle (1968) and runs to 33 books across 1968–2018, ending with Belinda Brown (Short Story) (2018). David McKee's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has David McKee written?
David McKee has 136 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1968 and 2020. Every one of them sits in one of 6 named series — the largest being the Elmer series with 45 books.
In what order should David McKee's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. David McKee's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are David McKee Standalone (1968–2018, 33 books), Mr. Benn (1970–2015, 11 books) and Melric (1970–2016, 6 books), plus 3 more.
How are David McKee's books organised into series?
This guide splits David McKee's 136 books into 6 named series, with no standalone titles: Elmer (45 books, 1989–2020); David McKee Standalone (33 books, 1968–2018); King Rollo (23 books, 1979–2001); Pictura (18 books, 2013–2016); Mr. Benn (11 books, 1970–2015), plus 1 further series.