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ⓘ About Giles Andreae
Giles Andreae is a British greeting card writer, poet, artist best known as the creator of the “Edward Monkton” and “Purple Ronnie” series. As a teenager, Giles went to the prestigious Eton College where he was friends with later British Prime Minister David Cameron. From Eton, he went to Oxford where he had a lot of difficulty in his studies after developing Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, just before he could take his exams. He would still get a second class honors degree and go on to become one of the most successful children’s book authors today. Giles Andreae is best known for the creation of “Edward Monkton” poetry and “Purple Ronnie” cartoon characters. Purple Ronnie is a T-shirt, greeting card and merchandise cartoon character.
All Book Series by Giles Andreae
Purple Ronnie's Little Book of Football
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2003
Purple Ronnie's Little Book for the World's Best Friend
Book 9 of 11 · published 2010
Purple Ronnie's I Heart Dad
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2011
Luke Lancelot and the Golden Shield
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2004
Luke Lancelot And The Treasure Of The Kings
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2005
Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs Activity Book
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2008
Billy Bonkers: It's a Crazy Christmas
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2014
World of Happy Pocket Library
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2011
Nat Fantastic and the Brave Knights of Old
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2010
Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2012
Sir Scallywag and the Battle of Stinky Bottom
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2015
Giraffes can't dance Activity Book
Book 17 of 40 · published 2009 Co-authored · Guy Parker-Rees
Be Brave, Little Penguin
Book 32 of 40 · published 2017 Anthology · Guy Parker-Rees
Love from Giraffes Can't Dance
Book 39 of 40 · published 2020 Anthology · Guy Parker-Rees
Free to Be Elephant Me
Latest in the series · book 40 of 40 · published 2021 Anthology · Guy Parker-Rees
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Giles Andreae?
Giles Andreae is a British greeting card writer, poet, artist best known as the creator of the "Edward Monkton" and "Purple Ronnie" series. As a teenager, Giles went to the prestigious Eton College where he was friends with later British Prime Minister David Cameron. From Eton, he went to Oxford where he had a lot of difficulty in his studies after developing Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, just before he could take his exams.
Which Giles Andreae series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Pants series, the earliest of Giles Andreae's multi-book series: it opens with Pants (2002) and runs to 6 books across 2002–2019, ending with Party Pants (2019). Giles Andreae's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Giles Andreae written?
Giles Andreae has 87 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2021. 47 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the World Of Happy series with 13 books — and 40 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Giles Andreae's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Giles Andreae's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Pants (2002–2019, 6 books), Purple Ronnie (2003–2011, 11 books) and Luke Lancelot (2004–2005, 2 books), plus 5 more.
How are Giles Andreae's books organised into series?
This guide splits Giles Andreae's 87 books into 8 named series and 40 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: World Of Happy (13 books, 2011); Purple Ronnie (11 books, 2003–2011); Pants (6 books, 2002–2019); Billy Bonkers (6 books, 2005–2014); Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs (4 books, 2008–2010), plus 3 further series.