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ⓘ About Kes Gray
Kes Gray is an English author of children’s fiction books. He is a bestselling and award-winning author with over 70 books for children under his name. Gray was born and raised in Chelmsford. He obtained his 6 O’ levels and 3 A’ levels from Great Baddow Comprehensive and later graduated from Kent University in Canterbury with a bachelor of arts degree in English and American Literature. Gray also has a diploma in advertising writing which saw him lay a foundation for his later writing career for children. In 2018 he was named the second bestselling picture book author and now boasts over 2 million copies of his stories sold worldwide. Dog on a Frog is a picture book that talks about different animals and where each animal should sit.
All Book Series by Kes Gray
Daisy and the Trouble With London
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2022
Nurse Nibbles and her Get Well Friends
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2011
Jack Beechwhistle: Rise Of The Hairy Horror
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2017
One Night Before Christmas
Latest in the series · book 38 of 38 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kes Gray?
Kes Gray is an English author of children’s fiction books. He is a bestselling and award-winning author with over 70 books for children under his name. Gray was born and raised in Chelmsford.
Which Kes Gray series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Daisy Picture series, the earliest of Kes Gray's multi-book series: it opens with Eat Your Peas (2000) and runs to 8 books across 2000–2009, ending with Super Daisy! (2009). Kes Gray's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kes Gray written?
Kes Gray has 101 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2025. 62 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Daisy Fiction series with 19 books — and 39 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kes Gray's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kes Gray's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Daisy Picture (2000–2009, 8 books), Daisy Fiction (2006–2022, 19 books) and Nelly the Monster Sitter (2011–2019, 17 books), plus 4 more.
How are Kes Gray's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kes Gray's 101 books into 7 named series and 39 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Daisy Fiction (19 books, 2006–2022); Nelly the Monster Sitter (17 books, 2011–2019); Daisy Picture (8 books, 2000–2009); Oi Frog and Friends (7 books, 2014–2020); Get Well Friends (6 books, 2011–2013), plus 2 further series.