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ⓘ About Tom Percival
Tom Percival is a children’s fiction illustrator and author best known for the “Skulduggery Pleasant” series. He has also authored and illustrated more than a dozen picture books over the years. His works have been nominated for several prestigious awards including the Greenaway award. “Ravi’s Roar” and “Perfectly Norman,” which are some of his most popular works, have been translated into more than twenty languages across the world. In 2020, he published “Goodbye Rainclouds,” an animated series which was commissioned by BBC Children in Need. He currently makes his home in Gloucestershire where he lives with his wife and two children. Percival grew up in a beautiful and remote part of Shropshire where he had a very unconventional childhood.
All Book Series by Tom Percival
Danny and the Slippery Stress
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022
Tobias and the Super Spooky Ghost Book
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2010
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Tom Percival?
Tom Percival is a children's fiction illustrator and author best known for the “Skulduggery Pleasant” series. He has also authored and illustrated more than a dozen picture books over the years. His works have been nominated for several prestigious awards including the Greenaway award. “Ravi’s Roar” and “Perfectly Norman,” which are some of his most popular works, have been translated into more than twenty languages across the world.
Which Tom Percival series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Little Legends series, the earliest of Tom Percival's multi-book series: it opens with The Spell Thief (2016) and runs to 6 books across 2016–2018, ending with The Story Tree (2018). Tom Percival's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Tom Percival written?
Tom Percival has 43 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2026. 27 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Big Bright Feelings series with 12 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Tom Percival's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Tom Percival's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Little Legends (2016–2018, 6 books), Big Bright Feelings (2017–2026, 12 books) and Dream Team (2020, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Tom Percival's books organised into series?
This guide splits Tom Percival's 43 books into 5 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Big Bright Feelings (12 books, 2017–2026); Little Legends (6 books, 2016–2018); Dream Defenders (4 books, 2021–2022); Squirrel and Duck (3 books, 2025–2026); Dream Team (2 books, 2020).