# Jackie French bibliography

This is a list of books by Australian author Jackie French (born 1953).

## Bibliography in order of publication (not including overseas editions)
### 1980s
#### 1986

* Organic Gardening in Australia

#### 1988

* Natural Rose Growing: An Organic Approach to Gardening
* The Organic Garden Doctor
* Smudge

### 1990s
#### 1990

* Natural Control of Household Pests

#### 1991

* Rain Stones
* The Roo that Won the Melbourne Cup

#### 1992

* The Boy who Had Wings
* The Music from the Sea, Children of the Valley series

#### 1993

* The Wilderness Garden: A Radical New View of Australian Growing Methods
* The Salad Garden
* Organic Control of Household Pests
* Organic Control of Common Weeds
* The Earth Gardeners Companion: A Month-by-Month Guide
* The Chook Book
* A to Z of Useful Plants
* The City in the Sand, Children of the Valley series
* The House of a Hundred Animals, Children of the Valley series
* Walking the Boundaries
* Hairy Charlie and the Frog (with Dee Huxley)

#### 1994

* Twelve Bottles Popping: Home-Made Presents to Flip Your Lid
* Hairy Charlie and the Frog
* Hairy Charlie and the Pumpkin
* The Metal Men, Children of the Valley series
* Somewhere Around the Corner
* New Plants from Old
* Book of Lavender
* Book of Mint
* Book of Rosemary
* Book of Thyme
* Book of Chilli
* Book of Garlic
* Book of Parsley
* Book of Basil
* Jackie French's Guide to Companion Planting in Australia and New Zealand
* Switch! A Book of Home-Made Power, Water, and Garbage Systems
* Household Self Sufficiency

#### 1995

* Mermaids
* Alien Games
* Annie's Pouch
* The Secret Beach
* Back Yard Self Sufficiency
* The Organic Garden Problem Solver
* Plants That Never Say Die
* Soil Food: 3,764 Ways to Feed Your Garden
* Jackie French's Top Ten Vegetables
* Jackie French's Cook Book

#### 1996

* Mind's Eye
* The Tribe that Sang to Trees, Children of the Valley series
* A Wombat Named Bosco
* Beyond the Boundaries
* The Warrior: The Story of a Wombat
* The Pumpkin Book
* Yates Guide to Edible Gardening
* Growing Flowers Naturally

#### 1997

* Dancing with Ben Hall and Other Yarns
* The Silver Eyes
* The Book of Unicorns
* Soldier on the Hill
* Making Money from Your Garden
* Summerland

#### 1998

* A Phaery Named Phredde and Other Stories to Eat with a Banana, Phredde the Phaery series
* Daughter of the Regiment
* Felix Smith has Every Right to Be a Crocodile
* There's an Echidna at the Bottom of My Garden
* The Little Book of Big Questions
* How the Aliens from Alpha Centauri Invaded My Maths Class and Turned Me Into a Writer
* Seasons of Content
* Yates Guide to Herbs
* Jackie French's Household Herb Book
* The Little Book of Big Questions

#### 1999

* Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce and Other Stories to Eat with a Watermelon, Phredde the Phaery series
* There's a Wallaby at the Bottom of My Garden
* Charlie's Gold
* Tajore Arkle
* Hitler's Daughter
* How to Guzzle Your Garden
* Natural Solutions
* Tajore Arkle
* The Small Book of Big Questions (UK edition)

### 2000s
#### 2000

* Lady Dance
* Burt and the Band
* Captain Purrfect
* Pigs Don't Fly
* Stamp, Stomp, Whomp
* The Book of Challenges
* Phredde and the Zombie Librarian and Other Stories to Eat with a Blood Plum, Phredde the Phaery series
* Missing You, Love Sara
* The Best of Jackie French: A Practical Guide to Everything from Aphids to Zucchini Chocolate Cake

#### 2001

* The Secret Life of Santa Claus
* How the Finnegans Saved the Ship
* Phredde and the Temple of Gloom - A Story to Eat with a Mandarin, Phredde the Phaery series
* The Fascinating History of Your Lunch
* Dark Wind Blowing
* In the Blood, Outlands trilogy
* The House that Jackie Built
* The Café on Callisto, Café on Callisto series
* Earthly Delights

#### 2002

* Ride the Wild Wind
* Phredde and the Leopard-Skin Librarian - A Story to Eat with a Dinosaur Apple, Phredde the Phaery series
* The White Ship
* The Space Bug
* Space Pirates on Callisto, Café on Callisto series
* Diary of a Wombat, Shaggy Gully books
* Blood Moon, Outlands trilogy

#### 2003

* Too Many Pears!
* Bears Don't Bounce!
* My Mum the Pirate, Wacky Families series
* My Dog the Dinosaur, Wacky Families series
* Phredde and the Purple Pyramid - A Story to Eat with a Passionfruit, Phredde the Phaery series
* A Box Full of Phaeries, Phreddes and Fruit, Phredde the Phaery series
* Valley of Gold
* The Black House
* A War for Gentlemen
* Searching for Charlie
* Vampire Slugs on Callisto, Café on Callisto series
* Big Burps, Bare Bums and Other Bad-Mannered Blunders

#### 2004

* Pete the Sheep, Shaggy Gully books
* Phredde and the Vampire Footie Team - A Story to Eat with an Orange at Half Time, Phredde the Phaery series
* My Dad the Dragon, Wacky Families series
* My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome, Wacky Families series
* Tom Appleby, Convict Boy
* Rocket Your Child into Reading
* Flesh and Blood, Outlands trilogy
* To the Moon and Back

#### 2005

* Phredde and the Ghostly Underpants - A Story to Eat with a Mango, Phredde the Phaery series
* Phredde and the Runaway Ghost Train, Phredde the Phaery series
* The Secret World of Wombats
* My Uncle Wal the Werewolf, Wacky Families series
* They Came on Viking Ships
* Grim Crims & Convicts: 1788-1820, Fair Dinkum Histories
* How to Scratch a Wombat

#### 2006

* Josephine Wants to Dance, Shaggy Gully books
* My Gran the Gorilla, Wacky Families series
* My Auntie Chook the Vampire Chicken, Wacky Families series
* Macbeth and Son
* One Perfect Day
* The Goat who Sailed the World, Animal Heroes series
* Shipwreck, Sailors & 60,000 Years: Before 1788, Fair Dinkum Histories

#### 2007

* The Shaggy Gully Times, Shaggy Gully books
* My Pa the Polar Bear, Wacky Families series
* Pharaoh
* New Plants from Old: Simple, Natural, No-Cost Plant Propagation
* The Wilderness Garden: Beyond Organic Gardening
* The Day I Was History
* The Dog who Loved a Queen, Animal Heroes series
* Rotters and Squatters: 1820-1850, Fair Dinkum Histories
* Gold, Graves and Glory: 1850-1880, Fair Dinkum Histories
* Pharaoh

#### 2008

* Emily and the Big Bad Bunyip, Shaggy Gully books
* One Big Wacky Family, Wacky Families series
* The Wonderful World of Wallabies and Kangaroos
* How High Can a Kangaroo Hop?
* A Rose for the Anzac Boys
* The Camel who Crossed Australia, Animal Heroes series
* A Nation of Swaggies & Diggers: 1880-1920, Fair Dinkum Histories

#### 2009

* The Night They Stormed Eureka
* Baby Wombat's Week, Shaggy Gully books
* The Donkey who Carried the Wounded, Animal Heroes series
* Lessons for a Werewolf Warrior, School for Heroes series
* Wonderfully Wacky Families, Wacky Families series
* The Wombat and the Great Poohjam
* Weevils, War & Wallabies: 1920-1945, Fair Dinkum Histories
* Backyard Self Sufficienty

### 2010s
#### 2010

* A Waltz for Matilda
* Queen Victoria's Underpants
* Oracle
* Dance of the Deadly Dinosaurs, School for Heroes series
* The Horse who Bit a Bushranger, Animal Heroes series
* Rockin', Rollin, Hair & Hippies: 1945-1972, Fair Dinkum Histories
* A Year in the Valley

#### 2011

* Booms, Busts and Bushfires: 1972—, Fair Dinkum Histories
* The Tomorrow Book
* Christmas Wombat, Shaggy Gully books
* Nanberry: Black Brother White
* Flood

#### 2012

* A Day to Remember
* Elephant Alert
* Gorilla Grab
* Tiger Tangle
* Shark Attack
* Pennies for Hitler
* Dingo: The Dog who Conquered a Continent
* The Girl from Snowy River
* Queen Victoria's Christmas

#### 2013

* The Road to Gundagai
* Let the Land Speak
* Dinosaurs Love Cheese
* Wombat Goes to School
* French, Jackie (2013), Refuge, Sydney South, NSW HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN 978-0-7322-9617-9
* Nanberry: Black Brother White
* Hitler’s Daughter: the play [with Tim McGary, Eva De Cesare and Sandie Eldridge]

#### 2014

* I am Juliet
* Good Dog Hank!
* The Book of Horses & Unicorns
* The Hairy-nosed Wombats Find a New Home
* To Love a Sunburnt Country
* I Spy a Great Reader
* The Beach They Called Gallipoli

#### 2015

* Birrung The Secret Friend (Secret Histories : Book 1)
* The Hairy Nosed Wombats Find A New Home, illustrated by Sue deGennaro
* Good Dog Hank, illustrated by Nina Rycroft
* Ophelia: Queen of Denmark
* Fire, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* Horace the Baker's Horse, illustrated by Peter Bray
* The Ghost by the Billabong (The Matilda Saga : Book 5)

#### 2016

* Barney and the Secret of the Whales (Secret Histories : Book 2)
* Dinosaurs Love Cheese, illustrated by Nina Rycroft
* The Beach They Called Gallipoli, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* Grandma Wombat, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* Josephine Wants To Dance (10th Anniversary Edition), illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* Diary of a Wombat Big Book (Giant Picture Storybooks), illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* Baby Wombat's Week Big Book (Giant Picture Storybooks), illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* The Diary of William Shakespeare, Gentleman
* Rain Stones 25th Anniversary Edition
* If Blood Should Stain the Wattle (The Matilda Saga)

#### 2017

* The Secret of the Black Bushranger (The Secret History Series)
* Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies (Miss Lily series #1)
* Millie Loves Ants, illustrated by Sue deGennaro
* Goodbye Mr Hitler
* Third Witch
* Wombat Wins, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* If Blood Should Stain the Wattle (The Matilda Saga)
* Wombat Goes to School, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* Koala Bare, illustrated by Matt Shanks
* Facing the Flame (The Matilda Saga: Book 7)
* With Love from Miss Lily (A Christmas Story) ebook

#### 2018

* Barney and the Secret of the French Spies (The Secret History Series)
* Cyclone, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* Shipwreck, Sailors & 60,000 Years (Fair Dinkum Histories Series: Book 1), illustrated by Peter Sheehan
* Grim Crims & Convicts (Fair Dinkum Histories #2), illustrated by Peter Sheehan
* The Lily and the Rose (Miss Lily series #2)
* Drought, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* Rotters and Squatters (Fair Dinkum Histories #3), illustrated by Peter Sheehan
* Gold, Graves and Glory(Fair Dinkum Histories #4), illustrated by Peter Sheehan
* Christmas Lilies (A Christmas Story) ebook

#### 2019

* The Lily in the Snow (Miss Lily series #3)
* Pirate Boy of Sydney Town

#### 2020

* Lilies, Lies and Love (Miss Lily series #4)

#### 2023

* Becoming Mrs Mulberry
* Secret Sparrow

## Picture books

* Diary of a Wombat (2002)
* Pete the Sheep (2004), published as Pete the Sheep-Sheep in the US
* The Secret World of Wombats (2005), published as How to Scratch a Wombat in the USA
* Josephine Wants to Dance (2006), published as Josephine Loves to Dance in the US
* The Shaggy Gully Times (2007)
* Emily and the Big Bad Bunyip (2008)
* Baby Wombat's Week (2009)
* Queen Victoria's Underpants (2010)
* Christmas Wombat (2011)
* The Tomorrow Book (2011) (with Sue Degennaro)
* Queen Victoria's Underpants
* Queen Victoria's Christmas (2012)
* Dinosaurs Love Cheese (2013) (with Nina Ryecroft)
* Wombat Goes to School (2013)
* Good Dog Hank! (2014) (with Sue Degennaro)
* The hairy nosed wombats find a new home (with Sue Degennaro)
* Flood
* Fire
* The beach they called Gallipoli
* A Day to Remember (with Mark Wilson)
* Two Many Pears! (with Bruce Whatle)
* Hairy Charlie and the Frog (1994), illustrated by Dee Huxley
* Hairy Charlie and the Pumpkin (1994), illustrated by Dee Huxley
* Mermaids (1995)
* Pigs Don't Fly (2000)
* Too Many Pears! (originally titled Pear-Pinching Pamela) (2003), illustrated by Bruce Whatley
* Bears Don't Bounce! (2003)
* Queen Victoria's Underpants (2010)
* The Tomorrow Book (2011)
* Flood (2011)
* A Day to Remember (2012)
* The Fire Wombat (2020), illustrated by Danny Snell

## Junior fiction
### Short story collections

* Rain Stones (1991)
* Alien Games (1995)
* Mind's Eye (1996)
* Dancing with Ben Hall and Other Yarns (1997), illustrated by Gwen Harrison
* The Silver Eyes (1997), illustrated by David Miller
* The Book of Unicorns (1997)
* Ride the Wild Wind (2002)

### Animal Rescue series

* Elephant Alert (2012)
* Gorilla Grab (2012)
* Tiger Tangle (2012)
* Shark Attack (2012)

### Café on Callisto series

illustrated by Sarah Baron
* The Café on Callisto (2001)
* Space Pirates on Callisto (2002)
* Vampire Slugs on Callisto (2003)

### The Children of the Valley series

illustrated by Victoria Clutterbuck
* The Music from the Sea (1992)
* The City in the Sand (1993)
* The House of a Hundred Animals (1993)
* The Metal Men (1994)
* The Tribe that Sang to Trees (1996)

### Phredde the Phaery series

illustrated by Stephen Michael King
* A Phaery Named Phredde and Other Stories to Eat with a Banana (1998)
* Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce and Other Stories to Eat with a Watermelon (1999)
* Phredde and the Zombie Librarian and Other Stories to Eat with a Blood Plum (2000)
* Phredde and the Temple of Gloom - A Story to Eat with a Mandarin (2001)
* Phredde and the Leopard-Skin Librarian - A Story to Eat with a Dinosaur Apple (2002)
* Phredde and the Purple Pyramid - A Story to Eat with a Passionfruit (2003)
* Phredde and the Vampire Footie Team - A Story to Eat with an Orange at Half Time (2004)
* Phredde and the Ghostly Underpants - A Story to Eat with a Mango (2005)
* Phredde and the Runaway Ghost Train (2005)
* A Box Full of Phaeries, Phreddes and Fruit (compilation of the first three books in the series) (2003)

### School for Heroes series

illustrated by Andrea F. Potter
* Lessons for a Werewolf Warrior (2009)
* Dance of the Deadly Dinosaurs (2010)

### Wacky Families series

illustrated by Stephen Michael King
* My Mum the Pirate (2003), published as My Mom the Pirate in the US
* My Dog the Dinosaur (2003)
* My Dad the Dragon (2004)
* My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome (2004)
* My Uncle Wal the Werewolf (2005)
* My Gran the Gorilla (2006)
* My Auntie Chook the Vampire Chicken (2006)
* My Pa the Polar Bear (2007)
* One Big Wacky Family (2008) (compilation of the first to fourth books in the series)
* Wonderfully Wacky Families (2009) (compilation of the fourth to eighth books in the series)

### Historical fiction
#### Animal Heroes series

* The Goat who Sailed the World (2006)
* The Dog who Loved a Queen (2007)
* The Camel who Crossed Australia (2008)
* The Donkey who Carried the Wounded (2009)
* The Horse who Bit a Bushranger (2010)
* Dingo: The Dog who Conquered a Continent (2012)

#### Miscellaneous

* Somewhere Around the Corner (1994)
* Soldier on the Hill (1997)
* Daughter of the Regiment (1998)
* Hitler's Daughter (1999)
* Lady Dance (2000)
* How the Finnegans Saved the Ship (2001)
* The White Ship (2002)
* Valley of Gold (2003)
* Tom Appleby, Convict Boy (2004)
* They Came on Viking Ships (2005), published as Slave Girl in the UK and Rover in the US
* Macbeth and Son (2006)
* Pharaoh (2007)
* The Night They Stormed Eureka (2009)
* Oracle (2010)
* Nanberry: Black Brother White (2011)
* Pennies for Hitler (June 2012) (companion volume to Hitler's Daughter)
* The Angel of Waterloo (2021)
* Secret Sparrow (November 2023)

### Miscellaneous

* The Roo that Won the Melbourne Cup (1991), illustrated by Carol McLean-Carr
* The Boy who Had Wings (1992)
* Walking the Boundaries (1993)
* Annie's Pouch (1995), illustrated by Bettina Guthridge
* The Secret Beach (1995)
* A Wombat Named Bosco (1996), illustrated by Bettina Guthridge
* Beyond the Boundaries (1996) (sequel to Walking the Boundaries)
* The Warrior: The Story of a Wombat (1996), illustrated by Bettina Guthridge
* Summerland (1997)
* Felix Smith Has Every Right to Be a Crocodile (1998), illustrated by David Stanley
* There's an Echidna at the Bottom of My Garden (1998), illustrated by Bettina Guthridge
* There's a Wallaby at the Bottom of My Garden (1999), illustrated by David Stanley
* Charlie's Gold (1999)
* Tajore Arkle (1999)
* Burt and the Band (2000), illustrated by Beth Norling
* Captain Purrfect (2000), illustrated by Gus Gordon
* The Space Bug (2002), illustrated by Mitch Vane
* The Black House (2003)
* One Perfect Day (2006), illustrated by Peter Bray
* The Day I Was History (2007), illustrated by Christina Booth
* The Wombat and the Great Poohjam (2009)

## Junior non-fiction
### Fair Dinkum Histories

illustrated by Peter Sheehan
* Shipwreck, Sailors & 60,000 Years: Before 1788 (2006)
* Grim Crims & Convicts: 1788-1820 (2005)
* Rotters and Squatters: 1820-1850 (2007)
* Gold, Graves and Glory: 1850-1880 (2007)
* A Nation of Swaggies & Diggers: 1880-1920 (2008)
* Weevils, War & Wallabies: 1920-1945 (2009)
* Rockin', Rollin, Hair & Hippies: 1945-1972 (2010)
* Booms, Busts and Bushfires: 1972— (2011)

### Miscellaneous

* Twelve Bottles Popping: Home-Made Presents to Flip Your Lid (1994)
* The Little Book of Big Questions (1998), illustrated by Terry Denton
* How the Aliens from Alpha Centauri Invaded My Maths Class and Turned Me Into a Writer (1998)
* How to Guzzle Your Garden (1999)
* Stamp, Stomp, Whomp (2000)
* The Book of Challenges (2000)
* The Fascinating History of Your Lunch (2001)
* Big Burps, Bare Bums and Other Bad-Mannered Blunders (2003)
* To the Moon and Back (2004), written with Bryan Sullivan and illustrated by Gus Gordon
* How to Scratch a Wombat (2005)
* The Wonderful World of Wallabies and Kangaroos (2008)
* How High Can a Kangaroo Hop? (2008), illustrated by Bruce Whatley

## Teen and young adult fiction
### Outlands trilogy

* In the Blood (2001)
* Blood Moon (2002)
* Flesh and Blood (also known as Blood Will Tell) (2004)

### Historical fiction

* A Rose for the Anzac Boys (2008)

### The Matilda Series

* A Waltz for Matilda (2010)
* The Girl from Snowy River (The Matilda Series Book 2) (2012)
* The Road to Gundagai (The Matilda Series Book 3) (2013)
* To Love a Sunburnt Country (The Matilda Series Book 4) (2015)
* The Ghost by the Billabong (The Matilda Series Book 5) (2015)
* If Blood Should Stain the Wattle (The Matilda Series Book 6) (2017)
* Facing the Flame (The Matilda Series Book 7) (2017)
* The Last Dingo Summer (The Matilda Series Book 8) (2019)
* Clancy of the Overflow (The Matilda Series Book 9) (2020)

### Miscellaneous

* Missing You, Love Sara (2000)
* Dark Wind Blowing (2001)

## Adult fiction

* A War for Gentlemen (2003)
* To Love a Sunburnt Country (2014)
* The Angel of Waterloo (2021)
* Becoming Mrs Mulberry (2023)

## Adult non-fiction

* Seasons of Content (1998)
* Earthly Delights (2001)
* The Secret Life of Santa Claus
* Rocket Your Child into Reading (2004)
* I Spy a Great Reader
* A Year in the Valley (2010)
* Let the Land Speak (2013)

## Gardening and ecology books

* Organic Gardening in Australia (1986), published as 'Jacqueline French'
* Natural Rose Growing: An Organic Approach to Gardening (1988), published as 'Jacqueline French'
* The Organic Garden Doctor (1988), published as 'Jacqueline French'
* Natural Control of Household Pests (1990), published as 'Jacqueline French'
* The Wilderness Garden: A Radical New View of Australian Growing Methods (1993)
* The Chook Book (1993)
* The Salad Garden (1993)
* Organic Control of Household Pests (1993)
* Organic Control of Common Weeds (1993), revised edition published 1997
* The Earth Gardeners Companion: A Month-by-Month Guide (1993)
* The Chook Book (1993)
* A to Z of Useful Plants (1993)
* Book of Lavender (1994)
* Book of Mint (1994)
* Book of Rosemary (1994)
* Book of Thyme (1994)
* Book of Chilli (1994)
* Book of Garlic (1994)
* Book of Parsley (1994)
* Book of Basil (1994)
* Jackie French's Guide to Companion Planting in Australia and New Zealand (1994)
* Switch! A Book of Home-Made Power, Water, and Garbage Systems (1994)
* Household Self Sufficiency (1994)
* New Plants from Old (1994)
* Back Yard Self Sufficiency (1995)
* The Organic Garden Problem Solver (1995)
* Plants That Never Say Die (1995)
* Soil Food: 3,764 Ways to Feed Your Garden (1995)
* Jackie French's Top Ten Vegetables (1995)
* Jackie French's Cook Book (1995)
* The Pumpkin Book (1996)
* Yates Guide to Edible Gardening (1996)
* Growing Flowers Naturally (1996)
* Making Money from Your Garden (1997)
* Yates Guide to Herbs (1998)
* Jackie French's Household Herb Book (1998)
* The Household Herbal (1998)
* Natural Solutions (1999)
* The Best of Jackie French: A Practical Guide to Everything from Aphids to Zucchini Chocolate Cake (2000)
* The House That Jackie Built (2001)
* Earthly Delights (2001)
* New Plants from Old: Simple, Natural, No-Cost Plant Propagation (2007), second edition of A to Z of Useful Plants (1994)
* The Wilderness Garden: Beyond Organic Gardening (2007), second edition of The Wilderness Garden: A Radical New View of Australian Growing Methods (1993)
* The Earth Gardener's Companion (2009)
* Backyard Self Sufficiency (2009)

## Adaptations

* Hitler's Daughter: The Play, based on Hitler's Daughter (1999) and adapted by Monkey Baa Theatre
* Pete the Sheep: The Musical, also adapted by Monkey Baa Theatre