Mark Sperring

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  • Bibliography:
    51 Books
  • First Book:
    November 2003
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Book List in Order: 51 titles

  • Find-A-Saurus

    A little boy dreams about finding a dinosaur, but instead discovers many even more fantastical creatures!
    Young readers will be charmed by this heartwarming picture book.

    Marty is crazy about dinosaurs. His mother explains to him why they n...

  • Wanda's First Day

    A quirky, entertaining back-to-school treat that will help little ones get over those first day jitters . . . with a little magic!

    Wanda is a friendly young witch who is off to her first day at school. But when she arrives, she notices that so...

  • The Fairytale Cake

    Maybe it wasn't your mom who baked your amazing birthday cake after all. Maybe it was created by a delicious cast of characters from your favorite nursery rhymes!

    "We make a cake / We bake a cake / And send it on its way!"
    Beloved character...

  • Mermaid Dreams

    Something fishy's afoot! Every girl's fantasy of being a mermaid meets every child's reality of having to wash up before bed in a delightful good-night story with a real twist in the tale.

    "Meriam liked lots of things, but she didn't like gett...

  • Captain Buckleboots on the Naughty Step

    Most of the time, Sam is a good little boy, but every once in a while he is naughty. For punishment, he has to sit on the bottom step of the stairs, where he can't play with his toys or do anything else except sit. With nothing to do, he's left to th...

  • The Sunflower Sword

    In a land marked by endless fighting between knights and dragons, a mother gives her eager little boy a sunflower rather than the sword he requests, and when he wields it against a real dragon, new understanding begins....

  • Captain Buckleboot On The Naughty Step

    Captain Buckleboots on the Naughty Step is all about learning to say sorry. The naughty step is the place where Sam has to go when he has done something he knows he really shouldn't have. There is nothing to do there except think, and normally he has...

  • Father Christmas on the Naughty Step

    The naughty step is the place Sam has to sit when he has done something he knows he REALLY shouldn't have. And Sam isn't alone. Captain Buckleboots is sitting on the naughty step too and so is Father Christmas - uh-oh, oh no! What's going to happen o...

  • The Shape of My Heart

    "This is the shape of us, " "the shape of you and me" "This is the shape of our eyes, " "and this is the world that we see..." From sun up to sun down, from our hands and our feet, to animals, cars, food, and teddy bears, the world is ali...



  • How Many Sleeps till my Birthday?

  • Dino-Baby

    It's not easy being a big sister, especially when your new baby brother is a dino-baby! There's a lot to remember: Be quiet in the morning, when you first get up. Because crashes, bangs, and thuds will wake our dino-pup. Shh! Don't play rough an...

  • Dino-Mummy

    It's not easy being a Dino-Mummy - especially when you have two roaring little dinos to take care of. But somehow Dino-Mummy makes everything look so easy . . .

    Do you know a secret? I'm sure you dino-do!
    It's something ra...

  • How Many Sleeps 'Til Christmas?

    Little Pip is so excited for Christmas! "WAKE UP!" he says to Daddy Grizzle early one winter morning. "I think it's Christmas Day!" But Daddy Grizzle tells him that it's not Christmas yet. "In fact," says Daddy Grizzle, "there are four sleeps 'til Ch...

  • Max and the Won't Go to Bed Show

    A fabulous bedtime show that's perfect for a bedtime reading adventure! Join Max and his dazzling show! But in the end, even great magicians need to go to sleep. Max the Magnificent is a daring magician. He can make cookies disappear, make anim...

  • My Little Star

  • Snappy Birthday

    One day an invitation Came to number 24. It was from a next-door neighbour Who they'd never met before. The children can't wait - a birthday party? What fun! But their next-door neighbour is not all he seems. For starters, there's his large ...

  • Mabel and Me - Best of Friends

    While walking down the street, a mouse tries to answer a young girl's question about why they are best friends. ...

  • Daddy Lion's Tea Party

    Feeding time at the zoo has never been so much fun! Daddy Lion is having a polite and genteel tea party for his cubs. They want to invite all their friends but Daddy says no; he doesn't want the pot-bellied pigs hogging the cream buns or Skunk poo...

  • Dino-Daddy

    It's not easy being a Dino-Daddy, but it's definitely a lot of fun! And whether it's a trip to the park or playing games at home, Dino-Daddy always has time for his two roaring dinos... The park would never be such fun without him standing by. N...



  • How Many Sleeps 'Til My Birthday?

    Little Pip is so excited for his birthday! "WAKE UP!" he exclaims to Daddy Grizzle. Today is a very special day... because today is my birthday!" But Daddy Grizzle tells him that it's not his special day yet. "There are still THREE whole sleeps 'til ...

  • I'll Catch You If You Fall

    In the spirit of Someday and Guess How Much I Love You comes a lyrical and endearing picture book about the people in our lives who are always there to look out for us. Who will keep the boy safe? “I will,” said his mother. “I will hold him...

  • Cinderella and her Very Bossy Sisters

    Once upon a time a girl called Cinderella lived with her two VERY bossy sisters. When she was not cooking or cleaning, Cinderella could be found mending her sisters' shoes, or even fixing the car! One day, an invitation arrives to a ball at the palac...

  • I'll Love You Always

    How long will I love you? If you need to know, I'll tuck you in tightly, then whisper it low ... This moving declaration will reassure little ones that such a special love lasts through days, weeks, months, years, and far, far beyond! Perfect f...

  • Beauty and the Very Beastly Beast

    A fun and feisty picture book retelling of a classic fairytale by bestselling author Mark Sperring. With a double dollop of bravery, Beauty leaves her darling Popsey and beloved sisters behind to live with the dreaded Beast. He has terrifying horns a...

  • Four Silly Skeletons

    "It's midnight!" shouted Skelly Sid. "But what do we all care? How can we think of sleeping when there's music in the air...?" Four silly skeletons dance off with a skip and a hop, and not one of them sees the GREAT BIG DROP! Luckily, Auntie June...

  • Never Take a Bear to School

    Bears are clumsy. They don't sit still. They're much, much bigger than teachers - and they eat SUCH a lot of lunch! Yes, taking a bear to school is a BAD idea. But will this little boy find the courage to face the first day of school alone?With so mu...

  • Princess Scallywag and the Brave, Brave Knight

    Meet Princess Scallywag " a feisty new heroine with more than a few tricks up her royal sleeve! From brand-new picture book pairing Mark Sperring and Claire Powell comes this hilarious, subversive fairy tale for girls and boys alike.What’s a quee...

  • Captain McGrew Wants You for his Crew!

    Meet Captain McGrew:
    He's in need of a crew
    to do all those jobs
    that pirate crews do.

    Can you sploosh down the poop deck? Get up that rig? Find X marks the spot and get ready to dig?

    Could this be the job for...

  • The Naughty Naughty Baddies

    Once there were four Naughty, Naughty Baddies. And each one was as naughty as the next. They liked nothing more than being diabolically dreadful. But best of all, they loved creeping ... When Four suggests a cunning plan to STEAL all the spots off th...



  • How Many Quacks Till Christmas?

    'How many quacks till Christmas?' the ducklings want to know. 'How many quacks till Christmas?' and 'Quack, will there be snow?' Puppy is pouncing round the farmyard one evening, when he is assailed by various animals wanting to know how m...

  • I Love You Dino-Mommy

  • We're All Works of Art

    Our bodies might all differ in shape, and form, and frame, but think how dull the world would be if we were all the same… Celebrate difference and diversity with this wonderful and beautiful book that tells children it’s OK to be different " in...

  • Norman the Knight Gets a Fright

    Meet Norman the Brave:
    He's in need of some knaves
    to help him get ready for royal parades.

    Can you protect Norman? Can you polish his armour? Darn his socks? Feed his horse? Could this be the job for you? Or is being a knave...

  • The Littlest Things Give the Loveliest Hugs

    A delightful picture book celebrating love and hugs in all kinds of animal families-perfect for Valentine's Day and year-round love, too! From ducklings to seal pups, from bunnies to cubs, the littlest things give the loveliest hugs. In this te...

  • Mince Spies

    Who or what is destroying all the Christmas treats in the supermarkets? Santa sends his Mince Spies on a secret mission to uncover the culprits. With puff-pastry jetpacks, shortcrust walkie-talkies and squirty whipped cream they foil the villains "...

  • Princess Scallywag and the No-good Pirates

    Princess Scallywag and the Queen are back in a brand new rollicking adventure, taking on no-good pirates on the high seas in their hilarious, take-no-prisoners style!Everybody’s favourite Queen and not-so-princessy Princess are setting sail on the ...

  • The Astro Naughty Naughty Baddies

    The Naughty Naughty Baddies are wickedly wicked, awfully awful and diabolically dreadful, and they have just come up with a mischievous plan to blast off to the moon and to stitch up the President.
    But will our fiendish fraudsters come undone...

  • The Most Wonderful Gift in the World

  • Little Hugs from Little Loves

    A delightful board book celebrating love and hugs in all kinds of animal families. Perfect for Valentine's Day and year-round love, too! From ducklings to seal pups, from bunnies to cubs, the littlest things give the loveliest hugs. In this...



  • Santa Jaws

  • The Don't Panic Gang!

  • If My Dad Were The Tooth Fairy

    A hilarious rhyming romp exploring one child’s fantasy about her dad having the coolest job ever " the perfect gift for dads this Father's Day! Have you ever wondered what would happen if your dad quit his boring office job to become . . . t...

  • Twenty Dinosaurs at Bedtime

  • How Many Sleeps till Christmas?

  • Jingle Smells

    Jingle Smells, Jingle Smells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to bea skunk on Santa's sleigh! It's Christmas eve and Jingle the little skunk can't WAIT to see all the twinkly fairy lights. But as he skips into town, his terrible WHIFFY stink ca...

  • Twenty Unicorns at Bedtime

  • Hot Dog

    **'A riot of silliness' - Daily Mail**
    **'Totally absurd - in a truly lovely way' - Daily Record**

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    From the creators of Mince Spies, Santa Jaws and Jingle Smells comes a hilarious romp that's gua...

  • Twenty Elves at Bedtime

  • If I Were the World

    A beautifully illustrated picture book with a powerful message about looking after our AMAZING planet!

    If I were the world, I'd want flowers and bees.
    A chorus of birds singing high in the trees.
    If I were the world, I'd ...



  • Twenty Bunnies at Bedtime

  • Twenty Pumpkins at Bedtime

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mark Sperring has published 51 books.

Mark Sperring does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Twenty Pumpkins at Bedtime, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Mark Sperring, Find-A-Saurus, was published in November 2003.

No. Mark Sperring does not write books in series.
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