Michael Lawrence

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  • Bibliography:
    39 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 1999
  • Latest Book:
    February 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Jiggy McCue

The Killer Underpants ()
The Iron, the Switch and the Broom Cupboard (Jul-2007)
Kid Swap (Jul-2008)
Jiggy's Magic Balls (May-2012)
Neville the Devil (May-2012)
Nudie Dudie (May-2012)
The Curse of the Poltergoose (May-2012)
The Toilet of Doom (May-2012)
Jiggy and the Witchfinder (Jun-2012)
The Meanest Genie (Jun-2012)
The Snottle (Jun-2012)
Jiggy the Vampire Slayer (Aug-2012)
Ryan's Brain (Aug-2012)
Murder and Chips (Oct-2012)
One for All and All for Lunch! (Oct-2012)
Rudie Dudie (Oct-2012)

A Pair of Jacks

Jack and the Broomstick and From a Jack to a King (May-2012)
Jack and the Giant-Killer and Jackwitch (May-2012)
Jack Four's Jackdaws and Jack of the Gorgons (May-2012)
Jack in the Box? and Tall-Tale Jack (Aug-2012)

Withern Rise

1 - A Crack in the Line (Aug-2004)
2 - Small Eternities (Sep-2005)
3 - The Underwood See (Mar-2007)

Book List in Order: 39 titles

  • Baby Loves

    A picture book takes toddlers through a day in the life of a baby, where baby's attention is fickle to all the wonderful things he encounters throughout the day, but his parents' love for him is constant....

  • The Caterpillar That Roared

  • Baby Loves Hugs and Kisses

  • The Poltergoose

    After being poked in the rear numerous times by something he can't see, Jiggy McCue discovers that his new home, Brook Farm Estates, is haunted by a ghostly goose, so he turns to Pete and Angie to help him rid his residence of this troublesome animal...

  • A Crack in the Line

    Withern Rise - 1

    A Boy Alaric's life has unraveled in the two years since he lost his mother in a terrible train crash. He and his father are barely speaking, and their home, Withern Rise, is in shambles. A Girl Naia tries not to dwell on the accident that nearl...

  • Small Eternities

    Withern Rise - 2

    Four months ago, Alaric and Naia, two teenagers who'd never met, discovered they were living almost identical lives at alternate versions of Withern Rise, their family's riverside home. One day, they accidentally stranded themselves in the wrong real...

  • The Underwood See

    Withern Rise - 3

    Eight months ago, during the depths of a snowy winter, Alaric and Naia Underwood switched realities. Then in June, as floodwaters surrounded their two versions of the house called Withern Rise, they met again, and tragedy struck. It's autumn now,...

  • The Iron, the Switch and the Broom Cupboard

    Jiggy McCue

    This ninth Jiggy McCue story sees Jiggy entering an alternative reality when he hides in the school caretaker's broom cupboard. In this new world, Jiggy finds he has swapped places with a boy called Juggy who is about to go on a school trip -- a trip...

  • Baby Christmas

    Baby Christmas wants to be just like his daddy. So, one snowy Christmas Eve, his mummy puts him in his Santa suit and hitches Rudolph Junior to his sleigh. Little does Mother Christmas know that tonight is the night Rudolph Junior decides he can fly....



  • Young Dracula

    Wilfred prefers drinking milk to drinking blood. So how can Wilfred prove himself to his father - Count Dracula? A witty take on a vampire story. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers....

  • Young Wizards

    Brin and Arlo are ordinary twins -until their twelve-and-a halfth birthday, when they discover some extraordinary talents! Non-stop comedy from the author of Young Dracula. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic r...

  • Baby Loves Visiting

    Delightful board book about baby's favorite people and places, with simple text and bright, appealing artwork Perfect for babies everywhere! The supermarket . . . the library . . . the park . . . Discover all the places Baby loves to go and the thing...

  • Kid Swap

    Jiggy McCue

    Jiggy is horrified to hear that his parents have signed him up for a reality TV show called Kid Swap. He is to move in with another family and everything he does will be filmed. Sadly, most of what he does while the camera is pointing his way is not ...

  • Juby's Rook

    Fifteen year old Midge Miller is disgruntled about being sent away from home for the best month of the year. But things start to pick up when the decidedly odd Juby Bench gives her a guided tour of the village he lived in as a boy. For Rouklye is no ...

  • The Curse of the Poltergoose

    Jiggy McCue

    Something's after Jiggy McCue! Something big and angry and invisible. Something which hisses and flaps and stabs his bum and generally tries to make his life a misery. Where did it come from? And, more importantly, will Jiggy and Co ever be able to m...

  • Jack and the Broomstick and From a Jack to a King

    A Pair of Jacks

    Meet Jack Withersnitch, and a Jack who is a little prince trying to be taller What if Jack hadn't swapped his cow for magic beans, but exchanged her for a broomstick instead? In the second tale, Prince Jack is the fourth in line to the throne...

  • Jack and the Giant-Killer and Jackwitch

    A Pair of Jacks

    A different cast of Jacks from the usual -- sometimes it's not the easiest name to have Hearing the name Jack the Giant Killer is enough to send a chill down the spine of any Giant, so imagine what it's like to be a Giant called Jack. The sec...

  • Jack Four's Jackdaws and Jack of the Gorgons

    A Pair of Jacks

    Meet a family of Jacks, as well as a Jack who never, ever changed his socks There were once four brothers called Jack, who all set off into the big wide world to seek their fortunes -- but an Ogre turns three of them into Jackdaws, leaving it...

  • Jiggy's Magic Balls

    Jiggy McCue

    In the Jiggy's Genes series we will meet a whole host of Jiggy's ancestors and discover that, through centuries past, there have always been Jiggys!It's not easy being a peasant. Jiggy's medieval life is one dirty dung heap of trouble after another. ...



  • Neville the Devil

    Jiggy McCue

    This sixth Jiggy McCue story sees the return of a character who first appeared in 'The Killer Underpants', namely Neville the Devil. Neville is part of the Little Devils network, and his reappearance in Jiggy's life brings chaos and confusion to youn...

  • Nudie Dudie

    Jiggy McCue

    All is revealed in Jiggy's most embarrassing adventure ever Jiggy McCue's clothes keep disappearing -- in public. Soon, teachers, friends, neighbors, total strangers, and even the odd seagull have all seen Jiggy without a stitch on. What is c...

  • The Toilet of Doom

    Jiggy McCue

    A second disgustingly goofy adventure with the Three Musketeers "Feel that your life has gone down the pan? Well here's your chance to swap it for a better one!" When these tempting words appear on the computer screen, Jiggy McCue just can't ...

  • Jiggy and the Witchfinder

    Jiggy McCue

    The third wacky tale of Jiggys throughout history -- as unlucky as ever in the 17th century Jiggy O'Dear is happy enough in Great Piddle -- until the Witchfinder General, a fanatic who scours the countryside looking to accuse witches, accuses...

  • The Meanest Genie

    Jiggy McCue

    There is a tradition in Jiggy's hometown - the night before a boy starts school he goes to the Piddle Pool near the old quarry and pees in the pool for good luck. But when Jiggy went...he couldn't go, and he's been unlucky ever since. Now Jiggy wants...

  • The Snottle

    Jiggy McCue

    The new girl in Jiggy's class sneezes a lot. And the ocean of runny stuff that comes out of her nose isn't your ordinary, run-of-the-mill snot. It tells the future - and it's not looking good. Lucky the Snottle is around. Future Snot is his favourite...

  • Jack in the Box? and Tall-Tale Jack

    A Pair of Jacks

    Some very unusual Jacks include a boy in search of a name, and a servant boy who is always telling stories When a baby is found in a cardboard box, he is named after the label on the box, so ends up being called This-Way-Up. He doesn't like i...

  • Jiggy the Vampire Slayer

    Jiggy McCue

    A fang-tastically funny new story about one of Jiggy's ancestors, set in the early 20th century What would you do if you were attacked by vampires? Edwardian butcher's son Jiggy Offal-Trype knows what he'd do -- run! But he can't, he has to fight...

  • Ryan's Brain

    Jiggy McCue

    When Jiggy accidentally knocks his archenemy unconscious, he hopes his troubles are over. No such luck. Bryan Ryan's body may be out of action, but his brain has a mind of its own - and it's out for revenge!...

  • Murder and Chips

    Jiggy McCue

    When Jiggy and co get a little stressed about their upcoming exams, Jiggy's mum reckons she has the perfect solution: a murder mystery weekend! Unfortunately for Jiggy, it's not entirely relaxing. Can he stop the murderous madness before it's too lat...



  • One for All and All for Lunch!

    Jiggy McCue

    A collection of short stories, each told by a different character from the Jiggy McCue stories. Here we have tales from the points of view not only of Jiggy, but also Pete, Angie, and even Stallone the cat. Full of Michael Lawrence's trademark surrea...

  • Rudie Dudie

    Jiggy McCue

    A new drama teacher, Ms Mooney, has arrived at Ranting Lane, Jiggy's school. She plans to put on a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream - and guess who will be chosen to play Bottom? Not only that, Ms Mooney also seems to be able to mesmerise Jigg...

  • Tears of Joy

    When his love for a woman becomes stronger than blood and money. Chrome has to decide what's more important his family, his love or his life. This drama filled action pack fiction will leave you in tears. They say grown men don't cry, but these Men L...

  • The Small Adventures of Swoozy Noon

    Swoozy Noon lives with her parents and Longfellow the cat in a big old house in a very flat part of rural England. There’s a small cottage attached to the house: the shop from which her parents sell antiques and memorabilia. Lots of old things come...

  • Hittaz Die Everyday

    Having grown up around so much death, Mecca and his crew of friends become heartless. Eager, and with nothing better to do, Mecca and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of Chrome's aggression. Chrome, an international player, is anything but ...

  • Dwelling in God's Presence

    This book explains the dwelling place of God, and how you can live in God's presence. God is a spiritual being who has a dwelling place but most people do not know where God really lives and how they can live in his presence. If you want to know who ...

  • This Ruined Place

  • The Godawful Misfortunes of Samson O'Christ

    When a bomb goes off under his bed, impoverished 23 year old philosophy graduate Samson O'Christ is blown out of his window above a joke shop in Cambridge, England. Waking from a coma four weeks later in Washington DC, he is given a mission by his fi...

  • The Rainey Seasons

    Have you ever wondered if, just beyond your reach, there's another you, with a life not quite like yours?Lena Rainey of Moorhens wonders this.Lena, 41, stares into mirrors, thinkingthat nothing feels quite right these days, while another Lena, also o...

  • The Killer Underpants

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    Jiggy McCue

    The underpants from hell -- that's what Jiggy calls his nemesis in his first wacky adenture, and not just because they look gross Jiggy McCue has a problem. His new underpants won't come off. Worse still, they have a mind of their own -- an e...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Michael Lawrence has published 39 books.

Michael Lawrence does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Rainey Seasons, was published in February 2024.

The first book by Michael Lawrence, Baby Loves, was published in March 1999.

Yes. Michael Lawrence has 3 series.
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