Peter Brown

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2007
  • Latest Book:
    September 2024
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Wild Robot

1 - The Wild Robot (Apr-2016)
2 - The Wild Robot Escapes (Mar-2018)
3 - The Wild Robot Protects (Oct-2023)

Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Tiger Goes Wild and Children Make Terrible Pets comes another adventure starring everyone's favorite underdog.
    When Chowder goes off to the Fabu Pooch Boot Camp, as usual he just doesn't fit in. C...

  • The Curious Garden

    This New York Times bestselling modern classic explores the perennial topic of environmentalism in an urban world, from the creator of The Wild Robot and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time.While out explo...

  • Children Make Terrible Pets

    Check out this rollicking, humorous, and heartwarming twist on the classic first pet story about a young bear and her favorite pet boy When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy in the woods, she's absolutely delighted. She brings him home and begs ...

  • Flight of the Dodo

    When Penguin gets pooped on by a goose flying by, he becomes more determined than ever to learn to fly. So, with the help of his other flightless friends (aka the Waddlers), the foursome builds a flying machine that takes them on an adventure like no...

  • A Bright Soothing Noise

    The title, A Bright Soothing Noise, refers to the sound that fire makes, promising not only warmth and light but also violence and destruction. Brown's greatest hero is Frank O'Connor, and like O'Connor's his stories uncover the final bleakness of a ...

  • You Will Be My Friend!

    Today is the day the exuberant Lucy is going to make a new friend! But she finds it's harder than she had thought--she accidentally ruins the giraffe's breakfast and is much too big for the frogs' pond. Just when she's about to give up, an unexpected...

  • Chowder

    Chowder has always been a little different but being different made Chowder lonely. So when a petting zoo opens, Chowder is determined to make new friends with the animals. But will the zoo animals accept Chowder as one of their own?...

  • Sidewalk Faces

    SIDEWALK FACES contains stories of locals who never forget a faces or the clues to a mystery. Most stories have happy endings, and are set in contemporary, urban places. It is a winner of the 2011 Grace Notes Books Competition for story collections....

  • Close to Evil

    Private investigator Jack Stanton has a gambling problem; an ex wife problem and two ex army buddies who want to slit each other's throat. Adding to his problems we have a preppy corporate lawyer with the best arse in the city and lots of attitude, w...



  • Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

    Are you bored with being so proper? Do you want to have more fun? Mr. Tiger knows exactly how you feel. So he decides to go wild. But does he go too far? From Caldecott Honor artist Peter Brown comes a story that shows there's a time and ...

  • My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.)

    A young boy named Bobby has the worst teacher. She's loud, she yells, and if you throw paper airplanes, she won't allow you to enjoy recess. She is a monster! Luckily, Bobby can go to his favorite spot in the park on weekends to play. Until one day.....

  • I Am Mary

  • The Wild Robot

    Wild Robot - 1

    Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After ...

  • Chipwell Boys Tackle Europe

    Cheers for cheeky Chipwell! A never-to-be-forgotten romp through 1960s Europe with the most ill-equipped and unlikely village football team Britain has ever produced. And it's going to take more than a few ghostly apparitions; an impromptu skinny dip...

  • Chipwell Boys' Biggest Day

    Streakers who bare all in Chipwell's worst snowstorm for years; a fictitious legend that comes to life to inspire an up-and-coming pop group, and the village pub which has to shut its doors after the unthinkable happens and it runs out of beer! And i...

  • The Wild Robot Escapes

    Wild Robot - 2

    Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings--but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill and the island? From bes...

  • The Devil's Paintbrush Picasso's Little Secret

    A boy from the 1950s has a haunting dream about being reunited with his father, only to awake dead in his bed and doesn't know he's dead, who walks through life in the 20th century looking for dead things amongst the living. Until, four hoity-toity, ...

  • The Pumpkin Flower

    It's Halloween and Chloe Montgomery, one of the most notorious young socialites in Los Angeles, has organized a secret soirée for her friends to celebrate Nicholas Van Ryn's 21st birthday at a recently renovated mansion that might be haunted or ...

  • Fred Gets Dressed

    From a New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott-honor winning artist comes an exuberant illustrated story about playing dress up, having fun, and feeling free. The boy loves to be naked. He romps around his house naked and wild and free. Until...



  • The Artistic Arsonist

    In San Francisco Bay, California, during the time period of 2006. Where the Fire Department's Arson Task Force suspect acts of arson done by an unidentified firefighter named Maddy, but their mouths are buttoned-up - just like their fire suits and th...

  • The Wild Robot Protects

    Wild Robot - 3

    The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot series takes Roz on an under-the-ocean journey to save her beloved island! Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect: wild, na...

  • The Wild Robot Field Guide

    Dive into the official companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Wild Robot! This guide to Roz’s wonderful world is loaded with full-color illustrations and fascinating facts â€" the perfect gift for Wild Robot fans new a...

  • Chipwell Boys Back With A Bang

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    * Chipwell Boys Back with a Bang There's nothing quite like a game of Crazy Golf! It's all just a bit of harmless fun. No big prizes are at stake. No world records are going to be shattered. No trophies are in danger of changing hands. There's nothin...

Award-Winning Books by Peter Brown

Children Make Terrible Pets
2011 E.B. White Read Aloud Award -- Picture Book
2011 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award -- Picture Book
The Curious Garden
2009 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award -- Picture Book
2010 E.B. White Read Aloud Award -- Picture Book
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild
2013 Cybils -- Fiction Picture Book
2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award -- Picture Book
2014 Golden Kite -- Picture Bk Illustration
2014 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award -- Picture Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Peter Brown has published 23 books.

The next book by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot Field Guide, will be published in September 2024.

The first book by Peter Brown, The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder, was published in September 2007.

Yes. Peter Brown has 1 series.
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