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Gervase Phinn

Gervase Phinn is a British author and educator best known for his humorous Dales series, chronicling his experiences as a school inspector in Yorkshire. His books have sold over one million copies, cementing his legacy as a beloved voice in rural memoirs. This page provides the Gervase Phinn books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1983Quick, Let's Get Out of Here(By: Michael Rosen)POoPPB · 1Buy ↗

1985Poets in hand(By: John Fuller,Elizabeth Jennings,Anne Harvey,Vernon Scannell,Charles Causley)POoPPB · 2Buy ↗

1988Stage WritePOoSP · 1Buy ↗

1989The Riotous Return of Royston KnapperPOoCB · 1Buy ↗

1989Right on CuePOoSP · 2Buy ↗

1990Penguin Portable Poets(By: Brian Patten)POoPPB · 3Buy ↗

1993Vital ResourcePOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1995Touches of BeautyPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1996Classroom CreaturesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1996Our Cat CuddlesPOoPB · 1Buy ↗

1996What's the Matter, Royston Knapper?POoCB · 2Buy ↗

1996You Wait Till I'm Older Than You!(By: Michael Rosen)POoPPB · 4Buy ↗

1996Funky Chickens(By: Benjamin Zephaniah)POoPPB · 5Buy ↗

1996Michael Rosen's Book of Very Silly Poems(By: Michael Rosen)POoPPB · 6Buy ↗

1998The Other Side of the DalePOoTDNB · 1Buy ↗

1999Dominic's DiscoveryPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1999Over Hill and DalePOoTDNB · 2Buy ↗

2000Young Readers and Their BooksPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2000Wicked World!(By: Benjamin Zephaniah)POoPPB · 7Buy ↗

2000Juggling with Gerbils(By: Brian Patten)POoPPB · 8Buy ↗

2000Centrally Heated Knickers(By: Michael Rosen)POoPPB · 9Buy ↗

2001I Gave My Love a Red, Red NosePOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2001It Takes One To Know OnePOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2001Head Over Heels in the DalesPOoTDNB · 3Buy ↗

2001Friendly Matches(By: Allan Ahlberg)POoPPB · 10Buy ↗

2002The Day Our Teacher Went BattyPOoPPB · 11Buy ↗

2003Gervase Phinn's Yorkshire.POoNB · 4Buy ↗

2003Don't Go Pet a PorcupinePOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2003Poetry & AnthologiesPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

2003Family PhantomsPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2003The Bee's Knees(By: Roger McGough)POoPPB · 12Buy ↗

2004Bad BeckyPOoCB · 3Buy ↗

2004Up and Down in the DalesPOoTDNB · 4Buy ↗

2004Little GemsPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

2004What I Like!POoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2004The Monsters' Guide to Choosing a Pet(By: Roger McGough,Brian Patten)POoPPB · 13Buy ↗

2005Bad Becky in TroublePOoCB · 4Buy ↗

2005A Wayne in a MangerPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

2006Little AngelsPOoNB · 7Buy ↗

2006Don't Tell the TeacherPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

2007The Heart of the DalesPOoTDNB · 5Buy ↗

2007Little TreasuresPOoNB · 8Buy ↗

2008All Our YesterdaysPOoNB · 9Buy ↗

2008Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarsPOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

2009All These Lonely PeoplePOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2009A Bit of a HeroPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2009Teaching Poetry in the Primary ClassroomPOoNB · 10Buy ↗

2009A Load of Old TripePOoSSC · 11Buy ↗

2010Road to the DalesPOoNB · 11Buy ↗

2010There's an Alien in the Classroom - and Other PoemsPOoSSC · 12Buy ↗

2010Out of the Woods But Not Over the HillPOoNB · 12Buy ↗

2010Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things(By: Michael Rosen)POoPPB · 14Buy ↗

2011The Little Village SchoolPOoLVSB · 1Buy ↗

2012Who Am I?POoPB · 2Buy ↗

2012Trouble at the Little Village SchoolPOoLVSB · 2Buy ↗

2013Mangled EnglishPOoNB · 13Buy ↗

2014The School Inspector Calls!POoLVSB · 3Buy ↗

2014A Lesson in LovePOoLVSB · 4Buy ↗

2014The Virgin Mary's Got NitsPOoSSC · 13Buy ↗

2015Poetry Pie(By: Roger McGough)POoPPB · 15Buy ↗

2016Secrets at the Little Village SchoolPOoLVSB · 5Buy ↗

2018The School at the Top of the DalePOoTotDB · 1Buy ↗

2020Best Days of Our LivesPOoBDoOLB · 1Buy ↗

2020GrandchildrenPOoBDoOLB · 2Buy ↗

2020Tales Out of SchoolPOoTotDB · 2Buy ↗

2021A Class ActPOoTotDB · 3Buy ↗

2022At the Captain's TablePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of The Dales Non-Fiction Books5 books · 1998–2007

01The Other Side of the Dale1998Buy ↗

02Over Hill and Dale1999Buy ↗

03Head Over Heels in the Dales2001Buy ↗

04Up and Down in the Dales2004Buy ↗

05The Heart of the Dales2007Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections12 books · 1996–2014

01Classroom Creatures1996Buy ↗

02I Gave My Love a Red, Red Nose2001Buy ↗

03It Takes One To Know One2001Buy ↗

05Don't Go Pet a Porcupine2003Buy ↗

06Poetry & Anthologies2003Buy ↗

07Family Phantoms2003Buy ↗

08What I Like!2004Buy ↗

09Don't Tell the Teacher2006Buy ↗

10Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars2008Buy ↗

11A Load of Old Tripe2009Buy ↗

12There's an Alien in the Classroom - and Other Poems2010Buy ↗

13The Virgin Mary's Got Nits2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books13 books · 1993–2013

01Vital Resource1993Buy ↗

02Touches of Beauty1995Buy ↗

03Young Readers and Their Books2000Buy ↗

04Gervase Phinn's Yorkshire.2003Buy ↗

05Little Gems2004Buy ↗

06A Wayne in a Manger2005Buy ↗

07Little Angels2006Buy ↗

08Little Treasures2007Buy ↗

09All Our Yesterdays2008Buy ↗

10Teaching Poetry in the Primary Classroom2009Buy ↗

11Road to the Dales2010Buy ↗

12Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill2010Buy ↗

13Mangled English2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Plays2 books · 1988–1989

01Stage Write1988Buy ↗

02Right on Cue1989Buy ↗

Publication Order of Picture Books2 books · 1996–2012

01Our Cat Cuddles1996Buy ↗

02Who Am I?2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels3 books · 1999–2022

01Dominic's Discovery1999Buy ↗

02A Bit of a Hero2009Buy ↗

03At the Captain's Table2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Top of the Dale Books3 books · 2018–2021

01The School at the Top of the Dale2018Buy ↗

02Tales Out of School2020Buy ↗

03A Class Act2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Little Village School Books5 books · 2011–2016

01The Little Village School2011Buy ↗

02Trouble at the Little Village School2012Buy ↗

03The School Inspector Calls!2014Buy ↗

04A Lesson in Love2014Buy ↗

05Secrets at the Little Village School2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2009

01All These Lonely People2009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Puffin Poetry Books15 books · 1983–2015

01Quick, Let's Get Out of Here(By: Michael Rosen)1983Buy ↗

02Poets in hand(By: John Fuller,Elizabeth Jennings,Anne Harvey,Vernon Scannell,Charles Causley)1985Buy ↗

03Penguin Portable Poets(By: Brian Patten)1990Buy ↗

04You Wait Till I'm Older Than You!(By: Michael Rosen)1996Buy ↗

05Funky Chickens(By: Benjamin Zephaniah)1996Buy ↗

06Michael Rosen's Book of Very Silly Poems(By: Michael Rosen)1996Buy ↗

07Wicked World!(By: Benjamin Zephaniah)2000Buy ↗

08Juggling with Gerbils(By: Brian Patten)2000Buy ↗

09Centrally Heated Knickers(By: Michael Rosen)2000Buy ↗

10Friendly Matches(By: Allan Ahlberg)2001Buy ↗

11The Day Our Teacher Went Batty2002Buy ↗

12The Bee's Knees(By: Roger McGough)2003Buy ↗

13The Monsters' Guide to Choosing a Pet(By: Roger McGough,Brian Patten)2004Buy ↗

14Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things(By: Michael Rosen)2010Buy ↗

15Poetry Pie(By: Roger McGough)2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Chapter Books4 books · 1989–2005

01The Riotous Return of Royston Knapper1989Buy ↗

02What's the Matter, Royston Knapper?1996Buy ↗

03Bad Becky2004Buy ↗

04Bad Becky in Trouble2005Buy ↗

Publication Order of Best Days of Our Lives Books2 books · 2020–2020

01Best Days of Our Lives2020Buy ↗

02Grandchildren2020Buy ↗

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