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Gervase Phinn Books in Order

Find every Gervase Phinn book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 67 books / 12 series

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 Gervase Phinn Books in Chronological Order

1983 Quick, Let's Get Out of Here(By: Michael Rosen) POoPPB / 1 Buy
1985 Poets in hand(By: John Fuller,Elizabeth Jennings,Anne Harvey,Vernon Scannell,Charles Causley) POoPPB / 2 Buy
1988 Stage Write POoSP / 1 Buy
1989 The Riotous Return of Royston Knapper POoCB / 1 Buy
1989 Right on Cue POoSP / 2 Buy
1990 Penguin Portable Poets(By: Brian Patten) POoPPB / 3 Buy
1993 Vital Resource POoNB / 1 Buy
1995 Touches of Beauty POoNB / 2 Buy
1996 Classroom Creatures POoSSC / 1 Buy
1996 Our Cat Cuddles POoPB / 1 Buy
1996 What's the Matter, Royston Knapper? POoCB / 2 Buy
1996 You Wait Till I'm Older Than You!(By: Michael Rosen) POoPPB / 4 Buy
1996 Funky Chickens(By: Benjamin Zephaniah) POoPPB / 5 Buy
1996 Michael Rosen's Book of Very Silly Poems(By: Michael Rosen) POoPPB / 6 Buy
1998 The Other Side of the Dale POoTDNB / 1 Buy
1999 Dominic's Discovery POoSN / 1 Buy
1999 Over Hill and Dale POoTDNB / 2 Buy
2000 Young Readers and Their Books POoNB / 3 Buy
2000 Wicked World!(By: Benjamin Zephaniah) POoPPB / 7 Buy
2000 Juggling with Gerbils(By: Brian Patten) POoPPB / 8 Buy
2000 Centrally Heated Knickers(By: Michael Rosen) POoPPB / 9 Buy
2001 I Gave My Love a Red, Red Nose POoSSC / 2 Buy
2001 Head Over Heels in the Dales POoTDNB / 3 Buy
2001 It Takes One To Know One POoSSC / 3 Buy
2001 Friendly Matches(By: Allan Ahlberg) POoPPB / 10 Buy
2002 The Day Our Teacher Went Batty POoPPB / 11 Buy
2003 Gervase Phinn's Yorkshire. POoNB / 4 Buy
2003 Don't Go Pet a Porcupine POoSSC / 5 Buy
2003 Poetry & Anthologies POoSSC / 6 Buy
2003 Family Phantoms POoSSC / 7 Buy
2003 The Bee's Knees(By: Roger McGough) POoPPB / 12 Buy
2004 Bad Becky POoCB / 3 Buy
2004 Up and Down in the Dales POoTDNB / 4 Buy
2004 Little Gems POoNB / 5 Buy
2004 What I Like! POoSSC / 8 Buy
2004 The Monsters' Guide to Choosing a Pet(By: Roger McGough,Brian Patten) POoPPB / 13 Buy
2005 Bad Becky in Trouble POoCB / 4 Buy
2005 A Wayne in a Manger POoNB / 6 Buy
2006 Little Angels POoNB / 7 Buy
2006 Don't Tell the Teacher POoSSC / 9 Buy
2007 The Heart of the Dales POoTDNB / 5 Buy
2007 Little Treasures POoNB / 8 Buy
2008 All Our Yesterdays POoNB / 9 Buy
2008 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars POoSSC / 10 Buy
2009 All These Lonely People POoSS / 1 Buy
2009 A Bit of a Hero POoSN / 2 Buy
2009 Teaching Poetry in the Primary Classroom POoNB / 10 Buy
2009 A Load of Old Tripe POoSSC / 11 Buy
2010 Road to the Dales POoNB / 11 Buy
2010 Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill POoNB / 12 Buy
2010 There's an Alien in the Classroom - and Other Poems POoSSC / 12 Buy
2010 Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things(By: Michael Rosen) POoPPB / 14 Buy
2011 The Little Village School POoLVSB / 1 Buy
2012 Who Am I? POoPB / 2 Buy
2012 Trouble at the Little Village School POoLVSB / 2 Buy
2013 Mangled English POoNB / 13 Buy
2014 The School Inspector Calls! POoLVSB / 3 Buy
2014 A Lesson in Love POoLVSB / 4 Buy
2014 The Virgin Mary's Got Nits POoSSC / 13 Buy
2015 Poetry Pie(By: Roger McGough) POoPPB / 15 Buy
2016 Secrets at the Little Village School POoLVSB / 5 Buy
2018 The School at the Top of the Dale POoTotDB / 1 Buy
2020 Best Days of Our Lives POoBDoOLB / 1 Buy
2020 Tales Out of School POoTotDB / 2 Buy
2020 Grandchildren POoBDoOLB / 2 Buy
2021 A Class Act POoTotDB / 3 Buy
2022 At the Captain's Table POoSN / 3 Buy

Gervase Phinn Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Other Side of the Dale 1998 Buy
02 Over Hill and Dale 1999 Buy
03 Head Over Heels in the Dales 2001 Buy
04 Up and Down in the Dales 2004 Buy
05 The Heart of the Dales 2007 Buy
01 Classroom Creatures 1996 Buy
02 I Gave My Love a Red, Red Nose 2001 Buy
03 It Takes One To Know One 2001 Buy
05 Don't Go Pet a Porcupine 2003 Buy
06 Poetry & Anthologies 2003 Buy
07 Family Phantoms 2003 Buy
08 What I Like! 2004 Buy
09 Don't Tell the Teacher 2006 Buy
10 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars 2008 Buy
11 A Load of Old Tripe 2009 Buy
12 There's an Alien in the Classroom - and Other Poems 2010 Buy
13 The Virgin Mary's Got Nits 2014 Buy
Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 13 books / 1993-2013
01 Vital Resource 1993 Buy
02 Touches of Beauty 1995 Buy
03 Young Readers and Their Books 2000 Buy
04 Gervase Phinn's Yorkshire. 2003 Buy
05 Little Gems 2004 Buy
06 A Wayne in a Manger 2005 Buy
07 Little Angels 2006 Buy
08 Little Treasures 2007 Buy
09 All Our Yesterdays 2008 Buy
10 Teaching Poetry in the Primary Classroom 2009 Buy
11 Road to the Dales 2010 Buy
12 Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill 2010 Buy
13 Mangled English 2013 Buy
01 Stage Write 1988 Buy
02 Right on Cue 1989 Buy
Picture Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1996-2012
01 Our Cat Cuddles 1996 Buy
02 Who Am I? 2012 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1999-2022
01 Dominic's Discovery 1999 Buy
02 A Bit of a Hero 2009 Buy
03 At the Captain's Table 2022 Buy
01 The School at the Top of the Dale 2018 Buy
02 Tales Out of School 2020 Buy
03 A Class Act 2021 Buy
01 The Little Village School 2011 Buy
02 Trouble at the Little Village School 2012 Buy
03 The School Inspector Calls! 2014 Buy
04 A Lesson in Love 2014 Buy
05 Secrets at the Little Village School 2016 Buy
01 All These Lonely People 2009 Buy
01 Quick, Let's Get Out of Here(By: Michael Rosen) 1983 Buy
02 Poets in hand(By: John Fuller,Elizabeth Jennings,Anne Harvey,Vernon Scannell,Charles Causley) 1985 Buy
03 Penguin Portable Poets(By: Brian Patten) 1990 Buy
04 You Wait Till I'm Older Than You!(By: Michael Rosen) 1996 Buy
05 Funky Chickens(By: Benjamin Zephaniah) 1996 Buy
06 Michael Rosen's Book of Very Silly Poems(By: Michael Rosen) 1996 Buy
07 Wicked World!(By: Benjamin Zephaniah) 2000 Buy
08 Juggling with Gerbils(By: Brian Patten) 2000 Buy
09 Centrally Heated Knickers(By: Michael Rosen) 2000 Buy
10 Friendly Matches(By: Allan Ahlberg) 2001 Buy
11 The Day Our Teacher Went Batty 2002 Buy
12 The Bee's Knees(By: Roger McGough) 2003 Buy
13 The Monsters' Guide to Choosing a Pet(By: Roger McGough,Brian Patten) 2004 Buy
14 Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things(By: Michael Rosen) 2010 Buy
15 Poetry Pie(By: Roger McGough) 2015 Buy
Chapter Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1989-2005
01 The Riotous Return of Royston Knapper 1989 Buy
02 What's the Matter, Royston Knapper? 1996 Buy
03 Bad Becky 2004 Buy
04 Bad Becky in Trouble 2005 Buy
01 Best Days of Our Lives 2020 Buy
02 Grandchildren 2020 Buy

Where to start with Gervase Phinn

What is the best order to read Gervase Phinn books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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