Wombles picture books

There has been a wide range of Wombles books for younger children, each telling a short story.

The Wombles Pop-Up Book

The Wombles Pop-Up BookPublished by Dean & Son 1974
603 02057 7


Picture Puffins

First published by Puffin Books 1975

  • The Wombles In Danger (ISBN 0 14 050.083 9)
  • The Wombles Make A Clean Sweep (ISBN 0 14 050.129 0)

The Wombles In Danger The Wombles Make A Clean Sweep

Board Books

Published by World Distributors 1976

  • The Wombles In The Fancy Dress Party (SBN 7235 2112 3)
  • The Wombles In Rocking Records (SBN 7235 2115 8)

The Wombles In The Fancy Dress Party The Wombles In Rocking Records

A Big Television Book

The Wombles Go To The SeasidePublished by World Distributors 1976

  • The Wombles Go To The Seaside
    (SBN 7235 2230 8)


The Wombles Activity Book

The Wombles Activity BookPublished by World Distributors 1977
SBN 7235 3354 7


Walker Paperbacks

First published by Ernest Benn 1975/1976
This edition published by Walker Books 1991/1992
Illustrated by Edgar Hodges

  • Orinoco Runs Away (ISBN 0 7445 2127 0)
  • The MacWomble’s Pipe Band (ISBN 0 7445 2152 1)
  • The Snow Womble (ISBN 0 7445 2128 9)
  • Wellington And The Blue Balloon (ISBN 0 7445 2154 8)

Orinoco Runs Away The MacWomble's Pipe Band The Snow Womble

A Wombles Board Book

Wombles Board BooksPublished by Peter Haddock Ltd (1990s)

  • The Wombles At Work (ISBN 0 7105 0789 5)
  • Wellington And The Moon Rocket (ISBN 0 7105 0790 9)
  • Tomsk Goes Swimming (ISBN 0 7105 0791 7)
  • Tobermory Has A Day Off (ISBN 0 7105 0792 5)


The Wombles Colouring Book

The Wombles Colouring Book Published by Peter Haddock Ltd (1990s)
ISBN 0 7105 0772 0

Set of four, with front covers in pink, blue, green and yellow


Hodder Children’s Books

The Ghost Of Wimbledon CommonPublished by Hodder Children’s Books 1998

  • The Ghost Of Wimbledon Common (ISBN 0 340 73579 1)
  • Orinoco the Magnificent (ISBN 0 340 73580 5)
  • Tomsk to the Rescue (ISBN 0 340 73581 3)
  • Shansi’s Surprise (ISBN 0 340 73582 1)
  • Beautiful Boating Weather (ISBN 0 340 73583 X)
  • Camping and Cloudberries (ISBN 0 340 73584 8)

Published by Hodder Children’s Books 1999

  • Buggy Trouble (ISBN 0 340 74670 X)
  • Deep Space Wombles (ISBN 0 340 74671 8)
  • The Great Cake Mystery (ISBN 0 340 74672 6)
  • The Bigfoot Womble (ISBN 0 340 74673 4)
  • Chaos on the Common (ISBN 0 340 74674 2)
  • The Great Womble Explorer (ISBN 0 340 74675 0)

Womble Winterland and Other Stories

  • Womble Winterland and Other Stories (ISBN 0 340 75409 5)
    • Womble Winterland
    • Orinoco the Magnificent
    • The Ghost of Wimbledon Common

Published by Hodder Children’s Books 2000

  • A Wombling Winter Day (ISBN 0 340 78777 5)
    “First published in 1999 as Womble Winterland in Womble Winterland and Other Stories”

Published by Hodder Children’s Books 2001

  • The Sleep Wombler and Other Stories (ISBN 0 340 78485 7)
    “Three brand new Womble stories in one book!”
    • The Sleep Wombler
    • Queen for a Day
    • What’s a Womble?

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