The Wonky Donkey is a much-loved laugh-out-loud picture book series that celebrates self-love and family by Craig Smith and Katz Cowley.
In the books, we meet Wonky Donkey, who gets her name from using a prosthetic leg, her daughter Dinky Donkey and Grinny Granny Donkey. With this funny and sweet donkey family as our protagonists, The Wonky Donkey books tick so many boxes for picture book readers: rhymes, repetition, tongue-twisters, detailed illustrations and a fantastic message of love and self-acceptance at its core.
The series has been so successful that it has expanded into board books, lift-the-flap books and more formats, so you can introduce them to children from the earliest ages.
If you've read and re-read this series, do also take a look at the recommendations on our Funny Picture Books blog post for more like this.
All the Wonky Donkey books in order:
Book 1: The Wonky Donkey (2009)
Book 2: The Dinky Donkey (2019)
Book 3: The Grinny Granny Donkey (2020)
Book 4: Wonky Donkey's Big Surprise (2021)
Book 5: The Stinky Wonky Donkey (2023)
All the Wonky Donkey Felt Flap books in order:
Book 1: Where's Wonky Donkey? (2023)
Book 2: Where's Dinky Donkey? (2024)
Book 3: Where's Mummy Donkey? (2025)
The Dinky Donkey Treasury (2024)
This is absolutely hilarious! The word play and rhymes make it really fun to read and enjoyable to listen to for young children. The story builds page...
We borrowed Wonky Donkey’s Big Surprise from the library. My granddaughter chose it as she has the first Wonky Donkey story at home so it caught her e...
A fun book for all to enjoy.
Fantastic rhyming and great illustrations. ...