Andrew McDonald Books in Order
Explore Andrew McDonald’s books in order, with quick summaries, Real Pigeons reading guidance, and background on the author and his series.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
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Andrew McDonald books in publication order
13 books
Real Pigeons Duck Trouble
by Andrew McDonald
2018
Teaming up with human secret agents sounds like a perfect plan until a mutant attacks, pockets disappear and zompigeons rise. The agents have secrets of their own, and the Real Pigeons are headed for trouble they cannot easily avoid.
Real Pigeons Eat Danger
by Andrew McDonald
2018
The Real Pigeons are friends as well as crime-fighters, but their bond is tested by a deranged ostrich, bottled birds in a secret warehouse and power-hungry ibis. Saving the city may mean learning to trust one another.
Real Pigeons Fight Crime
by Andrew McDonald
2018
Rock, Frillback, Tumbler and Homey are secretly protecting the city from strange crimes. Their first cases involve missing breadcrumbs, kidnapped bats and a looming dinner disaster, with Grandpouter Pigeon helping the new team.
Real Pigeons Nest Hard
by Andrew McDonald
2019
A bone-crunching vulture needs help, a wild child is causing mayhem, and Homey searches for his long-lost family. The Real Pigeons have plenty of cases to crack as they try to find a safe nest of their own.
Real Pigeons Splash Back
by Andrew McDonald
2019
A mysterious demon drains every bath in the city, a prankster disrupts Chipopolis, and a shadowy villain has a dotty plan. The Real Pigeons must solve the cases despite one big weakness: they cannot swim.
Real Pigeons Get Bready
by Andrew McDonald
2020
The mayor has banned birds, a bread monster is loose, and evil bunnies are taking over. With the city turning against them, the Real Pigeons have to save the day while they are in serious trouble themselves.
Real Pigeons Peck Punches
by Andrew McDonald
2020
A rare jewel vanishes from a furry museum, an endangered bird is at risk, and an ancient tree disappears overnight. As the team tackles the cases, the Real Pigeons must also face the possibility of a traitor.
Real Pigeons Flex Feathers
by Andrew McDonald
2021
Concrete is mysteriously melting, birds are losing their feathers, and a dangerous flying hat is causing havoc. The Real Pigeons must rely on their skills and one another when their usual pigeon powers do not seem enough.
Real Pigeons Spy High
by Andrew McDonald
2021
The Real Pigeons take to the skies to investigate falling birds, a kit-napped kitten and a looming locust attack. A familiar fox and a hungry peregrine falcon make their highest missions yet far more dangerous.
Real Pigeons Stay Coo
by Andrew McDonald
2022
When a video makes the Real Pigeons famous, solving crimes becomes much harder with everyone watching. A slime crime, missing rolling pigeons and Frillback’s capture put the team under pressure in the unwanted spotlight.
Real Pigeons Flap Out
by Andrew McDonald
2023
Lunches disappear from tummies, a lookalike pigeon causes trouble, and the dangerous Dovestroyer threatens the city. The Real Pigeons need all their powers and their trust in one another to survive a chaotic new set of cases.
Real Pigeons Power Up
by Andrew McDonald
2024
A cursed hole opens in the park, a tongue monster terrorises the city, and the pigeons suddenly lose their powers. To protect the city again, the team must uncover where their special abilities really come from.
Real Pigeons Bin Baddies
by Andrew McDonald
2025
Birds are being boxed, streets are being trashed, and someone snappy is threatening Trent. Facing a fresh set of messy mysteries, the Real Pigeons may have to accept help from a very unlikely ally.
Where to start with Andrew McDonald
For the full Real Pigeons story: Real Pigeons Fight Crime → Real Pigeons Eat Danger → Real Pigeons Nest Hard.
For a funny, illustrated mystery: Real Pigeons Fight Crime → Real Pigeons Splash Back → Real Pigeons Peck Punches.
For the later pigeon-power arc: Real Pigeons Flap Out → Real Pigeons Power Up → Real Pigeons Bin Baddies.
For a different McDonald and Wood series: Hello Twigs: A Branch of Hope → Hello Twigs: The Sky Is the Limit.
Andrew McDonald sub-series and character series
Real Pigeons books in order
Explore this series
Real Pigeons Duck Trouble
by Andrew McDonald
2018Real Pigeons, Book 1
Real Pigeons Eat Danger
by Andrew McDonald
2018Real Pigeons, Book 3
Real Pigeons Fight Crime
by Andrew McDonald
2018Real Pigeons, Book 2
Real Pigeons Nest Hard
by Andrew McDonald
2019Real Pigeons, Book 4
Real Pigeons Splash Back
by Andrew McDonald
2019Real Pigeons, Book 5
Real Pigeons Get Bready
by Andrew McDonald
2020Real Pigeons, Book 7
Real Pigeons Peck Punches
by Andrew McDonald
2020Real Pigeons, Book 6
Real Pigeons Flex Feathers
by Andrew McDonald
2021Real Pigeons, Book 8
Real Pigeons Spy High
by Andrew McDonald
2021Real Pigeons, Book 9
Real Pigeons Stay Coo
by Andrew McDonald
2022Real Pigeons, Book 10
Real Pigeons Flap Out
by Andrew McDonald
2023Real Pigeons, Book 11
Real Pigeons Power Up
by Andrew McDonald
2024Real Pigeons, Book 12
Real Pigeons Bin Baddies
by Andrew McDonald
2025Real Pigeons, Book 13
Real Pigeons books in chronological order

Real Pigeons Duck Trouble
by Andrew McDonald
2018Real Pigeons, Book 1
Real Pigeons Fight Crime
by Andrew McDonald
2018Real Pigeons, Book 2
Real Pigeons Eat Danger
by Andrew McDonald
2018Real Pigeons, Book 3
Real Pigeons Nest Hard
by Andrew McDonald
2019Real Pigeons, Book 4
Real Pigeons Splash Back
by Andrew McDonald
2019Real Pigeons, Book 5
Real Pigeons Peck Punches
by Andrew McDonald
2020Real Pigeons, Book 6
Real Pigeons Get Bready
by Andrew McDonald
2020Real Pigeons, Book 7
Real Pigeons Flex Feathers
by Andrew McDonald
2021Real Pigeons, Book 8
Real Pigeons Spy High
by Andrew McDonald
2021Real Pigeons, Book 9
Real Pigeons Stay Coo
by Andrew McDonald
2022Real Pigeons, Book 10
Real Pigeons Flap Out
by Andrew McDonald
2023Real Pigeons, Book 11
Real Pigeons Power Up
by Andrew McDonald
2024Real Pigeons, Book 12
Real Pigeons Bin Baddies
by Andrew McDonald
2025Real Pigeons, Book 13
Author bio
Andrew McDonald is an Australian children’s author based in Naarm/Melbourne. He writes the kind of books that move quickly, make room for odd jokes, and treat young readers as sharp observers who are ready for a surprise.
His interest in making books started early. At school, he wrote stories, added illustrations and covers, then stapled the pages together into homemade books. It was a hobby that stuck.
As an adult, McDonald decided to take writing seriously. He completed a Professional Writing and Editing diploma at RMIT, and he also worked as a children’s bookseller at Readings in Melbourne and at Foyles on Charing Cross Road in London. Those jobs kept him close to the books young people were picking up, passing around and talking about.
His early novels showed that he was happy to follow an unusual idea. The Greatest Blogger in the World follows Charlie Ridge as he navigates family, friendship and the early internet. Son of Death takes a much darker but still playful route, centering on a family of modern grim reapers.
Then came pigeons.
McDonald’s best-known books are the Real Pigeons adventures, illustrated by Ben Wood. The first book, Real Pigeons Fight Crime, grew from a simple question: what if the pigeons people ignore on city streets were actually secret detectives? Rock, Frillback, Tumbler, Homey and Grandpouter investigate strange crimes while dealing with baddies, breadcrumbs and the occasional impossible animal problem.
The series is built around teamwork. Each pigeon brings something useful to the job, from disguises and super strength to shape-shifting and finding almost anything. McDonald and Wood develop the books closely together, blending prose, comic-style moments and visual jokes so the pictures are part of the storytelling, not just decoration.
That partnership has continued in the early graphic novel series Hello Twigs, published as Twig Friends in North America, and in the picture book Now You Are A Chicken. Across these books, McDonald returns to friendship, creative problem-solving and characters who have to work out what they can do when a situation gets weird.
His writing has also taken him beyond the desk. He has completed an artist residency at Caldera Arts in Oregon and received a May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust fellowship in Adelaide. He regularly visits schools, where he talks about writing and encourages kids to read, draw, make things and trust their own strange ideas.
McDonald lives with his partner and two children. He also bakes his own bread, which is probably a risky hobby for someone who writes so much about pigeons.
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