Little Dolphin Books in Order

Little Dolphin follows a young dolphin and his friends in Urchin Bay, an underwater community where games and outings can turn into small adventures. Unlike stories in which a child observes dolphins from a boat, these books place the animals at the centre of their own world. They have friendships, worries, and disagreements that young readers can recognise, even though their homes and meeting places lie beneath the sea.

Little Dolphin's friends include Milo and Poppy, while other sea creatures add to the life of the bay. Oscar the octopus, Hattie, Fergal the sea turtle, and Vinnie the shark appear in the stories' different problems. Caves, shells, and an old wreck become places where the characters play or need help. The setting gives ordinary childhood concerns a different shape, turning a change of home or a game with friends into an underwater event.

Helping a friend is the thread that holds the adventures together.

In Hattie's New House, Little Dolphin and Milo are learning to jump when a more urgent problem arises. Vinnie has persuaded Hattie to exchange her shell for one that is too small, and the friends come to help. Milo's Big Mistake begins with play as a storm approaches. After being told to keep quiet near a conger eel's home, the friends move their hide-and-seek game to an old wreck, where Milo becomes trapped.

Friendship troubles sit alongside those physical dangers. Oscar's Best Friends brings Oscar back from a holiday with new companions, leaving Little Dolphin feeling that he no longer has time for their old friendship. Fergal's Flippers centres on an underwater race and a plan to cheat. Fergal has an idea that could help, but acting on it means overcoming his shyness. Each setup gives a different member of the community a difficulty, rather than making every story another version of the same rescue.

These are illustrated animal stories for younger readers, with a playful setting and clear problems about kindness, confidence, fairness, and belonging. The adventures share Urchin Bay and its cast, but each title focuses on a particular situation. David Melling's illustrations are part of the books' introduction to that world. The tone mixes the fun of underwater games with concern when a friend is hurt, excluded, or in danger. Little Dolphin's part is to stay involved and look for a way to help, making the series less about a distant ocean expedition than about living well among the creatures in his own neighbourhood.