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Four books and a set

Every story is here, in print.

Fifty-two complete stories across four 7 × 9 in paperbacks. Colour throughout, 70# uncoated cream, colour throughout. Take all four and the ebooks and the audiobooks come with them.

The four books and the complete set

Book One

Number Three

The pipe in the corner, and the first thirteen ways of using it.

Stories 1-1388 pages7 × 9 in104 min read aloud
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The thirteen games in Book one
  • 1Cold PipeNumber Three
  • 2Eleventh StairThe Stairs
  • 3Nine SecondsThe Up-Down
  • 4Six FlightsThe Stairs
  • 5Four FloorsThe Green Door
  • 6Six NotesThe Up-Down
  • 7Loudest LidThe Back Steps
  • 8Small DoorThe Under
  • 9One GrateThe Middle
  • 10One ClangThe Back Steps
  • 11Pipe RadioNumber Three
  • 12Last KnockNumber Three
  • 13Loose BannisterThe Stairs
Book Two

The Middle

The courtyard, the lemon tree, and a voice that comes back exactly once.

Stories 14-2688 pages7 × 9 in104 min read aloud
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The thirteen games in Book two
  • 14Half A DoorThe Hall
  • 15Bang Going UpThe Back Steps
  • 16Twelve ThumpsThe Hall
  • 17Over My BedNumber Three
  • 18One PullThe Drying Roof
  • 19Two GulpsThe Green Door
  • 20Every WindowThe Middle
  • 21Both Hands FullThe Stairs
  • 22Say SpoonThe Middle
  • 23Sleeping BrickThe Back Steps
  • 24Hod's SqueakThe Stairs
  • 25One ClunkThe Green Door
  • 26Peg By PegThe Drying Roof
Book Three

The Green Door

Push and lift, together, or nothing — and the quietest place in Tocko.

Stories 27-3990 pages7 × 9 in104 min read aloud
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The thirteen games in Book three
  • 27Top LandingThe Stairs
  • 28Grate HopThe Middle
  • 29Rain DrumThe Middle
  • 30One In TwelveThe Hall
  • 31Hollow WallThe Up-Down
  • 32Say The FloorThe Up-Down
  • 33Cupboard PipeThe Green Door
  • 34Pigeon ClapThe Drying Roof
  • 35One HookThe Hall
  • 36Long RingThe Hall
  • 37Backwards BrickThe Back Steps
  • 38Eyes ShutThe Back Steps
  • 39Both HandsThe Up-Down
Book Four

The Under

Twelve meters that tick, one faster than the rest, and a boiler that breathes.

Stories 40-5288 pages7 × 9 in104 min read aloud
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The thirteen games in Book four
  • 40Fastest MeterThe Under
  • 41Nine PegsThe Drying Roof
  • 42Painted DoorThe Under
  • 43Sheet FirstThe Drying Roof
  • 44Ceiling WalkNumber Three
  • 45Green Door RaceThe Green Door
  • 46One Word EachThe Under
  • 47Every PigeonThe Drying Roof
  • 48Beat The SongThe Up-Down
  • 49Boiler StepsThe Under
  • 50Twelve ClicksThe Hall
  • 51One StoneThe Middle
  • 52Drag The SpoonNumber Three
All four Tocko paperbacks standing side by side.
All four

The whole set

Fifty-two stories in four books — and the ebooks and the audiobooks come with them.

52 stories354 pages54,316 words7 hours read aloud
Ebooks and audiobooks included
$5.00 off four separately
Before you buy

Four of them are free to read here.

One story out of each book, complete, no email asked for.

Book oneCold PipeYou bang on the cold pipe twice, and you win when it bangs back.Read it free
Book twoHalf A DoorOne of us does the push and one of us does the lift, and nobody gets to do both halves.Read it free
Book threeTop LandingGet to the top before the two-at-a-time one goes past you, and you get to hold the roof door.Read it free
Book fourFastest MeterOne meter down here ticks faster than all the other eleven, and I have to say out loud whose flat it belongs to, and be right.Read it free