 His acclaimed works include "Johnny Crow's Garden" (1903), "Ring O' Roses", "The Golden Goose Book", "Johnny Crow's Party" (1907), "Johnny Crow's New Garden" (1935), "The Nursery Rhyme Book", and "Oranges and Lemons" published by Frederick Warne & Co.

Brooke married Sybil Diana Brooke, daughter of his cousin, Rev.Stopford Brooke.They had two sons