Order of Laura Ingalls Wilder Books
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) was an American author of the Little House series – a series of children’s novels based on her own life growing up in a pioneer family. Before gaining fame as a novelist, Laura worked as a teacher as well as on the farm. The Little House series has been adapted several times, most notably to a television series that ran from 1974 until 1983. The TV series was then followed by movie sequels.
Laura Ingalls Wilder was convinced to writing the Little House series thanks to her daughter Rose. It is argued whether Rose was a ghostwriter on the series or if she was simply the one to encourage her mother to write Little House in the Big Woods in 1931 (published in 1932). The most famous book in the series, Little House on the Prairie, was published three years later. Below is a list of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books in order of when they were originally published as well as in chronological order:
Publication Order of Little House On The Prairie Books
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Little House in the Big Woods |
(1932) |
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Farmer Boy |
(1933) |
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Little House on the Prairie |
(1935) |
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On the Banks of Plum Creek |
(1937) |
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By the Shores of Silver Lake |
(1939) |
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The Long Winter |
(1940) |
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Little Town on the Prairie |
(1941) |
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These Happy Golden Years |
(1943) |
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The First Four Years |
(1953) |
Chronological Order of Little House On The Prairie Books
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Little House in the Big Woods |
(1932) |
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Little House on the Prairie |
(1935) |
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Farmer Boy |
(1933) |
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On the Banks of Plum Creek |
(1937) |
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By the Shores of Silver Lake |
(1939) |
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The Long Winter |
(1940) |
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Little Town on the Prairie |
(1941) |
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These Happy Golden Years |
(1943) |
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The First Four Years |
(1953) |
Publication Order of Little House Chapter Books: Laura Books
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The Adventures of Laura and Jack |
(1997) |
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Pioneer Sisters |
(1997) |
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Animal Adventures |
(1997) |
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School Days |
(1997) |
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Laura & Nellie |
(1998) |
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Farmer Boy Days |
(1998) |
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Little House Farm Days |
(1998) |
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Hard Times on the Prairie |
(1998) |
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Little House Friends |
(1998) |
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Christmas Stories |
(1998) |
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Laura’s Ma |
(1999) |
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Laura’s Pa |
(1999) |
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Laura & Mr. Edwards |
(1999) |
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Little House Parties |
(1999) |
Publication Order of My First Little House Picture Books
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My First Little House Collections of Winter Tales |
(1994) |
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Dance at Grandpa’s |
(1994) |
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Winter Days in the Big Woods |
(1994) |
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Going to Town |
(1995) |
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The Deer in the Wood |
(1995) |
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My Little House Songbook |
(1995) |
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Happy Birthday, Laura |
(1995) |
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Going West |
(1996) |
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Laura’s Garden |
(1996) |
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My Little House Cookbook |
(1996) |
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Laura Helps Pa |
(1996) |
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Summertime in the Big Woods |
(1996) |
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Hello, Laura |
(1996) |
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Winter on the Farm |
(1996) |
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My Little House Birthday Book |
(1997) |
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My Little House 123 |
(1997) |
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My Little House ABC |
(1997) |
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Prairie Day |
(1997) |
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A Little House Birthday |
(1997) |
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County Fair |
(1997) |
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A Little Prairie House |
(1998) |
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Sugar Snow |
(1998) |
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Laura’s Christmas |
(1998) |
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Laura’s Little House |
(1998) |
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Book of Animal Friends |
(1998) |
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My Little House Diary |
(1999) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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A Laura Ingalls Wilder Reader |
(2012) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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On the Way Home |
(1962) |
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Dear Laura |
(1996) |
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Spelling |
(1997) |
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Laura’s Album |
(1998) |
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Pioneer Girl |
(2014) |
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The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder |
(2016) |
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The Little House Book of Wisdom |
(2017) |
Publication Order of Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder Books
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Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder |
(2006) |
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Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder |
(2006) |
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Writings to Young Women on Laura Ingalls Wilder |
(2006) |
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Publication Order of Little House Chapter Books: Caroline Books
(with Roger Lea MacBride, Melissa Peterson)
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School Days |
(1997) |
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Hard Times on the Prairie |
(1998) |
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Brookfield Days |
(1999) |
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Caroline and Her Sister |
(2000) |
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Brookfield Friends |
(2000) |
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Frontier Family |
(2000) |
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A New Little Cabin |
(2001) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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The Driftless Reader |
(2017) |