Order of Honey Bunch Books
Honey Bunch is a series of children’s novels written under the house name of Helen Louise Thorndyke. The series is a creation of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the group behind such series as The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and other series. Honey Bunch goes on various trips to places like cities, farms, the seashore, camp, the Great Lakes, the zoo, the circus, the fair and more. Later on, the series was revamped to the Honey Bunch and Norman series.
Helen Louise Thorndyke began the Honey Bunch series in 1923 with the novel Just a Little Girl. It is the only book in the original Honey Bunch series that does not begin with “Her First.” The original series ended in 1941 with Her First Twin Playmates, which was the 31st book in the series. The series was revamped in 1951 with Honey Bunch and Norman Tour Toy Town. That series ended after 10 original books, the last of which being Honey Bunch and Norman and the Walnut Tree Mystery. Below is a list of Helen Louise Thorndyke’s Honey Bunch books in order of when they were first released (as well as in chronological order):
Publication Order of Honey Bunch Books
| Just a Little Girl | (1923) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Visit to the City | (1923) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Days on the Farm | (1923) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Visit to the Seashore | (1924) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Little Garden | (1924) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Days In Camp | (1925) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Auto Tour | (1926) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip on the Ocean | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip West | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Summer on an Island | (1929) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip on the Great Lakes | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip in an Airplane | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Visit to the Zoo | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Big Adventure | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Big Parade | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Little Mystery | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Little Treasure Hunt | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Little Club | (1938) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip in a Trailer | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip to a Big Fair | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Twin Playmates | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Costume Party | (1942) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip on a House Boat | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Winter at Snowtop | (1944) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip to the Big Woods | (1947) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Little Pet Show | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip to a Lighthouse | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Visit to a Pony Ranch | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Tour of Toy Town | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Visit to Puppyland | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her First Trip to Reindeer Farm | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Honey Bunch and Norman on Lighthouse Island | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Honey Bunch and Norman Solve the Pine Cone Mystery | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Honey Bunch And Norman Play Detective At Niagara Falls | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Honey Bunch and Norman at Beaver Lodge | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: Her First Trip to a Lighthouse was re-issued as book #2 of the Honey Bunch and Norman series as Honey Bunch and Norman on Lighthouse Island. Her First Trip to Reindeer Farm was re-issued as book #7 of the Honey Bunch and Norman series, under the title of Honey Bunch and Norman Visit Reindeer Farm
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