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
| Little House in the Big Woods | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Farmer Boy | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little House on the Prairie | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| On the Banks of Plum Creek | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| By the Shores of Silver Lake | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Long Winter | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little Town on the Prairie | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| These Happy Golden Years | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The First Four Years | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of Little House On The Prairie Books
| Little House in the Big Woods | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little House on the Prairie | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Farmer Boy | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| On the Banks of Plum Creek | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| By the Shores of Silver Lake | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Long Winter | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little Town on the Prairie | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| These Happy Golden Years | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The First Four Years | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Little House Chapter Books: Laura Books
| The Adventures of Laura and Jack | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pioneer Sisters | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Animal Adventures | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| School Days | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Laura & Nellie | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Farmer Boy Days | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little House Farm Days | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hard Times on the Prairie | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little House Friends | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Christmas Stories | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Laura's Ma | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Laura's Pa | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Laura & Mr. Edwards | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little House Parties | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of My First Little House Picture Books
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| A Laura Ingalls Wilder Reader | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| On the Way Home | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dear Laura | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spelling | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Laura's Album | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pioneer Girl | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Little House Book of Wisdom | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder Books
(with Stephen W. Hines)
| Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: On Wisdom And Virtues | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: On Life As a Pioneer Women | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Writings to Young Women on Laura Ingalls Wilder | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Little House Chapter Books: Caroline Books
(with Roger Lea MacBride, Melissa Peterson)
| School Days | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Hard Times on the Prairie | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Brookfield Days | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Caroline and Her Sister | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Brookfield Friends | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Frontier Family | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A New Little Cabin | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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