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Gertrude Chandler Warner Books in Order

200 books are credited to Gertrude Chandler Warner, published between 1916 and 2023; 172 of them appeared after Gertrude Chandler Warner's death in 1979. The first book is The House of Delight (1916) and the newest is The Raptor Rescue (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 138 of the 200 books listed here are in the Boxcar Children series, which has its own page: Boxcar Children books in order.

Books
200
Published
1916–2023
Confirmed
117 of 200 titles
Pages on record
18,910 in 138 of 200 books
Reading time
315–473 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 18,910 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 138 of 200 titles with a page count on record.

See all 200 books in order Printable Gertrude Chandler Warner checklist

Gertrude Chandler Warner (April 16, 1890 to August 30, 1979) was an American author who wrote mostly for children. Warner wrote the original book of The Boxcar Children, published in 1942, and the next 18 books in the series. Earlier catalogued titles include The House of Delight (1916) and The World in a Barn (1927), and Surprise Island (1949) and The Yellow House Mystery (1952) came after The Boxcar Children. Orphans, brothers and sisters, and mystery stories are among the subjects. The catalogue also carries Boxcar Children lines such as Adventures of Benny and Watch and Boxcar Children Great Adventure under Warner's name.

How many Gertrude Chandler Warner books are there?

Gertrude Chandler Warner has 200 books, released between 1916 and 2023. 172 of them were published after Gertrude Chandler Warner's death in 1979. They include 7 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Gertrude Chandler Warner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 200 Gertrude Chandler Warner books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 1 of the Boxcar Children series (1942)
  2. Cover of Star Stories for Little Folks by Gertrude Chandler Warner (1947)
  3. Cover of The Movie Star Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 2 of the Boxcar Children series (1948)
  4. Cover of Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 3 of the Boxcar Children series (1949)
  5. Cover of The Yellow House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 4 of the Boxcar Children series (1952)
  6. Cover of Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 5 of the Boxcar Children series (1957)
  7. Cover of Mike's Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 6 of the Boxcar Children series (1960)
  8. Cover of Blue Bay Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 7 of the Boxcar Children series (1961)
  9. Cover of The Woodshed Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 8 of the Boxcar Children series (1962)
  10. Cover of The Lighthouse Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 9 of the Boxcar Children series (1962)
  11. Cover of Mountain Top Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 10 of the Boxcar Children series (1964)
  12. Cover of Schoolhouse Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 11 of the Boxcar Children series (1965)
  13. Cover of Caboose Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 12 of the Boxcar Children series (1966)
  14. Cover of Houseboat Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 13 of the Boxcar Children series (1967)
  15. Cover of Snowbound Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 14 of the Boxcar Children series (1968)
  16. Cover of Tree House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 15 of the Boxcar Children series (1969)
  17. Cover of Bicycle Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 16 of the Boxcar Children series (1970)
  18. Cover of Mystery in the Sand by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 17 of the Boxcar Children series (1971)
  19. Cover of Mystery Behind the Wall by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 18 of the Boxcar Children series (1973)
  20. Cover of Bus Station Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 19 of the Boxcar Children series (1974)
  21. Cover of Benny Uncovers a Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 20 of the Boxcar Children series (1976)
  22. Cover of The Animal Shelter Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 21 of the Boxcar Children series (1991)
  23. Cover of The Haunted Cabin Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 22 of the Boxcar Children series (1991)
  24. Cover of The Deserted Library Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner, book 23 of the Boxcar Children series (1991)
  1. 1
    The House of Delight1916 · confirmed 2/4
    1916–
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  2. 2
    Good Americans: First Lessons for the Littlest Ones1926 · confirmed 2/4
    1926–
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  3. 3
    The World in a Barn1927 · confirmed 2/4
    1927–
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  4. 4
    Windows into Alaska: A Course for Primary Children, Stories and Notes for Teachers1928 · confirmed 2/4
    1928–
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  5. 5
    The World on a Farm1931 · confirmed 2/4
    1931–
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  6. 6
    The Boxcar ChildrenBoxcar Children #11942 · 154 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1942154
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  7. 7
    Star Stories for Little Folks1947 · 76 pages · confirmed 2/4
    194776
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  8. 8
    The Movie Star MysteryBoxcar Children #21948 · 119 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1948119
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  9. 9
    Surprise IslandBoxcar Children #31949 · 181 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1949181
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  10. 10
    The Yellow House MysteryBoxcar Children #41952 · 191 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1952191
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  11. 11
    Fire in a Haystack: An Unrehearsed PlayStandalone Plays #11956 · confirmed 2/4
    1956–
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  12. 12
    Mystery RanchBoxcar Children #51957 · 127 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1957127
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  13. 13
    Mike's MysteryBoxcar Children #61960 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1960128
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  14. 14
    Blue Bay MysteryBoxcar Children #71961 · 157 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1961157
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  15. 15
    The Woodshed MysteryBoxcar Children #81962 · 159 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1962159
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  16. 16
    The Lighthouse MysteryBoxcar Children #91962 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1962128
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  17. 17
    Mountain Top MysteryBoxcar Children #101964 · confirmed 3/4
    1964–
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  18. 18
    Schoolhouse MysteryBoxcar Children #111965 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1965128
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  19. 19
    Caboose MysteryBoxcar Children #121966 · confirmed 3/4
    1966–
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  20. 20
    Peter Piper Missionary Parakeet1967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  21. 21
    Houseboat MysteryBoxcar Children #131967 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1967128
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  22. 22
    Snowbound MysteryBoxcar Children #141968 · confirmed 3/4
    1968–
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  23. 23
    Tree House MysteryBoxcar Children #151969 · 127 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1969127
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  24. 24
    Bicycle MysteryBoxcar Children #161970 · 127 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1970127
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  25. 25
    Mystery in the SandBoxcar Children #171971 · confirmed 3/4
    1971–
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  26. 26
    Mystery Behind the WallBoxcar Children #181973 · confirmed 3/4
    1973–
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  27. 27
    Bus Station MysteryBoxcar Children #191974 · 127 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1974127
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  28. 28
    Benny Uncovers a MysteryBoxcar Children #201976 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976128
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  29. 29
    The Animal Shelter MysteryBoxcar Children #211991 · 121 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991121
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  30. 30
    The Haunted Cabin MysteryBoxcar Children #221991 · 121 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991121
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Gertrude Chandler Warner series and characters in order

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Gertrude Chandler Warner books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Boxcar Children books in order

138 books by Gertrude Chandler Warner
  1. 1. The Boxcar Children
  2. 2. The Movie Star Mystery
  3. 3. Surprise Island
  4. 4. The Yellow House Mystery
  5. 5. Mystery Ranch
  6. 6. Mike's Mystery
  7. 7. Blue Bay Mystery
  8. 8. The Woodshed Mystery
  9. 9. The Lighthouse Mystery
  10. 10. Mountain Top Mystery
  11. 11. Schoolhouse Mystery
  12. 12. Caboose Mystery
  13. and 126 more in the table above

Boxcar Children Great Adventure in order

5 books
  1. 1. Journey on a Runaway Train
  2. 2. The Clue in the Papyrus Scroll
  3. 3. The Detour of the Elephants
  4. 4. The Shackleton Sabotage
  5. 5. The Khipu and the Final Key

Boxcar Children Endangered Animals in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Big Spill Rescue
  2. 2. Mystery of the Spotted Leopard
  3. 3. Mystery of the Vanishing Forest
  4. 4. The Great Reef Rebuild

Jessie Files in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Friendship Feature
  2. 2. Talk of the Town
  3. 3. A Dramatic Disappearance

Standalone Plays

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

8 books

8 Gertrude Chandler Warner titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gertrude Chandler Warner books in order?

You only need to read Gertrude Chandler Warner books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gertrude Chandler Warner

Start with the first book of the Gertrude Chandler Warner series you want to read: Boxcar Children Special starts with The Mystery on the Ice (1993), Boxcar Children Graphic Novels starts with The Yellow House Mystery (2009) and Adventures of Benny and Watch starts with Meet the Boxcar Children (1998). The earliest catalogued title overall is The House of Delight (1916).

What is the newest Gertrude Chandler Warner book?

The Raptor Rescue (2023) is the newest Gertrude Chandler Warner book released so far.

Is there a new Gertrude Chandler Warner book coming?

No next Gertrude Chandler Warner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Gertrude Chandler Warner at a glance

Died
Gertrude Chandler Warner died in 1979, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Gertrude Chandler Warner are still being published after Gertrude Chandler Warner's death in 1979; the newest appeared in 2023.
Release pace
Gertrude Chandler Warner books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
18,910 pages across the 138 of 200 books with a recorded length, a median of 121 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gertrude Chandler Warner books, 73 of 200, were published in the 1990s.

What the Gertrude Chandler Warner books are about

187 of the 200 Gertrude Chandler Warner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: orphans is tagged on 156 of 187. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.