Margaret Sidney Books in Order
Margaret Sidney has written 25 books, published between 1881 and 1916. The first book is Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1881) and the newest is Our Davie Pepper (1916). Publication order is the reading order below.
Margaret Sidney is the pen name of Harriett Mulford Stone.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 1881–1916
- Pages on record
- 1,922 in 7 of 25 books
Margaret Sidney was the pen name of Harriett Lothrop (1844-1924), an American children's writer. The Five Little Peppers series is Sidney's best known work, opening with Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1881) and ending with Our Davie Pepper (1916). Lothrop took over the publishing company of her husband, Daniel Lothrop, after his death. The couple bought The Wayside and made the house a literary centre. Lothrop also founded the Children of the American Revolution. The catalogue counts 25 books.
Source: Wikidata
How many Margaret Sidney books are there?
Margaret Sidney has 25 books, released between 1881 and 1916. They include 2 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Margaret Sidney Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Margaret Sidney 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 October 2026.
- 118813522/4
- 2Half a Year at Bronckton1881 · confirmed 2/41881–2/4
- 3Ballad of the Lost Hare1882 · confirmed 2/41882–2/4
- 4The Pettibone Name1882 · confirmed 2/41882–2/4
- 5Who Told It to Me1883 · confirmed 2/41883–2/4
- 6The Minute Man a Ballad of the Shot Heard Round the World1886 · confirmed 2/41886–2/4
- 7Old Concord1887 · confirmed 2/41887–2/4
- 8The Little Red Shop1889 · confirmed 2/41889–2/4
- 91890–2/4
- 10An Adirondack Cabin1890 · confirmed 2/41890–2/4
- 1118922362/4
- 12The Old Town Pump1895 · confirmed 2/41895–2/4
- 131897–2/4
- 1418984482/4
- 15The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown HouseFive Little Peppers #51899 · confirmed 2/41899–2/4
- 16The Judges' Cave; Being a Romance of the New Haven Colony in the Days of the Regicides, 16611900 · confirmed 2/41900–2/4
- 1719002342/4
- 1819022362/4
- 19Sally, Mrs. Tubbs1903 · confirmed 2/41903–2/4
- 2019032082/4
- 211904–2/4
- 2219052082/4
- 231907–2/4
- 241910–2/4
- 251916–2/4
Margaret Sidney series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Five Little Peppers books in order 12 books
Margaret Sidney books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Little Maid in order
2 booksStandalone books
11 books11 Margaret Sidney titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Margaret Sidney books in order?
You only need to read Margaret Sidney books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Margaret Sidney
Start with Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1881), the first Five Little Peppers book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Margaret Sidney book?
Our Davie Pepper (1916) is the newest Margaret Sidney book released so far.
Is there a new Margaret Sidney book coming?
No next Margaret Sidney book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Margaret Sidney at a glance
- Died
- Margaret Sidney died in 1924, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Margaret Sidney on record dates from 1916.
- Release pace
- Margaret Sidney books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,922 pages across the 7 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 236 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Margaret Sidney books, 8 of 25, were published in the 1900s.
When Margaret Sidney books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Margaret Sidney titles appeared. 1880s was the most productive decade with 8 titles.
25 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Margaret Sidney books are about
7 of the 25 Margaret Sidney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 5 of 7 books
- Family life 3 of 7 books
- Five Little Peppers (Fictitious characters) 3 of 7 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 7 books
- Friendship 2 of 7 books
- Single-parent families 2 of 7 books