Melissa Gilbert Books in Order
Melissa Gilbert has written 4 books, published between 2009 and 2022. The first book is Prairie Tale (2009) and the newest is Back to the Prairie (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2009–2022
Melissa Gilbert is an American actress, born in 1964, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie from 1974 to 1983. The prairie runs through the writing too: Prairie Tale (2009) opens 4 catalogued books, with My Prairie Cookbook (2014) and Back to the Prairie (2022) after it, and Daisy and Josephine (2014) between. No title has appeared since 2022.
How many Melissa Gilbert books are there?
Melissa Gilbert has 4 books, released between 2009 and 2022.
Melissa Gilbert Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Melissa Gilbert books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Prairie Tale2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 2Daisy and Josephine2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 3My Prairie Cookbook2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 4Back to the Prairie2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Melissa Gilbert 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.
Standalone books
4 books4 Melissa Gilbert titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Melissa Gilbert books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 4 Melissa Gilbert books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Melissa Gilbert
Start with Prairie Tale (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Melissa Gilbert book?
Back to the Prairie (2022) is the newest Melissa Gilbert book released so far.
Is there a new Melissa Gilbert book coming?
No next Melissa Gilbert book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Melissa Gilbert at a glance
- Paused
- No new Melissa Gilbert title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Melissa Gilbert books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Melissa Gilbert books, 2 of 4, were published in the 2010s.