Susan Coolidge Books in Order
30 books are credited to Susan Coolidge, published between 1871 and 1906; 2 of them appeared after Susan Coolidge's death in 1905. The first book is The New-Year's Bargain (1871) and the newest is A Sheaf of Stories (1906). Publication order is the reading order below.
Susan Coolidge is the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 1871–1906
- Pages on record
- 988 in 8 of 30 books
Susan Coolidge was the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835-1905), an American children's author. The Katy books are her lasting work, beginning with What Katy Did (1872) and continuing in What Katy Did at School (1873). Sisters, schools and boarding school life fill the stories, which were written for girls. Coolidge's 30 catalogued titles open with The New-Year's Bargain (1871) and end with A Sheaf of Stories (1906), taking in Mischief's Thanksgiving (1874), Nine Little Goslings (1875), Eyebright (1879) and the collection Verses (1880). Books are short, a median of 99 pages.
How many Susan Coolidge books are there?
Susan Coolidge has 30 books, released between 1871 and 1906. 2 of them were published after Susan Coolidge's death in 1905. 5 of them belong to the Katy series.
Susan Coolidge Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Susan Coolidge 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.
- 1The New-Year's Bargain1871 · confirmed 1/41871–1/4
- 21872–1/4
- 318732241/4
- 4Mischief's Thanksgiving1874 · confirmed 1/41874–1/4
- 5Nine Little Goslings1875 · confirmed 1/41875–1/4
- 6For Summer Afternoons1876 · confirmed 1/41876–1/4
- 7The Diary and Letters of Frances Burney1879 · confirmed 1/41879–1/4
- 8Eyebright1879 · confirmed 1/41879–1/4
- 9Verses1880 · 102 pages · confirmed 1/418801021/4
- 10A Guernsey Lily1880 · confirmed 1/41880–1/4
- 11Little Tommy Tucker1881 · confirmed 1/41881–1/4
- 12A Little Country Girl1885 · 84 pages · confirmed 1/41885841/4
- 13A Little Country Girlby Susan Coolidge1885 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/41885861/4
- 1418862241/4
- 15One Day in a Baby's Life1886 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/41886401/4
- 16A Short History of the City of Philadelphia from Its Foundation to the Present Time1887 · confirmed 1/41887–1/4
- 171888961/4
- 18Just Sixteen1889 · confirmed 1/41889–1/4
- 19Two Girls1889 · confirmed 1/41889–1/4
- 2018901321/4
- 21The Day's Message1890 · confirmed 1/41890–1/4
- 22A Few More Verses1892 · confirmed 1/41892–1/4
- 23Rhymes and Ballads for Girls and Boys1892 · confirmed 1/41892–1/4
- 24A Round Dozen1892 · confirmed 1/41892–1/4
- 25The Barberry Bush1893 · confirmed 1/41893–1/4
- 26Not Quite Eighteen1894 · confirmed 1/41894–1/4
- 27A Little Knight of Labor1899 · confirmed 1/41899–1/4
- 28The Rule of Three1904 · confirmed 1/41904–1/4
- 29Last Verses1906 · confirmed 1/41906–1/4
- 30A Sheaf of Stories1906 · confirmed 1/41906–1/4
Susan Coolidge 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.
Katy in order
5 booksStandalone books
25 books25 Susan Coolidge titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Susan Coolidge books in order?
You only need to read Susan Coolidge books in order within the Katy series, which holds 5 of the 30 Susan Coolidge books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Susan Coolidge
Start with The New-Year's Bargain (1871), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Susan Coolidge book?
A Sheaf of Stories (1906) is the newest Susan Coolidge book released so far.
Is there a new Susan Coolidge book coming?
No next Susan Coolidge book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Susan Coolidge at a glance
- Died
- Susan Coolidge died in 1905, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Susan Coolidge are still being published after Susan Coolidge's death in 1905; the newest appeared in 1906.
- Release pace
- Susan Coolidge books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 988 pages across the 8 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 99 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Susan Coolidge books, 11 of 30, were published in the 1880s.
What the Susan Coolidge books are about
4 of the 30 Susan Coolidge 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 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 2 of 4 books
- American fiction 1 of 4 books
- Boarding schools 1 of 4 books
- Children 1 of 4 books
- Conduct of life 1 of 4 books
- Family life 1 of 4 books
- Girls 1 of 4 books
- Hanover (N.H.) 1 of 4 books
- In literature 1 of 4 books