Valerie Tripp Books in Order
Valerie Tripp has written 62 books, published between 1986 and 2023. The first book is Molly Learns a Lesson (1986) and the newest is A Fin-tastic Surprise (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 62
- Published
- 1986–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,895 in 30 of 62 books
Valerie Tripp, born in 1951, writes for children and is best known for the American Girl books. Molly, Felicity, Josefina and Kit each hold an American Girl heading in the catalogue, which runs to 62 titles published between 1986 and 2023. Meet Molly, Molly Learns a Lesson and Molly's Surprise all appeared in 1986, and the Felicity books start in 1991. Subject tags cover historical fiction, the Second World War, the Depression, Mexican Americans, ranch life, sisters and friendship. Susan McAliley, Dan Andreasen, Juliana Kolesova and Jean-Paul Tibbles carry credits alongside Tripp on some volumes. The listing is dormant.
How many Valerie Tripp books are there?
Valerie Tripp has 62 books, released between 1986 and 2023. They include 4 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.
Valerie Tripp Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 62 Valerie Tripp 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.
- 11986–2/4
- 21986–2/4
- 31986582/4
- 41987622/4
- 51988–2/4
- 61988–2/4
- 71991–2/4
- 81991692/4
- 91991–2/4
- 101992–2/4
- 111992–2/4
- 121992–2/4
- 131997–2/4
- 141997692/4
- 151997702/4
- 161998702/4
- 171998692/4
- 181998692/4
- 191998442/4
- 201998442/4
- 211999382/4
- 221999402/4
- 231999392/4
- 242000682/4
- 252000712/4
- 262000612/4
- 272000392/4
- 282000402/4
- 292000392/4
- 302001672/4
- 312001702/4
- 322001682/4
- 332001392/4
- 342001402/4
- 352001482/4
- 362002392/4
- 3720022132/4
- 382002–2/4
- 392003392/4
- 402006852/4
- 412007–2/4
- 422014–2/4
- 4320151282/4
- 44The Riddle of the Robin2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 45Ashlyn's Unsurprise Party2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 46The Muddily-Puddily Show2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 472016–2/4
- 48Camille's Mermaid Tale2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 49The Mystery of Mr. E2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 50The Rainstorm Brainstorm2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 512017–2/4
- 522017–2/4
- 53Willa's Wilderness Campout2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 54The Clippity-Cloppity Carnival2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 55Emerson Is Mighty Girl!2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 56Emerson and Princess Peep2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 57Sunny Day Scavenger Hunt2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 582018–2/4
- 59Teamwork Magic2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 60The Princess and the Dragon2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 61Ready to be Royal2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 62A Fin-tastic Surprise2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Valerie Tripp 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.
American Girl: Josefina in order
14 books- 1. Meet Josefina
- 2. Josefina's Surprise
- 3. Josefina Learns a Lesson
- 4. Changes for Josefina
- 5. Josefina Saves the Day
- 6. Happy Birthday, Josefina!
- 7. Josefinas Craftbook
- 8. Josefina's Cookbook
- 9. A Reward for Josefina
- 10. Again, Josefina!
- 11. Josefina's Song
- 12. Just Josefina
- and 2 more in the table above
American Girl: Felicity in order
13 books- 1. Meet Felicity
- 2. Felicity's Surprise
- 3. Felicity Learns a Lesson
- 4. Felicity Saves the Day
- 5. Changes for Felicity
- 6. Happy Birthday, Felicity! A Springtime Story
- 7. Felicity's New Sister
- 8. Felicity's Dancing Shoes
- 9. Felicity Takes a Dare
- 10. Felicity Discovers a Secret
- 11. Felicity's Short Story Collection
- 16. Love and Loyalty
- and 1 more in the table above
American Girl: Molly in order
11 booksAmerican Girl: Kit in order
8 booksAmerican Girl Historical Characters in order
1 book- 6. Taking Off
Standalone books
15 books15 Valerie Tripp titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Valerie Tripp books in order?
You only need to read Valerie Tripp books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Valerie Tripp
Start with Molly Learns a Lesson (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Valerie Tripp book?
A Fin-tastic Surprise (2023) is the newest Valerie Tripp book released so far.
Is there a new Valerie Tripp book coming?
No next Valerie Tripp book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Valerie Tripp at a glance
- Paused
- No new Valerie Tripp title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Valerie Tripp books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,895 pages across the 30 of 62 books with a recorded length, a median of 62 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Valerie Tripp books, 18 of 62, were published in the 2000s.
What the Valerie Tripp books are about
31 of the 62 Valerie Tripp 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 21 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 21 of 31 books
- Piano 16 of 31 books
- History 10 of 31 books
- Mexican Americans 10 of 31 books
- Depressions 7 of 31 books
- Aunts 6 of 31 books
- Social life and customs 5 of 31 books
- World War, 1939-1945 5 of 31 books
- Friendship 4 of 31 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 31 books
- Ranch life 4 of 31 books