Rosie Hopkins Books in Order

Jenny Colgan has written 3 books featuring Rosie Hopkins, published between 2012 and 2014. The first book is Sweetshop of Dreams (2012) and the newest is The Christmas Surprise (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2012–2014
Confirmed
3 of 3 titles
Total pages
1,286 across 3 books
Reading time
21–32 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,286 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute.

Rosie Hopkins runs a village sweetshop in Jenny Colgan's three-book series, which moves a young Londoner into English country life and the confectionery trade. Sweetshop of Dreams (2012) opens it, Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop (2013) follows, and The Christmas Surprise (2014) closes the run.

How many Rosie Hopkins books are there?

Rosie Hopkins appears in 3 books, released between 2012 and 2014.

Rosie Hopkins Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Rosie Hopkins 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. 1
    Sweetshop of DreamsRosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop #12012 · 422 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012422
  2. 2
    Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' SweetshopRosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop #22013 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013432
  3. 3
    The Christmas SurpriseRosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop #32014 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014432

Do you have to read Rosie Hopkins books in order?

You should read the Rosie Hopkins books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Rosie Hopkins book also stands alone.

Where to start with Rosie Hopkins

Start with Sweetshop of Dreams (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rosie Hopkins book?

The Christmas Surprise (2014) is the newest Rosie Hopkins book released so far.

Is there a new Rosie Hopkins book coming?

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

Rosie Hopkins at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rosie Hopkins title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rosie Hopkins books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,286 pages across all 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rosie Hopkins books, 3 of 3, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
3 of the 3 titles appear in all four independent book listings.

What the Rosie Hopkins books are about

All 3 Rosie Hopkins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jenny Colgan

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.