The Bobbsey Twins Books in Order
The Bobbsey Twins by Laura Lee Hope contains 111 books, published between 1904 and 2005. The first book is The Bobbsey Twins / The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport (1904) and the newest is The Mystery of the Ghost in the Attic (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 111
- Published
- 1904–2005
- Pages on record
- 5,791 in 48 of 111 books
The Bobbsey Twins are the children at the centre of a mystery and adventure series for young readers, credited to Laura Lee Hope. The run reaches 111 catalogued books between 1904 and 2005, at a median of 106 pages, across four recorded lines: Bobbsey Twins, Bobbsey Twins (Second), New Bobbsey Twins and Bobbsey Twins 8x8. The first book appeared in 1904 and was later reissued as The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport; early titles took the children to the seashore, the country, school, Snow Lodge, Meadow Brook and Blueberry Island, many of them retitled as mysteries in later printings. Buried treasure, ghosts, horses and camps fill the subject index, and the 1980s are the densest decade.
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How many The Bobbsey Twins books are there?
The Bobbsey Twins has 111 books, released between 1904 and 2005.
The Bobbsey Twins Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 111 The Bobbsey Twins 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 November 2026.
- 11904–1/4
- 2The Bobbsey Twins In The Country / Adventure in the CountryBobbsey Twins #21907 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/419071201/4
- 3The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore / The Secret at the SeashoreBobbsey Twins #31907 · 98 pages · confirmed 1/41907981/4
- 4The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge / The Mystery at SnowLodgeBobbsey Twins #41913 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/419131041/4
- 519131081/4
- 619151161/4
- 71915–1/4
- 819161361/4
- 91917–1/4
- 101917–1/4
- 11The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea / Mystery on the Deep Blue SeaBobbsey Twins #111918 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/41918961/4
- 121919–1/4
- 13The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West / Visit to the Great WestBobbsey Twins #131920 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/419201321/4
- 141921–1/4
- 151922–1/4
- 1619231901/4
- 171924–1/4
- 181925–1/4
- 191926–1/4
- 20The Bobbsey Twins at Cherry Corners / The Mystery at Cherry CornersBobbsey Twins #201927 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/419272521/4
- 211928–1/4
- 221929–1/4
- 2319302521/4
- 241931–1/4
- 251932–1/4
- 2619332461/4
- 271934–1/4
- 281935–1/4
- 2919372181/4
- 301937–1/4
- 311938–1/4
- 321939–1/4
- 331940–1/4
- 341941–1/4
- 351942–1/4
- 361943–1/4
- 371944–1/4
- 381945–1/4
- 391946–1/4
- 401947–1/4
- 411949–1/4
- 421950–1/4
- 431951–1/4
- 441952–1/4
- 4519531841/4
- 461954–1/4
- 471956–1/4
- 481956–1/4
- 491957–1/4
- 501959–1/4
- 511960–1/4
- 521961–1/4
- 531962–1/4
- 541962–1/4
- 551964–1/4
- 561964–1/4
- 571966–1/4
- 581967–1/4
- 591968–1/4
- 601969–1/4
- 611970–1/4
- 6219711781/4
- 631972–1/4
- 641973–1/4
- 651974–1/4
- 661975–1/4
- 671975–1/4
- 6819761801/4
- 6919781791/4
- 701978–1/4
- 7119801271/4
- 7219801241/4
- 7319811091/4
- 7419811121/4
- 7519811111/4
- 7619821261/4
- 7719831271/4
- 7819831271/4
- 7919831191/4
- 801984–1/4
- 8119861281/4
- 821987871/4
- 831987861/4
- 841987841/4
- 851988–1/4
- 861988–1/4
- 871988901/4
- 881988881/4
- 891988881/4
- 901988–1/4
- 911989901/4
- 921989901/4
- 931989–1/4
- 941989871/4
- 951989861/4
- 961989861/4
- 971990861/4
- 981990–1/4
- 991990831/4
- 1001990841/4
- 1011990851/4
- 1021991–1/4
- 1031991–1/4
- 1041991–1/4
- 1051991961/4
- 1061991961/4
- 1071992841/4
- 1081992961/4
- 1091992961/4
- 1102005241/4
- 1112005–1/4
Do you have to read The Bobbsey Twins books in order?
You should read the The Bobbsey Twins books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each The Bobbsey Twins book also stands alone.
Where to start with The Bobbsey Twins
Start with The Bobbsey Twins / The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport (1904), the earliest published title.
What is the newest The Bobbsey Twins book?
The Mystery of the Ghost in the Attic (2005) is the newest The Bobbsey Twins book released so far.
Is there a new The Bobbsey Twins book coming?
No next The Bobbsey Twins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
The Bobbsey Twins at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest The Bobbsey Twins title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- The Bobbsey Twins books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,791 pages across the 48 of 111 books with a recorded length, a median of 106 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most The Bobbsey Twins books, 26 of 111, were published in the 1980s.
When The Bobbsey Twins books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when The Bobbsey Twins titles appeared. 1980s was the most productive decade with 26 titles.
111 books total across 11 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the The Bobbsey Twins books are about
81 of the 111 The Bobbsey Twins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 67 of 81. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 67 of 81 books
- Children's fiction 61 of 81 books
- Twins 58 of 81 books
- Bobbsey twins (fictitious characters) 50 of 81 books
- Classic literature 5 of 81 books
- Brothers and sisters 4 of 81 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 81 books
- Buried treasure 2 of 81 books
- Camps 2 of 81 books
- Ghosts 2 of 81 books
Series that include The Bobbsey Twins books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Bobbsey Twins books in order 70 books