Ann Turner Children's Books in Order

Ann Turner Children's contains 23 books, published between 1985 and 2015. The first book is Dakota Dugout (1985) and the newest is My Name Is Truth (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1985–2015
Pages on record
362 in 10 of 23 books

Ann Turner's children's listing gathers 23 books published between 1985 and 2015. Turner is credited on 21 of them; the remaining credits name Ronald Himler and Mark Hess on 2 books each, with James Graham Hale, Robert Barrett, Lois Ehlert, Raúl Colón and Amy June Bates on one apiece. Dakota Dugout (1985) opens the run and My Name Is Truth (2015) closes it. Frontier and pioneer life, farm life, family life, adoption, prehistoric peoples and the American Revolution of 1775 to 1783 appear in the subject headings.

How many Ann Turner Children's books are there?

Ann Turner Children's has 23 books, released between 1985 and 2015.

Ann Turner Children's Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Ann Turner Children's 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
    Dakota Dugout1985 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198532
  2. 2
    Nettie's Trip South1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987
  3. 3
    Time Of The Bison1987 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198754
  4. 4
    Hedgehog for Breakfast1989 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198932
  5. 5
    Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies1990 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199031
  6. 6
    Katie's Trunk1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992
  7. 7
    Stars for Sarah1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993
  8. 8
    Apple Valley Year1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993
  9. 9
    Dust for Dinner1995 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199564
  10. 10
    Angel Hide and Seek1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998
  11. 111998
  12. 12
    Let's Be Animals1998 · 21 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199821
  13. 13
    Red Flower Goes West1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999
  14. 14
    Heron Street2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
  15. 15
    Secrets From The Dollhouse2000 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200030
  16. 16
    Abe Lincoln Remembers2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000
  17. 17
    In the Heart2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001
  18. 18
    Shaker Hearts2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002
  19. 192003
  20. 20
    Pumpkin Cat2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004
  21. 21
    Sitting Bull Remembers2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
  22. 22
    Sewing Quilts2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  23. 44
    My Name Is Truth2015 · 34 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201534

Do you have to read Ann Turner Children's books in order?

You should read the Ann Turner Children's books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ann Turner Children's book also stands alone.

Where to start with Ann Turner Children's

Start with Dakota Dugout (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ann Turner Children's book?

My Name Is Truth (2015) is the newest Ann Turner Children's book released so far.

Is there a new Ann Turner Children's book coming?

No next Ann Turner Children's book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ann Turner Children's at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ann Turner Children's title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ann Turner Children's books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
362 pages across the 10 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ann Turner Children's books, 9 of 23, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 23 titles, 21 are credited to Ann Turner, 2 to Ronald Himler, 2 to Mark Hess and 1 to James Graham Hale. A further 5 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the Ann Turner Children's books are about

22 of the 23 Ann Turner Children's 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 13 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.