Large Family Books in Order
Large Family by Jill Murphy contains 13 books, published between 1980 and 2017. The first book is Peace At Last (1980) and the newest is My First Year at Nursery (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1980–2017
- Pages on record
- 184 in 6 of 13 books
The Large family are fictitious characters in a 13-book children's series by Jill Murphy, catalogued from 1980 to 2017. Peace At Last (1980) comes first, then Five Minutes' Peace (1986), All in One Piece (1987) and A Piece of Cake (1989). A Quiet Night In (1994), Mr. Large in Charge (2005) and Laura Bakes A Cake (2008) follow. Subject headings include elephants, family life, baking, weight control, night and humorous stories.
How many Large Family books are there?
Large Family has 13 books, released between 1980 and 2017.
Large Family Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Large Family 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.
- 1Peace At Last1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 2Five Minutes' Peace1986 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41986321/4
- 3All in One Piece1987 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41987321/4
- 4A Piece of Cake1989 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41989321/4
- 5A Quiet Night In1994 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41994321/4
- 6Mr. Large in Charge2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 7Lester Learns a Lesson2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 8Laura Bakes A Cake2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 9Luke Tidies Up2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 10Lucy Meets Mr Chilly2008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42008321/4
- 11Sebastian's Sleepover2009 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42009241/4
- 12Grandpa in Trouble2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 13My First Year at Nursery2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Large Family?
No separate chronological order is on record for Large Family, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Large Family books in order?
You should read the Large Family books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Large Family book also stands alone.
Where to start with Large Family
Start with Peace At Last (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Large Family book?
My First Year at Nursery (2017) is the newest Large Family book released so far.
Is there a new Large Family book coming?
No next Large Family book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Large Family at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Large Family title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Large Family books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 184 pages across the 6 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Large Family books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2000s.
What the Large Family books are about
8 of the 13 Large Family books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: elephants is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Elephants 6 of 8 books
- Children's fiction 5 of 8 books
- Pictorial works 3 of 8 books
- Family life 2 of 8 books
More books by Jill Murphy
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Jill Murphy
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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