Little House On The Prairie Books in Order
Little House On The Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder contains 9 books, published between 1932 and 1953. The first book is Little House in the Big Woods (1932) and the newest is The First Four Years (1953). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1932–1953
- Confirmed
- 9 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,401 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 40–60 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,401 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Little House on the Prairie is a set of American children's novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder, drawn from her own life in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, South Dakota and Missouri between 1872 and 1894. Wilder finished eight of them, issued by Harper & Brothers across the 1930s and 1940s; the second, Farmer Boy (1933), tells her husband's childhood instead. The catalogue lists 9 titles, from Little House in the Big Woods (1932) to The First Four Years (1953), and a chronological order exists beside the publication order. Frontier and pioneer life, farms and family are the recurring subjects.
How many Little House On The Prairie books are there?
Little House On The Prairie has 9 books, released between 1932 and 1953.
Little House On The Prairie Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Little House On The Prairie 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.
- 1Little House in the Big Woods1932 · confirmed 3/41932–3/4
- 2Farmer Boy1933 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/419333723/4
- 3Little House on the Prairie1935 · 335 pages · confirmed 3/419353353/4
- 4On the Banks of Plum Creek1937 · 339 pages · confirmed 3/419373393/4
- 5By the Shores of Silver Lake1939 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/419392903/4
- 6The Long Winter1940 · 334 pages · confirmed 3/419403343/4
- 7Little Town on the Prairie1941 · 307 pages · confirmed 3/419413073/4
- 8These Happy Golden Years1943 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/419432903/4
- 9The First Four Years1953 · 134 pages · confirmed 3/419531343/4
Little House On The Prairie Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Little House in the Big Woods comes first and The First Four Years comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 9 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 1Little House in the Big Woods1932 · confirmed 3/41932–3/4
- 3Little House on the Prairie1935 · 335 pages · confirmed 3/419353353/4
- 2Farmer Boy1933 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/419333723/4
- 4On the Banks of Plum Creek1937 · 339 pages · confirmed 3/419373393/4
- 5By the Shores of Silver Lake1939 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/419392903/4
- 6The Long Winter1940 · 334 pages · confirmed 3/419403343/4
- 7Little Town on the Prairie1941 · 307 pages · confirmed 3/419413073/4
- 8These Happy Golden Years1943 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/419432903/4
- 9The First Four Years1953 · 134 pages · confirmed 3/419531343/4
Do you have to read Little House On The Prairie books in order?
You should read the Little House On The Prairie books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Little House On The Prairie book also stands alone.
What order should you read Little House On The Prairie books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Little House in the Big Woods (1932), the earliest published title. After it come Farmer Boy (1933), Little House on the Prairie (1935), On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937), By the Shores of Silver Lake (1939), The Long Winter (1940), Little Town on the Prairie (1941), These Happy Golden Years (1943) and The First Four Years (1953).
What is the newest Little House On The Prairie book?
The First Four Years (1953) is the newest Little House On The Prairie book released so far.
Is there a new Little House On The Prairie book coming?
No next Little House On The Prairie book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Little House On The Prairie at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Little House On The Prairie title on record dates from 1953, 73 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Little House On The Prairie books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,401 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Little House On The Prairie books, 5 of 9, were published in the 1930s.
What the Little House On The Prairie books are about
All 9 Little House On The Prairie books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: frontier and pioneer life is tagged on 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Frontier and pioneer life 9 of 9 books
- Children's fiction 7 of 9 books
- Family life 6 of 9 books
- Newbery Honor 3 of 9 books
- Juvenile nonfiction 2 of 9 books
- Pioneer children 2 of 9 books
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