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Little House Books in Order

by Laura Ingalls WilderChildren's Books

9 books from Little House in the Big Woods (1932) to The First Four Years (1953). Rated 4.8 across 18,126 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Little House in the Big Woods

    Book 1 1932 4.8 (4.5k)

    Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! Inspiration for the Netflix series Little House on the Prairie! The book that started it all! Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series, which…

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  2. Farmer Boy

    Book 2 1933 4.8 (2.5k)

    Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! The second book in the treasured Little House series, Farmer Boy is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved story of how her husband, Almanzo, grew up as a farmer boy far from the little house where Laura lived.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  3. Little House on the Prairie

    Book 3 1935 4.8 (2.6k)

    Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! Inspiration for Netflix's Little House on the Prairie series! The third book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  4. On the Banks of Plum Creek

    Book 4 1937 4.9 (1.8k)

    Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek is the fourth book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  5. By the Shores of Silver Lake

    Book 5 1924 4.8 (1.4k)

    Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! The fifth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved Little House series! The Ingalls family has seen both joy and hardship since the end of On the Banks of Plum Creek.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  6. The Long Winter

    Book 6 1940 4.8 (1.7k)

    Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! The sixth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s treasured Little House series, and the recipient of a Newbery Honor.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  7. Little Town on the Prairie

    Book 7 1941 4.8 (1.3k)

    Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie is the seventh book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  8. These Happy Golden Years

    Book 8 1943 4.9 (1.4k)

    Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! The eighth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series, and the recipient of a Newbery Honor.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  9. The First Four Years

    Book 9 1953 4.6 (839)

    Narrated by actress Cherry Jones! Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, The First Four Years is the ninth and final book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Little House is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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