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Magic Tree House Books in Order
Below is the complete list of Magic Tree House books in order of publication. This is the recommended reading sequence for the series by Mary Pope Osborne.
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Magic Tree House Series
- Dinosaurs Before Dark / Valley of the Dinosaurs (1992)
Buy on Amazon - The Knight at Dawn / Castle of Mystery (1993)
Buy on Amazon - Mummies in the Morning / Secret of the Pyramid (1993)
Buy on Amazon - Pirates Past Noon / Pirates’ Treasure! (1994)
Buy on Amazon - Night of the Ninjas (1995)
Buy on Amazon - Afternoon on the Amazon (1995)
Buy on Amazon - Sunset of the Sabertooth / Mammoth to the Rescue (1996)
Buy on Amazon - Midnight on the Moon / Moon Mission! (1996)
Buy on Amazon - Dolphins at Daybreak (1996)
Buy on Amazon - Ghost Town at Sundown / A Wild West Ride (1997)
Buy on Amazon - Lions at Lunchtime / Lions on the Loose (1998)
Buy on Amazon - Vacation Under the Volcano / Racing with Gladiators (1998)
Buy on Amazon - Polar Bears Past Bedtime / Icy Escape! (1998)
Buy on Amazon - Day of the Dragon King / Palace of the Dragon King (1998)
Buy on Amazon - Viking Ships at Sunrise / Voyage of the Vikings (1998)
Buy on Amazon - Hour of the Olympics / Olympic Challenge! (1998)
Buy on Amazon - Tonight on the Titanic (1999)
Buy on Amazon - Buffalo Before Breakfast (1999)
Buy on Amazon - Tigers at Twilight (1999)
Buy on Amazon - Dingoes at Dinnertime (2000)
Buy on Amazon - Civil War on Sunday (2000)
Buy on Amazon - Revolutionary War on Wednesday (2000)
Buy on Amazon - Twister on Tuesday (2001)
Buy on Amazon - Earthquake in the Early Morning (2001)
Buy on Amazon - Stage Fright on a Summer Night (2002)
Buy on Amazon - Good Morning, Gorillas (2002)
Buy on Amazon - Thanksgiving on Thursday (2002)
Buy on Amazon - High Tide in Hawaii (2003)
Buy on Amazon - A Big Day for Baseball (2017)
Buy on Amazon - Hurricane Heroes in Texas (2018)
Buy on Amazon - Warriors in Winter (2019)
Buy on Amazon - To the Future, Ben Franklin! (2019)
Buy on Amazon - Narwhal on a Sunny Night (2020)
Buy on Amazon - Late Lunch with Llamas (2020)
Buy on Amazon - Camp Time in California (2021)
Buy on Amazon - Sunlight on the Snow Leopard (2022)
Buy on Amazon - Rhinos at Recess (2023)
Buy on Amazon - Time of the Turtle King (2023)
Buy on Amazon - Windy Night with Wild Horses (2024)
Buy on Amazon - Sea Otter Sunrise (2025)
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Magic Tree House Super Edition Series
- Danger in the Darkest Hour / World at War, 1944 (2015)
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Magic Tree House Non-Fiction Series
- Games and Puzzles from the Tree House (2010)
Buy on Amazon - My Magic Tree House Journal (2014)
Buy on Amazon - Magic Tree House Survival Guide (2014)
Buy on Amazon - Animal Games and Puzzles (2015)
Buy on Amazon - Magic Tree House Incredible Fact Book (2016)
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Series
- Dinosaurs (2000)
Buy on Amazon - Knights and Castles (2000)
Buy on Amazon - Mummies and Pyramids (2001)
Buy on Amazon - Pirates (2001)
Buy on Amazon - Rain Forests (2001)
Buy on Amazon - Space (2002)
Buy on Amazon - Titanic (2002)
Buy on Amazon - Twisters and Other Terrible Storms (2003)
Buy on Amazon - Dolphins and Sharks (2003)
Buy on Amazon - Ancient Greece and the Olympics (2004)
Buy on Amazon - American Revolution (2004)
Buy on Amazon - Sabertooths and the Ice Age (2005)
Buy on Amazon - Pilgrims (2005)
Buy on Amazon - Ancient Rome and Pompeii (2006)
Buy on Amazon - Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters (2007)
Buy on Amazon - Polar Bears and the Arctic (2007)
Buy on Amazon - Sea Monsters (2008)
Buy on Amazon - Penguins and Antarctica (2008)
Buy on Amazon - Leonardo da Vinci (2009)
Buy on Amazon - Ghosts (2009)
Buy on Amazon - Leprechauns and Irish Folklore (2010)
Buy on Amazon - Kids in Hard Times (2010)
Buy on Amazon - Snakes and Other Reptiles (2011)
Buy on Amazon - Dog Heroes (2011)
Buy on Amazon - Abraham Lincoln (2011)
Buy on Amazon - Pandas and Other Endangered Species (2012)
Buy on Amazon - Horse Heroes (2013)
Buy on Amazon - Magic Tricks from the Tree House (2013)
Buy on Amazon - Heroes for All Times (2013)
Buy on Amazon - Soccer (2014)
Buy on Amazon - Ninjas and Samurai (2014)
Buy on Amazon - China (2014)
Buy on Amazon - Sharks and Other Predators (2015)
Buy on Amazon - Vikings (2015)
Buy on Amazon - Dogsledding and Extreme Sports (2016)
Buy on Amazon - Dragons and Mythical Creatures (2016)
Buy on Amazon - World War II (2017)
Buy on Amazon - Baseball (2017)
Buy on Amazon - Wild West (2018)
Buy on Amazon - Texas (2018)
Buy on Amazon - Warriors (2019)
Buy on Amazon - Benjamin Franklin (2019)
Buy on Amazon - Narwhals and Other Whales (2020)
Buy on Amazon - Llamas and the Andes (2020)
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Magic Tree House Merlin Missions Series
- Christmas in Camelot (2001)
Buy on Amazon - Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (2003)
Buy on Amazon - Summer of the Sea Serpent (2004)
Buy on Amazon - Winter of the Ice Wizard (2004)
Buy on Amazon - Carnival at Candlelight (2004)
Buy on Amazon - Season of the Sandstorms (2005)
Buy on Amazon - Night of the New Magicians (2006)
Buy on Amazon - Blizzard of the Blue Moon (2006)
Buy on Amazon - Dragon of the Red Dawn (2007)
Buy on Amazon - Monday with a Mad Genius (2007)
Buy on Amazon - Dark Day in the Deep Sea (2008)
Buy on Amazon - Eve of the Emperor Penguin (2008)
Buy on Amazon - Moonlight on the Magic Flute (2009)
Buy on Amazon - A Good Night for Ghosts (2009)
Buy on Amazon - Leprechaun in Late Winter (2010)
Buy on Amazon - A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (2010)
Buy on Amazon - A Crazy Day with Cobras (2010)
Buy on Amazon - Dogs in the Dead of Night (2011)
Buy on Amazon - Abe Lincoln At Last! (2011)
Buy on Amazon - A Perfect Time for Pandas (2012)
Buy on Amazon - Stallion by Starlight (2013)
Buy on Amazon - Hurry Up, Houdini! (2013)
Buy on Amazon - High Time for Heroes (2014)
Buy on Amazon - Soccer on Sunday (2014)
Buy on Amazon - Shadow of the Shark (2015)
Buy on Amazon - Balto of the Blue Dawn (2016)
Buy on Amazon - Night of the Ninth Dragon (2016)
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About Magic Tree House Series
Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House books are one of the clearest examples of a children’s series that looks simple on the surface but is a little more layered once you look at the full order. The official series site and Penguin Random House pages show that the main chapter-book line follows Jack and Annie through time-travel adventures, with the classic sequence beginning at Dinosaurs Before Dark and continuing through later adventures all the way to newer titles such as Sea Otter Sunrise. The current official PRH series page lists the chapter-book line through Book 39, which confirms that the main series is still the backbone of the brand.
The most useful structural divide is between the original run and the later Merlin Missions. The first 28 books are the earlier Jack-and-Annie adventures that many readers think of as the core classic sequence. After that, the books shift into the Merlin Missions era, where Merlin the Magician sends Jack and Annie on more advanced quests. Reference summaries and official collection pages both reflect that split, even though modern reading lists often still keep the books in one continuous overall number order.
That is why publication order is the best way to read the series. A child can sometimes jump into a single adventure and still enjoy it, but the fuller experience comes from watching Jack and Annie grow into their roles. The early books establish the basic rhythm of the tree house, Morgan le Fay, and the thrill of being sent into history with only a small clue about what is expected. The later books build on that familiarity and make the missions feel larger, more purposeful, and slightly more demanding.
One of the strengths of the series is how clearly it understands its audience. The books are short, but they are not thin. Osborne keeps the prose accessible while giving children real historical settings, real tension, and just enough recurring magical structure to make each book feel both comforting and exciting. Jack and Annie also balance each other well. Jack tends to be cautious and curious in a bookish way, while Annie is more impulsive and open to wonder. That contrast helps the books stay lively across such a long run.
Another reason the order can look confusing is that the Magic Tree House world now includes more than the chapter books themselves. The official site also separates out Fact Trackers, Merlin Missions, Super Editions, and graphic novels. Those are all part of the wider franchise, but they are not the same thing as the main chapter-book reading line. For a clean “books in order” page, the chapter books should remain the focus, with the companion lines treated as optional extras rather than part of the core sequence.
For readers who already have the list above, the best way to think about Magic Tree House is as a long-running chapter-book adventure series with one simple central promise: Jack and Annie open the tree house, travel somewhere extraordinary, and come back knowing more than they did before. Read in publication order, the books become more than isolated historical adventures. They form a gentle, dependable progression from the earliest time-travel discoveries to the larger magical quest structure of the later books, which is exactly why the series has remained so durable for beginning readers.
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