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  • Bibliography:
    171 Books (9 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 1982
  • Latest Book:
    September 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Magic Tree House

1 - Dinosaurs Before Dark (Jul-1992)
2 - The Knight at Dawn (Jan-1993)
3 - Mummies in the Morning (Aug-1993)
4 - Pirates Past Noon (Feb-1994)
5 - Night of the Ninjas (Mar-1995)
6 - Afternoon on the Amazon (Aug-1995)
7 - Sunset of the Sabertooth (Mar-1996)
8 - Midnight on the Moon (Nov-1996)
9 - Dolphins at Daybreak (Apr-1997)
10 - Ghost Town at Sundown (Sep-1997)
11 - Lions at Lunchtime (Jan-1998)
12 - Polar Bears Past Bedtime (Jan-1998)
13 - Vacation Under The Volcano (Mar-1998)
14 - Day of the Dragon King (Apr-1998)
15 - Viking Ships at Sunrise (Aug-1998)
16 - Hour of the Olympics (Oct-1998)
17 - Tonight on the Titanic (Mar-1999)
18 - Buffalo Before Breakfast (May-1999)
19 - Tigers at Twilight (Aug-1999)
20 - Dingoes at Dinnertime (Mar-2000)
21 - Civil War on Sunday (May-2000)
22 - Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Sep-2000)
23 - Twister on Tuesday (Mar-2001)
24 - Earthquake in the Early Morning (Jul-2001)
25 - Stage Fright on a Summer Night (Mar-2002)
26 - Good Morning, Gorillas (Jul-2002)
27 - Thanksgiving on Thursday (Sep-2002)
28 - High Tide in Hawaii (Mar-2003)
29 - Christmas in Camelot (Oct-2001)
30 - Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (Aug-2003)
31 - Summer of the Sea Serpent (Mar-2004)
32 - Winter of the Ice Wizard (Oct-2004)
33 - Carnival at Candlelight (Mar-2005)
34 - Season of the Sandstorms (Jul-2005)
35 - Night of the New Magicians (Mar-2006)
36 - Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Oct-2006)
37 - Dragon of the Red Dawn (Mar-2007)
38 - Monday with a Mad Genius (Sep-2007)
39 - Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Apr-2008)
40 - Eve of the Emperor Penguin (Oct-2008)
41 - Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Mar-2009)
42 - A Good Night for Ghosts (Aug-2009)
43 - Leprechaun in Late Winter (Jan-2010)
44 - A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (Sep-2010)
45 - A Crazy Day With Cobras (Jan-2011)
46 - Dogs in the Dead of Night (Aug-2011)
47 - Abe Lincoln at Last! (Dec-2011)
48 - A Perfect Time for Pandas (Jul-2012)
49 - Stallion by Starlight (Apr-2013)
50 - Hurry Up, Houdini! (Jul-2013)
51 - High Time for Heroes (Jan-2014)
52 - Soccer on Sunday (Jun-2014)
53 - Shadow of the Shark (Jun-2015)
54 - Balto of the Blue Dawn (Jan-2016)
55 - Night of the Ninth Dragon (Aug-2016)
56 - A Big Day for Baseball (Aug-2017)
57 - Hurricane Heroes in Texas (Aug-2018)
58 - Warriors in Winter (Jan-2019)
59 - To the Future, Ben Franklin! (Jul-2019)
60 - Narwhal on a Sunny Night (Jan-2020)
61 - Late Lunch with Llamas (Jul-2020)
62 - Camp Time in California (Mar-2021)
63 - Sunlight on the Snow Leopard (Jan-2022)

Magic Tree House Research Guides

1 - Dinosaurs (Nov-2000)
2 - Knights and Castles (Aug-2000)
3 - Mummies and Pyramids (Jan-2001)
4 - Pirates (May-2001)
5 - Rain Forests: A Nonfiction Companion to Afternoon on the Ama... (Sep-2001)
6 - Space (Feb-2002)
7 - Titanic (Aug-2002)
8 - Twisters and Other Terrible Storms (Feb-2003)
9 - Dolphins and Sharks (Jul-2003)
10 - Ancient Greece and the Olympics (Jun-2004)
11 - American Revolution (Aug-2004)
12 - Sabertooths and the Ice Age (Feb-2005)
13 - Pilgrims (Oct-2005)
14 - Ancient Rome and Pompeii (Apr-2006)
15 - Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters (Mar-2007)
16 - Polar Bears and the Arctic (Sep-2007)
17 - Sea Monsters (Mar-2008)
18 - Penguins and Antarctica (Sep-2008)
19 - Leonardo da Vinci (Jan-2009)
20 - Ghosts (Aug-2009)
21 - Leprechauns and Irish Folklore (Jan-2010)
22 - Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens (Sep-2010)
23 - Snakes and Other Reptiles (Jan-2011)
24 - Dog Heroes (Aug-2011)
25 - Abraham Lincoln (Jan-2012)
26 - Pandas and Other Endangered Species (Jul-2012)
27 - Horse Heroes (Apr-2013)
28 - Heroes for All Times (Jan-2014)
29 - Soccer: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission Series #24: Soccer on Sunday (Jun-2014)
30 - Ninjas and Samurai: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas (Sep-2014)
31 - China: Land of the Emperor's Great Wall: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #14: Day of (Dec-2014)
32 - Sharks and Other Predators (Jun-2015)
33 - Vikings: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #15: Viking Ships at Sunrise (Sep-2015)
34 - Dogsledding and Extreme Sports: A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission Serie (Jan-2016)
35 - Dragons and Mythical Creatures: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission Serie (Aug-2016)
36 - World War II: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Super Edition #1: World at War, 1944 (Mar-2017)
37 - Baseball: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #29: A Big Day for Baseball (Aug-2017)
38 - Wild West: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #10: Ghost Town at Sundown (Jan-2018)
39 - Texas: A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #30: Hurricane Heroes in Texas (Aug-2018)
40 - Warriors: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #31: Warriors in Winter (Jan-2019)
41 - Benjamin Franklin: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #32: To the Future, Ben Franklin! (Jul-2019)
42 - Narwhals and Other Whales (Jan-2020)
43 - Llamas and the Andes (Jul-2020)
44 - Snow Leopards and Other Wild Cats (Jan-2022)

Magic Tree House Merlin Missions

1 - Christmas in Camelot (Oct-2001)
2 - Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (Aug-2003)
3 - Summer of the Sea Serpent (Mar-2004)
4 - Winter of the Ice Wizard (Oct-2004)
5 - Carnival at Candlelight (Mar-2005)
6 - Season of the Sandstorms (Jul-2005)
7 - Night of the New Magicians (Mar-2006)
8 - Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Oct-2006)
9 - Dragon of the Red Dawn (Mar-2007)
10 - Monday with a Mad Genius (Sep-2007)
11 - Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Apr-2008)
12 - Eve of the Emperor Penguin (Oct-2008)
13 - Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Mar-2009)
14 - A Good Night for Ghosts (Aug-2009)
15 - Leprechaun in Late Winter (Jan-2010)
16 - A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (Sep-2010)
17 - A Crazy Day With Cobras (Jan-2011)
18 - Dogs in the Dead of Night (Aug-2011)
19 - Abe Lincoln at Last! (Dec-2011)
20 - A Perfect Time for Pandas (Jul-2012)
21 - Stallion by Starlight (Apr-2013)
22 - Hurry Up, Houdini! (Jul-2013)
23 - High Time for Heroes (Jan-2014)
24 - Soccer on Sunday (Jun-2014)
25 - Shadow of the Shark (Jun-2015)
26 - Balto of the Blue Dawn (Jan-2016)
27 - Night of the Ninth Dragon (Aug-2016)
29 - A Big Day for Baseball (Aug-2017)
30 - Hurricane Heroes in Texas (Aug-2018)
31 - Warriors in Winter (Jan-2019)
32 - To the Future, Ben Franklin! (Jul-2019)
33 - Narwhal on a Sunny Night (Jan-2020)
34 - Late Lunch with Llamas (Jul-2020)
35 - Camp Time in California (Mar-2021)
36 - Sunlight on the Snow Leopard (Jan-2022)
37 - Rhinos at Recess (Jan-2023)
38 - Time of the Turtle King (Sep-2023)
39 - Windy Night with Wild Horses (May-2024)
40 - Sea Otter Sunrise (Jul-2025)

Magic Tree House Super Edition

1 - Danger in the Darkest Hour // World at War, 1944 (Jan-2015)

A Magic Tree House Graphic Novel

1 - Dinosaurs Before Dark: Graphic Novel (Jun-2021)
2 - The Knight at Dawn: Graphic Novel (Nov-2021)
3 - Mummies in the Morning: Graphic Novel (Jul-2022)
4 - Pirates Past Noon: Graphic Novel (Oct-2022)
5 - Night of the Ninjas: Graphic Novel (Aug-2023)
6 - Afternoon on the Amazon: Graphic Novel (Apr-2024)
7 - Sunset of the Sabertooth: Graphic Novel (Sep-2024)

Mo

Mo to the Rescue (Oct-1985)
Mo and His Friends (Jan-1989)

Spider Kane

Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple (Mar-1992)
Spider Kane and the Mystery at Jumbo Nightcrawler's (Apr-1993)

Tales From the Odyssey

1 - The One-eyed Giant (Sep-2003)
2 - The Land of the Dead (Sep-2003)
3 - Sirens and Sea Monsters (Jun-2003)
4 - The Gray-eyed Goddess (Sep-2003)
5 - Return to Ithaca (Jun-2004)
6 - The Final Battle (Oct-2004)

Virginia's Civil War Diaries

1 - My Brother's Keeper (May-2002)
2 - After the Rain (May-2002)
3 - A Time to Dance (Aug-2003)

Multi-Author Series List

Dear America

Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catherine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 (Sep-1998)
My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York, 1941 (Aug-2000)

My America

After the Rain (May-2002)
My Brother's Keeper (May-2002)
A Time to Dance (Aug-2003)

Book List in Order: 171 titles

Award-Winning Books by Mary Pope Osborne

Dinosaurs Before Dark
1997 Delaware Diamonds Award -- Grades K-2
Dolphins at Daybreak
1998 Bookseller's Choice -- Beginning Readers
New York's Bravest
2002 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -- Approved
Revolutionary War on Wednesday
2001 Bookseller's Choice -- Beginning Readers
Tonight on the Titanic
2000 Bookseller's Choice -- Beginning Readers


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mary Pope Osborne has published 171 books.

The next book by Mary Pope Osborne, Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Graphic Novel: Space, will be published in September 2025.

The first book by Mary Pope Osborne, Run, Run, as Fast as You Can, was published in April 1982.

Yes. Mary Pope Osborne has 9 series.