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Little House on the Prairie books in order

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder has 9 books, published 1932–1971. Reading all of them takes about 48 hours (2,615 pages). 7 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

1Little House in the… 2Farmer Boy 3Little House on the… 4On the Banks of Plu… 5By the Shores of Si… 6The Long Winter 7Little Town on the… 8These Happy Golden… 9The First Four Years
Spines are sized by page count. The orange dot marks a free ebook.

Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1932

    Little House in the Big Woods

    228 pages, about 4.2 hours 4.0★ (59)

    BORROW FREE

  2. Book 2 · 1933

    Farmer Boy

    372 pages, about 6.8 hours 3.8★ (23)

  3. Book 3 · 1935

    Little House on the Prairie

    309 pages, about 5.7 hours 4.4★ (15)

    BORROW FREE

  4. Book 4 · 1937

    On the Banks of Plum Creek

    338 pages, about 6.2 hours 4.0★ (22)

    BORROW FREE

  5. Book 5 · 1939

    By the Shores of Silver Lake

    290 pages, about 5.3 hours 3.9★ (24)

    BORROW FREE

  6. Book 6 · 1940

    The Long Winter

    335 pages, about 6.1 hours 4.1★ (24)

    BORROW FREE

  7. Book 7 · 1941

    Little Town on the Prairie

    305 pages, about 5.6 hours 3.8★ (20)

    BORROW FREE

  8. Book 8 · 1943

    These Happy Golden Years

    304 pages, about 5.6 hours 3.8★ (16)

    BORROW FREE

  9. Book 9 · 1971

    The First Four Years

    134 pages, about 2.5 hours 3.7★ (18)

Questions people ask

How many Little House on the Prairie books are there?

There are 9 books in the series, published 1932–1971.

Which Little House on the Prairie book should I read first?

Start with Little House in the Big Woods (1932), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 48 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 2,615 pages in total. The longest book is Farmer Boy at 372 pages.

Can I read Little House on the Prairie for free?

7 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.