Order of Mary Pope Osborne Books
Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children’s books and young adult novels, best known for her Magic Tree House fantasy/adventure series for children. She is also the author of the Tales from the Odyssey series. Mary grew up as an army brat and lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida and North Carolina. The lifestyle she lived growing up has definitely left a mark on Mary, giving her peripatetic tendencies and a love of adventure that she channelled into her writing. Mary served as President of the Authors Guild from 1993 to 1997.
Mary Pope Osborne became a published author in 1982 with the semi-autobiographical Run, Run, As Fast As You Can about a young girl who grew up in a military family. A publisher would eventually suggest to her to start a children’s book series, so Mary spent the next year planning what became the Magic Tree House series. Below is a list of Mary Pope Osborne’s books in order of when they were originally released:
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Publication Order of Magic Tree House Books
| Dinosaurs Before Dark / Valley of the Dinosaurs | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Knight at Dawn / Castle of Mystery | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mummies in the Morning / Secret of the Pyramid | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pirates Past Noon / Pirates' Treasure! | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Night of the Ninjas | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Afternoon on the Amazon | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sunset of the Sabertooth / Mammoth to the Rescue | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Midnight on the Moon / Moon Mission! | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dolphins at Daybreak | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ghost Town at Sundown / A Wild West Ride | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lions at Lunchtime / Lions on the Loose | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Vacation Under the Volcano / Racing with Gladiators | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Polar Bears Past Bedtime / Icy Escape! | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Day of the Dragon King / Palace of the Dragon King | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Viking Ships at Sunrise / Voyage of the Vikings | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hour of the Olympics | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tonight on the Titanic | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Buffalo Before Breakfast | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tigers at Twilight | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dingoes at Dinnertime | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Civil War on Sunday | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Revolutionary War on Wednesday | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Twister on Tuesday | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Earthquake in the Early Morning | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stage Fright on a Summer Night | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Good Morning, Gorillas | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thanksgiving on Thursday | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| High Tide in Hawaii | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Big Day for Baseball | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hurricane Heroes in Texas | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Warriors in Winter | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| To the Future, Ben Franklin! | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Narwhal on a Sunny Night | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Late Lunch with Llamas | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Camp Time in California | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sunlight on the Snow Leopard | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rhinos at Recess | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Time of the Turtle King | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Windy Night with Wild Horses | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Magic Tree House Merlin Missions Books
Publication Order of Magic Tree House Super Edition Books
| Danger in the Darkest Hour / World at War, 1944 | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Spider Kane Books
| Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spider Kane and the Mystery at Jumbo Nightcrawler's | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of My America: Virginia's Civil War Diary Books
| My Brother's Keeper | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| After the Rain | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Time to Dance | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Tales From The Odyssey Books
| The One-Eyed Giant | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Land of the Dead | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sirens and Sea Monsters | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Gray-Eyed Goddess | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Return to Ithaca | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Final Battle | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Run, Run, As Fast As You Can | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Love Always, Blue | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Best Wishes, Joe Brady | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Last One Home | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Deadly Power of Medusa | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Moonhorse | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jason and the Argonauts | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Molly and the Prince | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Haunted Waters | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rocking Horse Christmas | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Adaline Falling Star | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kate and the Beanstalk | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Brave Little Seamstress | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| New York's Bravest | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| American Tall Tales | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| Mo to the Rescue | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pandora's Box | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Visit to Sleep's House | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mo and His Friends | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beauty and the Beast | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Life of Jesus in Masterpieces of Art | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sleeping Bobby | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pompeii: Lost & Found | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Books
(with Natalie Pope Boyce, Will Osborne)
Publication Order of Magic Tree House Non-Fiction Books
| Games and Puzzles from the Tree House | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Magic Tree House Journal | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Magic Tree House Survival Guide | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Animal Games and Puzzles | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Magic Tree House Incredible Fact Book | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Story of Christopher Columbus | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| George Washington | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| One World, Many Religions | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Happy Birthday America | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Memories and Life Lessons from the Magic Tree House | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dear America Books
| When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Winter Of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary Of Abigail Jane Stewart | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865 | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Picture Of Freedom | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stationery Pack | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic 1912 | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868 | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Heart is on the Ground | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941 | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss, Vienna, Austria to New York 1938 | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana 1932 | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846, | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849 | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher, Broken Bow, Nebraska 1881 | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Secret War : The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C. 1917 | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Where Have All the Flowers Gone? | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan, The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932 | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards, Dalhart, Texas 1935 | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All the Stars in the Sky | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763 | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker, New York City 1909 | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I Walk in Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1691 | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Like the Willow Tree | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cannons at Dawn | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880 | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906 | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
(with Kelly Matthews)
| Dinosaurs Before Dark | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Knight at Dawn | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mummies in the Morning | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pirates Past Noon | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Favorite Greek Myths | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bears, Bears, Bears | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mermaid Tales from Around the World | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Favorite Norse Myths | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When I Was Your Age: Original Stories about Growing Up | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Favorite Medieval Tales | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Random House Book of Bible Stories | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: Jason and the Argonauts was co-authored with Will Osborne. Games and Puzzles from the Tree House and The Random House Book of Bible Stories were co-authored by Natalie Pope Boyce. The first eight Magic Tree House Fact Tracker books (up to Dolphins and Sharks) were co-authored with Will Osborne. Beginning with Ancient Greece and the Olympics, the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker books are co-authored with Natalie Pope Boyce. The Magic Tree House non-fiction books were written with Natalie Pope Boyce.
The UK title of Dinosaurs Before Dark is Valley of the Dinosaurs. The UK title of The Knight at Dawn is Mummies in the Morning. Pirates Past Noon was published as Pirates’ Treasure! in the United Kingdom. Sunset of the Sabertooth was titled Mammoth to the Rescue in the UK. Midnight on the Moon was titled Moon Mission! in the United Kingdom. Ghost Town at Sundown was published under the title A Wild West Ride in the UK. Lions at Lunchtime was published as Lions on the Loose in the UK. Polar Bears Past Bedtime is known as Icy Escape! in the UK. The UK title of Vacation Under the Volcano is Racing with the Gladiators. Day of the Dragon King was published as Palace of the Dragon King in the United Kingdom. Viking Ships at Sunrise is known as Voyage of the Vikings in the UK.
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Mary Pope Osborne Synopses: Ghost Town at Sundown (aka A Wild West Ride) is the 10th book in Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House series. Annie and Jack are taken away to the wild west, where they encounter horse thieves, rattlesnakes and Slim the cowboy. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
Stallion by Starlight is the 49th book in Mary Pope Osborne’s long-running Magic Tree House series. Jack and Annie go to Ancient Greece to go on an adventure with a young Alexander the Great and his stallion, Buchephalus. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
Favorite Greek Myths is an anthology collection edited by Mary Pope Osborne. It contains several faithful re-tellings of classic Greek myths with lively prose and accompanying paintings. Illustrated by Troy Howell.
Favorite Norse Myths is an anthology edited by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Troy Howell. This anthology of 14 tales allows young readers to learn about Norse gods like Odin and Thor.
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