Mary Pope Osborne
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 / Olympic Challenge!(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

Christmas in Camelot(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Summer of the Sea Serpent(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Winter of the Ice Wizard(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Carnival at Candlelight(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Season of the Sandstorms(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Night of the New Magicians(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blizzard of the Blue Moon(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dragon of the Red Dawn(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Monday with a Mad Genius(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark Day in the Deep Sea(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eve of the Emperor Penguin(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Moonlight on the Magic Flute(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Good Night for Ghosts(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Leprechaun in Late Winter(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Crazy Day with Cobras(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dogs in the Dead of Night(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Abe Lincoln At Last!(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Perfect Time for Pandas(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stallion by Starlight(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hurry Up, Houdini!(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
High Time for Heroes(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Soccer on Sunday(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shadow of the Shark(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Balto of the Blue Dawn(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Night of the Ninth Dragon(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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 (With: Will Osborne)(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)

Dinosaurs(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Knights and Castles(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mummies and Pyramids(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pirates(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rain Forests(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Space(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Titanic(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Twisters and Other Terrible Storms(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dolphins and Sharks(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ancient Greece and the Olympics(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
American Revolution(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sabertooths and the Ice Age(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pilgrims(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ancient Rome and Pompeii(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Polar Bears and the Arctic(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sea Monsters(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Penguins and Antarctica(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Leonardo da Vinci(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghosts(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Leprechauns and Irish Folklore(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kids in Hard Times(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Snakes and Other Reptiles(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dog Heroes(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Abraham Lincoln(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pandas and Other Endangered Species(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Horse Heroes(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Magic Tricks from the Tree House(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heroes for All Times(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Soccer(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ninjas and Samurai(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
China(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sharks and Other Predators(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vikings(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dogsledding and Extreme Sports(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dragons and Mythical Creatures(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
World War II(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Baseball(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wild West(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Texas(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Warriors(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Benjamin Franklin(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Narwhals and Other Whales(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Llamas and the Andes(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Magic Tree House Non-Fiction Books

Games and Puzzles from the Tree House (With: Natalie Pope Boyce)(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 (By: Barry Denenberg)(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 (By: Kathryn Lasky)(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Winter Of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary Of Abigail Jane Stewart (By: Kristiana Gregory)(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 (By: Joyce Hansen)(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Picture Of Freedom (By: Patricia McKissack)(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 (By: Barry Denenberg)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 (By: Kathryn Lasky)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi (By: Jim Murphy)(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 (By: Sherry Garland)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stationery Pack (By: Patricia McKissack)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic 1912 (By: Ellen Emerson White)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868 (By: Kristiana Gregory)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Heart is on the Ground (By: Ann Rinaldi)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl (By: Ann Turner)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin (By: Karen Hesse)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North (By: Patricia McKissack)(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 (By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti)(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 (By: Barry Denenberg)(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana 1932 (By: Kathryn Lasky)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846, (By: Sherry Garland)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849 (By: Kristiana Gregory)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher, Broken Bow, Nebraska 1881 (By: Jim Murphy)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer (By: Beth Seidel Levine)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Secret War : The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck (By: Kathryn Lasky)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C. 1917 (By: Kathryn Lasky)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (By: Ellen Emerson White)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan, The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932 (By: Barry Denenberg)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards, Dalhart, Texas 1935 (By: Katelan Janke)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 (By: Barry Denenberg)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson (By: Ann Turner)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota (By: Marion Dane Bauer)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
All the Stars in the Sky (By: Megan McDonald)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763 (By: Patricia McKissack)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker, New York City 1909 (By: Deborah Hopkinson)(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 (By: Lisa Rowe Fraustino)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 (By: Kirby Larson)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Like the Willow Tree (By: Lois Lowry)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cannons at Dawn (By: Kristiana Gregory)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 (By: Andrea Davis Pinkney)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880 (By: Susan Patron)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose (By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906 (By: Judy Blundell)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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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

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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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