Little House on the Prairie Book List

Authors: Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Roger Lea MacBride
Number of Books in Series: 9 main books + 4 companion books
Age Group: 8 - 12 years

Reading Level:

AR 4.6-5.8
GLE 4.2-5.5
F&P/GRL Q-R
DRA 40

Book 1 Summary: A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors.

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Little House on the Prairie Book List:

Farmer Boy is sometimes listed as the second, sometimes the third, book in the series by the publisher, and can be read in either order.

Book 1:

Little House #1: Little House in the Big Woods
Ages 8 - 12. January 1, 1932
AR: 5.3 (5.0 Points, Quiz #179)
GLE: 4.2; F&P/GRL: Q; DRA: 40

Book 2:

Little House #2: Farmer Boy
Ages 8 - 12. January 1, 1933
AR: 5.2 (9.0 Points, Quiz #112)
GLE: 4.3; F&P/GRL: Q; DRA: 40

Book 3:

Little House #3: Little House on the Prairie
Ages 8 - 12. January 1, 1935
AR: 4.9 (8.0 Points, Quiz #53)
GLE: 4.3; F&P/GRL: Q; DRA: 40

Book 4:

Little House #4: On the Banks of Plum Creek
Ages 8 - 12. January 1, 1937
AR: 4.6 (8.0 Points, Quiz #67)
GLE: 5.2; F&P/GRL: Q; DRA: 40

Book 5:

Little House #5: By the Shores of Silver Lake
Ages 8 - 12. January 1, 1937
AR: 5.3 (9.0 Points, Quiz #212)
GLE: 5.5; F&P/GRL: Q; DRA: 40

Book 6:

Little House #6: The Long Winter
Ages 8 - 12. January 1, 1940
AR: 5.3 (10.0 Points, Quiz #370)
GLE: 4.4; F&P/GRL: Q; DRA: 40

Book 7:

Little House #7: Little Town on the Prairie
Ages 8 - 12. October 14, 1953
AR: 5.4 (9.0 Points, Quiz #327)
GLE: 4.2; F&P/GRL: Q; DRA: 40

Book 8:

Little House #8: These Happy Golden Years
Ages 8 - 12. October 14, 1953
AR: 5.6 (10.0 Points, Quiz #497)
GLE: 5.2

Book 9:

Little House #9: The First Four Years
Ages 8 - 12. October 1, 1953
AR: 5.8 (4.0 Points, Quiz #5012)
GLE: 5.3; F&P/GRL: R; DRA: 40

Companion Book:

On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894
Ages 8 - 12. January 21, 1962
AR: 5.3 (3.0 Points, Quiz #5033)
GLE: 5.1; F&P/GRL: S; DRA: 40

Companion Book:

West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915
Ages 8 - 12. November 5, 1974
AR: 5.7 (4.0 Points, Quiz #5096)
GLE: 5.5

Companion Book:

The Road Back
Ages 8 - 12. January 1, 1970

Companion Book:

The Little House Book of Wisdom
Ages 8 - 12. February 7, 2017

Book Sets:

Sets of Up to 13 Books

List of Awards:

Newbery Honor Book
ALA Notable Children's Book
1958 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
1988 Association of Booksellers for Children - Choices
1976 Horn Book Children's Classics
1943 NY Herald Tribune Children's Spring Book Festival
Library of Congress Children's Books of 1974

Film/Television/Theatrical Adaptations:

Adapted into TV series that ran in 1974-1983: Little House on the Prairie
Adapted into TV series that ran in 2005: Little House on the Prairie

Other Websites for Additional Information:

Official or Publisher Website for Little House on the Prairie Series

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