Magic Tree House Books

In order from Dinosaurs Before Dark to Sea Otter Sunrise

Magic Tree House Series40 books
Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions Series27 books
Magic Tree House Graphic Novel Series4 books
Magic Tree House: Fact Tracker Series44 books
In-Universe Books2 books

chapter • 80 Pages

7.0

#1 in Series

Book #1

Dinosaurs Before Dark

Written by Mary Pope Osborne & illustrated by Sal Murdocca

6 - 9

Reading age

Page count

Words per page

Jul 28, 1992

Publication date

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$5.99

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Summary

Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark…or will they become a dinosaur’s dinner?

Primary Tags

time travel dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures

Magic Tree House Series

Published from 1992 - 2025

40 books

Year	#	Title	Illustrator	Pages
1992	1	Dinosaurs Before Dark	Sal Murdocca	80
1993	2	The Knight at Dawn	Sal Murdocca	67
1993	3	Mummies in the Morning	Sal Murdocca	80
1994	4	Pirates Past Noon	Sal Murdocca	80
1995	5	Night of the Ninjas	Sal Murdocca	80
1995	6	Afternoon on the Amazon	Sal Murdocca	80
1996	7	Sunset of the Sabertooth	Sal Murdocca	80
1996	8	Midnight on the Moon	Sal Murdocca	80
1997	9	Dolphins at Daybreak	Sal Murdocca	67
1997	10	Ghost Town at Sundown	Sal Murdocca	96
1998	11	Lions at Lunchtime	Sal Murdocca	96
1998	12	Polar Bears Past Bedtime	Sal Murdocca	96
1998	13	Vacation Under The Volcano	Sal Murdocca	96
1998	14	Day of the Dragon King	Sal Murdocca	68
1998	15	Viking Ships At Sunrise	Sal Murdocca	96
1998	16	Hour of the Olympics	Sal Murdocca	96
1999	17	Tonight on the Titanic	Sal Murdocca	70
1999	18	Buffalo Before Breakfast	Sal Murdocca	87
1999	19	Tigers at Twilight	Sal Murdocca	96
2000	20	Dingoes at Dinnertime	Sal Murdocca	96
2000	21	Civil War on Sunday	Sal Murdocca	96
2000	22	Revolutionary War on Wednesday	Sal Murdocca	96
2001	23	Twister on Tuesday	Sal Murdocca	70
2001	24	Earthquake in the Early Morning	Sal Murdocca	96
2002	25	Stage Fright on a Summer Night	Sal Murdocca	96
2002	26	Good Morning, Gorillas	Sal Murdocca	96
2002	27	Thanksgiving on Thursday	Sal Murdocca	96
2003	28	High Tide in Hawaii	Sal Murdocca	96
2017	29	A Big Day for Baseball	A.G. Ford	96
2020	30	Hurricane Heroes in Texas	A.G. Ford	128
2020	31	Warriors in Winter	A.G. Ford	112
2021	32	To the Future, Ben Franklin		112
2021	33	Narwhal on a Sunny Night	A.G. Ford	112
2022	34	Late Lunch with Llamas	A.G. Ford	112
2022	35	Camp Time in California	A.G. Ford	112
2023	36	Sunlight on the Snow Leopard	A.G. Ford	112
2024	37	Rhinos at Recess	A.G. Ford	112
2024	38	The Time of the Turtle King	A.G. Ford	112
2024	39	Windy Night with Wild Horses		96
2025	40	Sea Otter Sunrise	A.G. Ford	96

Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions Series

Published from 2006 - 2018

27 books

chapter • 115 Pages

#1 in Series

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chapter • 113 Pages

#2 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#3 in Series

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chapter • 109 Pages

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chapter • 144 Pages

#5 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#6 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#7 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#8 in Series

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chapter • 108 Pages

#9 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#10 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#11 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#12 in Series

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chapter • 106 Pages

#13 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#14 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#15 in Series

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chapter • 113 Pages

#16 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#17 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#18 in Series

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chapter • 114 Pages

#19 in Series

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chapter • 114 Pages

#20 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#21 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#22 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#23 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#24 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#25 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#26 in Series

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chapter • 144 Pages

#27 in Series

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$6.99$6.74

Magic Tree House Graphic Novel Series

Published from 2021 - 2024

4 books

chapter • 176 Pages

#1 in Series

Graphic Nov.

Hardcover

$16.99$15.97

chapter • 176 Pages

#2 in Series

Graphic Nov.

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$17.99$16.97

picture • 176 Pages

#4 in Series

Graphic Nov.

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$16.99$15.97

chapter • 176 Pages

#6 in Series

Graphic Nov.

Hardcover

$17.99$16.97

Magic Tree House: Fact Tracker Series

Published from 2000 - 2020

44 books

Year	#	Title	Author	Illustrator	Pages
2000	1	Dinosaurs	Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne	Sal Murdocca	128
2000	2	Knights and Castles	Mary Pope Osborne	Will OsborneᐧSal Murdocca	128
2001	3	Mummies and Pyramids	Mary Pope Osborne	Will OsborneᐧSal Murdocca	128
2001	4	Pirates	Mary Pope Osborne	Will OsborneᐧSal Murdocca	128
2001	5	Rain Forests	Mary Pope Osborne	Will OsborneᐧSal Murdocca	128
2002	6	Space	Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne	Sal Murdocca	144
2002	7	Titanic	Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne	Sal Murdocca	144
2003	8	Twisters and Other Terrible Storms	Mary Pope Osborne	Will OsborneᐧSal Murdocca	128
2003	9	Dolphins and Sharks	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2004	10	Ancient Greece and the Olympics	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2004	11	American Revolution	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	121
2005	12	Sabertooths and the Ice Age	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2005	13	Pilgrims	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2006	14	Ancient Rome and Pompeii	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2007	15	Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2007	16	Polar Bears and the Arctic	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2008	17	Sea Monsters	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2008	18	Penguins and Antarctica	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2009	19	Leonardo Da Vinci	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2009	20	Ghosts	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2010	21	Leprechauns and Irish Folklore	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2010	22	Rags and Riches	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2011	23	Snakes and Other Reptiles	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2011	24	Dog Heroes	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2011	25	Abraham Lincoln	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2012	26	Pandas and Other Endangered Species	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2013	27	Horse Heroes	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2014	28	Heroes for All Times	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2012	29	Soccer	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	123
2014	30	Ninjas and Samurai	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	128
2014	31	China: Land of the Emperor's Great Wall	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce		128
2015	32	Sharks and Other Predators	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce		128
2015	33	Vikings	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce		128
2016	34	Dogsledding and Extreme Sports	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce		128
2016	35	Dragons and Mythical Creatures	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce		128
2017	36	World War II	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce		144
2017	37	Baseball	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce		128
2018	38	Wild West	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Isidre Mones	128
2018	39	Texas	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Isidre Mones	128
2019	40	Warriors	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Isidre Mones	128
2019	41	Benjamin Franklin	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce		128
2020	42	Narwhals and Other Whales	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Isidre Mones	128
2020	43	Llamas and the Andes	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Isidre Mones	128
2016		Magic Tree House Incredible Fact Book	Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce	Sal Murdocca	144

In-universe Books

Published from 2015 - 2020

2 books

chapter • 192 Pages

Hardcover

$14.99$13.98

chapter • 96 Pages

Hardcover

$18.99$17.97

The Creatives Behind the Books

Author

Mary Pope Osborne

Mary Pope Osborne is the award-winning author of many distinguished books for children and young adults, including the bestselling Magic Treehouse series; Favorite Medieval Tales, illustrated by Troy Howell; American Tall Tales, illustrated by Michael McCurdy; Rocking Horse Christmas, illustrated by Ned Bittinger; and Adaline Falling Star. The former president of the Author’s Guild, she lives in New York City with her husband, Will.

Illustrator

Sal Murdocca

Illustrator

A.G. Ford