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Children's Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Children's books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Children's series? Start with "The Boy Castaways of Black Lake Island" (1901) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Children's reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Boy Castaways of Black Lake Island
1901
Ibsen's Ghost
1891
Jane Annie Or, the Good Conduct Prize
0
A Lady's Shoe
0
Alice Sit by the Fire
1905
What Every Woman Knows
1908
Pantaloon
1914
The Will
1914
Rosalind
1914
Echoes of the War
1918
Courage
1922
Mary Rose A Play In Three Acts
1924
The Representative Plays by J. M. Barrie
1926
The Twelve-Pound Look and Other Plays
1942
Dear Brutus, And Other Plays
1975
What Every Woman Knows, And Other Plays
1975
Shall We Join the Ladies? and Other One-Act Plays
2000
The Earliest Plays of J. M. Barrie
2013
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