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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone 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 Standalone series? Start with "Our Landlady" (1891) and follow publication order through all 35 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Our Landlady
1891

Dot and Tot of Merryland
1901

The Master Key
1902

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1902

The Enchanted Island of Yew
1903

Queen Zixi of Ix
1905

The Fate of a Crown (As:Schuyler Staunton)
1905

John Dough and the Cherub
1906

Annabel (By: Suzanne Metcalf)
1906

Daughters of Destiny (As: Schuyler Staunton)
1906

Policeman Bluejay / Babes in Birdland (As: Laura Bancroft)
1907

Tamawaca Folks (As: John Estes Cooke)
1907

The Last Egyptian
1908

Jaglon and the Tiger Fairies
1953

The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People
1968

Mother Goose in Prose
1897

By the Candelabra's Glare
0

Father Goose, His Book
0

A New Wonderland / The Magical Monarch of Mo
1900

The Army Alphabet
1900

The Navy Alphabet
1900

American Fairy Tales
1901

Twinkle and Chubbins: Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland (As: Laura Bancroft)
1906

Father Goose's Year Book
1907

The Oz-Man Tales: The Yellow Hen and Other Stories
1916

Animal Fairy Tales
1969

The Purple Dragon and Other Fantasies
1976

The Santa Claus Stories
2020

The Enchanted Buffalo
1905

Prairie-Dog Town
1906

Mr. Woodchuck (As: Laura Bancroft)
1906

Bandit Jim Crow (As: Laura Bancroft)
1906

Sugar-Loaf Mountain (As: Laura Bancroft)
1906

Prince Mud-Turtle (As: Laura Bancroft)
1906

Twinkle's Enchantment (As: Laura Bancroft)
1906
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