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The Large Family Books in Order

13
Books
1980
First Book
2017
Latest Book
38
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of The Large Family 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 The Large Family series? Start with "Peace At Last" (1980) and follow publication order through all 13 books.

The complete The Large Family reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Peace At Last cover

Peace At Last

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1980

2
Five Minutes' Peace cover

Five Minutes' Peace

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1986

3
All in One Piece cover

All in One Piece

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1987

4
A Piece of Cake cover

A Piece of Cake

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1989

5
A Quiet Night In cover

A Quiet Night In

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1994

6
Mr. Large in Charge cover

Mr. Large in Charge

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2005

7
Lester Learns a Lesson cover

Lester Learns a Lesson

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2008

8
Laura Bakes A Cake cover

Laura Bakes A Cake

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2008

9
Luke Tidies Up cover

Luke Tidies Up

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2008

10
Lucy Meets Mr Chilly cover

Lucy Meets Mr Chilly

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2008

11
Sebastian's Sleepover cover

Sebastian's Sleepover

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2009

12
Grandpa in Trouble cover

Grandpa in Trouble

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2009

13
My First Year at Nursery cover

My First Year at Nursery

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2017

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