📖 About Five Little Peppers

Five Little Peppers is a series universe written by Margaret Sidney. The complete collection runs to 12 books across 1 series, published between 1881 and 1916.

The main series is Publication Order of Five Little Peppers Books with 12 books. It opens with Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1881) and currently runs to Our Davie Pepper (1916).

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🎯 Where to Start with Five Little Peppers

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1881), book 1 of Publication Order of Five Little Peppers Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Five Little Peppers Books in Order

Publication Order of Five Little Peppers Books
12 books
1
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew book cover1Five Little Peppers and How They Grew1881Buy on Amazon
Five Little Peppers Midway book cover2Five Little Peppers Midway1890Buy on Amazon
Five Little Peppers Grown Up book cover3Five Little Peppers Grown Up1892Buy on Amazon
Phronise Pepper book cover4Phronise Pepper1897Buy on Amazon
The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House book cover5The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House1899Buy on Amazon
The Adventures of Joel Pepper book cover6The Adventures of Joel Pepper1900Buy on Amazon
Five Little Peppers Abroad book cover7Five Little Peppers Abroad1902Buy on Amazon
Five Little Peppers at School book cover8Five Little Peppers at School1903Buy on Amazon
Five Little Peppers and Their Friends book cover9Five Little Peppers and Their Friends1904Buy on Amazon
Ben Pepper book cover10Ben Pepper1905Buy on Amazon
The Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House book cover11The Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House1907Buy on Amazon
Our Davie Pepper book cover12Our Davie Pepper1916Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Five Little Peppers books are there?
There are 12 books in the Five Little Peppers collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1881 and 1916.
What is the first Five Little Peppers book?
The first book is Five Little Peppers and How They Grew, published in 1881.
What order should I read the Five Little Peppers books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Five Little Peppers books?
The Five Little Peppers books were written by Margaret Sidney.
Is the Five Little Peppers series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Five Little Peppers Books, has 12 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Five Little Peppers series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1881, and the most recent in 1916.