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Miss Read Books in Order

Find every Miss Read book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 54 books / 8 series

British author Miss Read is best known for the beloved Fairacre and Thrush Green series. Her books have sold millions worldwide, celebrated for their gentle, pastoral charm. This page provides the Miss Read books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Miss Read Books in Chronological Order

1955 Fresh from the Country POoSN / 1 Buy
1955 Village School POoFB / 1 Buy
1957 Village Diary POoFB / 2 Buy
1958 Hobby Horse Cottage POoSN / 2 Buy
1958 Storm in the Village POoFB / 3 Buy
1959 Thrush Green POoTGB / 1 Buy
1961 Winter in Thrush Green POoTGB / 2 Buy
1962 Miss Clare Remembers POoFB / 4 Buy
1964 The New Bed POoSN / 3 Buy
1964 Plum Pie POoSN / 4 Buy
1964 Over the Gate POoFB / 5 Buy
1965 The Little Peg Doll POoSN / 5 Buy
1966 The Market Square POoCCB / 1 Buy
1966 Village Christmas POoFB / 6 Buy
1967 The Howards of Caxley POoCCB / 2 Buy
1968 The Fairacre Festival POoFB / 7 Buy
1969 Miss Read's Country Cooking, Or, to Cut a Cabbage-Leaf POoNB / 1 Buy
1970 News From Thrush Green POoTGB / 3 Buy
1971 Emily Davis POoFB / 8 Buy
1973 Tiggy POoSN / 6 Buy
1973 The Christmas Mouse POoFB / 9 Buy
1973 Tyler's Row POoFB / 10 Buy
1973 Farther Afield POoFB / 11 Buy
1974 Hob and the Horse Bat POoSN / 7 Buy
1975 Battles at Thrush Green POoTGB / 4 Buy
1975 Animal Boy POoSN / 8 Buy
1976 No Holly for Miss Quinn POoFB / 12 Buy
1977 Village Affairs POoFB / 13 Buy
1978 Return to Thrush Green POoTGB / 5 Buy
1979 The White Robin POoFB / 14 Buy
1980 Village Centenary POoFB / 15 Buy
1981 Gossip from Thrush Green POoTGB / 6 Buy
1982 Fortunate Grandchild POoNB / 2 Buy
1983 Affairs at Thrush Green POoTGB / 7 Buy
1984 Summer at Fairacre POoFB / 16 Buy
1986 Time Remembered POoNB / 3 Buy
1986 At Home in Thrush Green POoTGB / 8 Buy
1987 The School at Thrush Green POoTGB / 9 Buy
1988 The World of Thrush Green POoTGNB / 1 Buy
1988 The English Vicarage Garden POoNB / 4 Buy
1988 Early Days POoNB / 5 Buy
1989 Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre POoFB / 17 Buy
1991 Little Red Bus & Other Rhyming POoSSC / 1 Buy
1991 Friends at Thrush Green POoTGB / 10 Buy
1991 Changes at Fairacre POoFB / 18 Buy
1992 Miss Read's Christmas Book POoSSC / 2 Buy
1992 Celebrations at Thrush Green POoTGB / 11 Buy
1993 Farewell to Fairacre POoFB / 19 Buy
1994 Tales from a Village School POoFC / 1 Buy
1996 The Year at Thrush Green POoTGB / 12 Buy
1996 A Peaceful Retirement POoFB / 20 Buy
2006 A Country Christmas POoSSC / 3 Buy
2009 Christmas at Thrush Green POoTGB / 13 Buy
2013 Mrs. Griffin Sends Her Love and Other Writings POoNB / 6 Buy

Miss Read Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 8 books / 1955-1975
01 Fresh from the Country 1955 Buy
02 Hobby Horse Cottage 1958 Buy
03 The New Bed 1964 Buy
04 Plum Pie 1964 Buy
05 The Little Peg Doll 1965 Buy
06 Tiggy 1973 Buy
07 Hob and the Horse Bat 1974 Buy
08 Animal Boy 1975 Buy
01 Tales from a Village School 1994 Buy
Fairacre Books in Reading Order 20 books / 1955-1996
01 Village School 1955 Buy
02 Village Diary 1957 Buy
03 Storm in the Village 1958 Buy
04 Miss Clare Remembers 1962 Buy
05 Over the Gate 1964 Buy
06 Village Christmas 1966 Buy
07 The Fairacre Festival 1968 Buy
08 Emily Davis 1971 Buy
09 The Christmas Mouse 1973 Buy
10 Tyler's Row 1973 Buy
11 Farther Afield 1973 Buy
12 No Holly for Miss Quinn 1976 Buy
13 Village Affairs 1977 Buy
14 The White Robin 1979 Buy
15 Village Centenary 1980 Buy
16 Summer at Fairacre 1984 Buy
17 Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre 1989 Buy
18 Changes at Fairacre 1991 Buy
19 Farewell to Fairacre 1993 Buy
20 A Peaceful Retirement 1996 Buy
01 Little Red Bus & Other Rhyming 1991 Buy
02 Miss Read's Christmas Book 1992 Buy
03 A Country Christmas 2006 Buy
01 The Market Square 1966 Buy
02 The Howards of Caxley 1967 Buy
01 Miss Read's Country Cooking, Or, to Cut a Cabbage-Leaf 1969 Buy
02 Fortunate Grandchild 1982 Buy
03 Time Remembered 1986 Buy
04 The English Vicarage Garden 1988 Buy
05 Early Days 1988 Buy
06 Mrs. Griffin Sends Her Love and Other Writings 2013 Buy
01 Thrush Green 1959 Buy
02 Winter in Thrush Green 1961 Buy
03 News From Thrush Green 1970 Buy
04 Battles at Thrush Green 1975 Buy
05 Return to Thrush Green 1978 Buy
06 Gossip from Thrush Green 1981 Buy
07 Affairs at Thrush Green 1983 Buy
08 At Home in Thrush Green 1986 Buy
09 The School at Thrush Green 1987 Buy
10 Friends at Thrush Green 1991 Buy
11 Celebrations at Thrush Green 1992 Buy
12 The Year at Thrush Green 1996 Buy
13 Christmas at Thrush Green 2009 Buy
01 The World of Thrush Green 1988 Buy

Where to start with Miss Read

What is the best order to read Miss Read books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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