Mary Pope Osborne

15 Series

Mary Pope Osborne is an American author renowned for her Magic Tree House series and the Tales from the Odyssey. Her childhood as an army brat, living in places like Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and North Carolina, inspired her adventurous writing style. She also served as President of the Authors Guild from 1993 to 1997.

Mary Pope Osborne co-authored "Jason and the Argonauts" with Will Osborne. She collaborated with Natalie Pope Boyce on "Games and Puzzles from the Tree House" and "The Random House Book of Bible Stories." The first eight Magic Tree House Fact Tracker books, up to "Dolphins and Sharks," were written with Will Osborne. Subsequent Fact Tracker books, starting with "Ancient Greece and the Olympics," were co-authored with Natalie Pope Boyce. The Magic Tree House non-fiction series was also developed with Natalie Pope Boyce.

Magic Tree House

Dinosaurs Before Dark / Valley of the Dinosaurs

(1992)

The Knight at Dawn / Castle of Mystery

(1993)

Mummies in the Morning / Secret of the Pyramid

(1993)

Pirates Past Noon / Pirates' Treasure!

(1994)

Night of the Ninjas

(1995)

Afternoon on the Amazon

(1995)

Sunset of the Sabertooth / Mammoth to the Rescue

(1996)

Midnight on the Moon / Moon Mission!

(1996)

Dolphins at Daybreak

(1996)

Ghost Town at Sundown / A Wild West Ride

(1997)

Lions at Lunchtime / Lions on the Loose

(1998)

Vacation Under the Volcano / Racing with Gladiators

(1998)

Polar Bears Past Bedtime / Icy Escape!

(1998)

Day of the Dragon King / Palace of the Dragon King

(1998)

Viking Ships at Sunrise / Voyage of the Vikings

(1998)

Hour of the Olympics / Olympic Challenge!

(1998)

Tonight on the Titanic

(1999)

Buffalo Before Breakfast

(1999)

Tigers at Twilight

(1999)

Dingoes at Dinnertime

(2000)

Civil War on Sunday

(2000)

Revolutionary War on Wednesday

(2000)

Twister on Tuesday

(2001)

Earthquake in the Early Morning

(2001)

Stage Fright on a Summer Night

(2002)

Good Morning, Gorillas

(2002)

Thanksgiving on Thursday

(2002)

High Tide in Hawaii

(2003)

A Big Day for Baseball

(2017)

Hurricane Heroes in Texas

(2018)

Warriors in Winter

(2019)

To the Future, Ben Franklin!

(2019)

Narwhal on a Sunny Night

(2020)

Late Lunch with Llamas

(2020)

Camp Time in California

(2021)

Sunlight on the Snow Leopard

(2022)

Rhinos at Recess

(2023)

Time of the Turtle King

(2023)

Windy Night with Wild Horses

(2024)

Sea Otter Sunrise

(2025)

Magic Tree House Merlin Missions

Christmas in Camelot

(2001)

Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve

(2003)

Summer of the Sea Serpent

(2004)

Winter of the Ice Wizard

(2004)

Carnival at Candlelight

(2004)

Season of the Sandstorms

(2005)

Night of the New Magicians

(2006)

Blizzard of the Blue Moon

(2006)

Dragon of the Red Dawn

(2007)

Monday with a Mad Genius

(2007)

Dark Day in the Deep Sea

(2008)

Eve of the Emperor Penguin

(2008)

Moonlight on the Magic Flute

(2009)

A Good Night for Ghosts

(2009)

Leprechaun in Late Winter

(2010)

A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time

(2010)

A Crazy Day with Cobras

(2010)

Dogs in the Dead of Night

(2011)

Abe Lincoln At Last!

(2011)

A Perfect Time for Pandas

(2012)

Stallion by Starlight

(2013)

Hurry Up, Houdini!

(2013)

High Time for Heroes

(2014)

Soccer on Sunday

(2014)

Shadow of the Shark

(2015)

Balto of the Blue Dawn

(2016)

Night of the Ninth Dragon

(2016)

Magic Tree House Super Edition

Danger in the Darkest Hour / World at War, 1944

(2015)

Spider Kane

Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple

(1992)

Spider Kane and the Mystery at Jumbo Nightcrawler's

(1993)

My America: Virginia's Civil War Diary

My Brother's Keeper

(2000)

After the Rain

(2002)

A Time to Dance

(2003)

Tales From The Odyssey

The One-Eyed Giant

(2002)

The Land of the Dead

(2002)

Sirens and Sea Monsters

(2003)

The Gray-Eyed Goddess

(2003)

Return to Ithaca

(2004)

The Final Battle

(2004)

Standalone Novels

Run, Run, As Fast As You Can

(1982)

Love Always, Blue

(1983)

Best Wishes, Joe Brady

(1984)

Last One Home

(1986)

The Deadly Power of Medusa

(1988)

Moonhorse

(1988)

Jason and the Argonauts

(1988)(With: Will Osborne)

Molly and the Prince

(1994)

Haunted Waters

(1994)

Rocking Horse Christmas

(1997)

Adaline Falling Star

(2000)

Kate and the Beanstalk

(2000)

The Brave Little Seamstress

(2002)

New York's Bravest

(2002)

Short Story Collections

American Tall Tales

(1991)

Picture

Mo to the Rescue

(1985)

Pandora's Box

(1987)

A Visit to Sleep's House

(1989)

Mo and His Friends

(1989)

Beauty and the Beast

(1991)

The Life of Jesus in Masterpieces of Art

(1998)

Sleeping Bobby

(2005)

Pompeii: Lost & Found

(2006)

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker

Dinosaurs

(2000)

Knights and Castles

(2000)

Mummies and Pyramids

(2001)

Pirates

(2001)

Rain Forests

(2001)

Space

(2002)

Titanic

(2002)

Twisters and Other Terrible Storms

(2003)

Dolphins and Sharks

(2003)

Ancient Greece and the Olympics

(2004)

American Revolution

(2004)

Sabertooths and the Ice Age

(2005)

Pilgrims

(2005)

Ancient Rome and Pompeii

(2006)

Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters

(2007)

Polar Bears and the Arctic

(2007)

Sea Monsters

(2008)

Penguins and Antarctica

(2008)

Leonardo da Vinci

(2009)

Ghosts

(2009)

Leprechauns and Irish Folklore

(2010)

Kids in Hard Times

(2010)

Snakes and Other Reptiles

(2011)

Dog Heroes

(2011)

Abraham Lincoln

(2011)

Pandas and Other Endangered Species

(2012)

Horse Heroes

(2013)

Magic Tricks from the Tree House

(2013)

Heroes for All Times

(2013)

Soccer

(2014)

Ninjas and Samurai

(2014)

China

(2014)

Sharks and Other Predators

(2015)

Vikings

(2015)

Dogsledding and Extreme Sports

(2016)

Dragons and Mythical Creatures

(2016)

World War II

(2017)

Baseball

(2017)

Wild West

(2018)

Texas

(2018)

Warriors

(2019)

Benjamin Franklin

(2019)

Narwhals and Other Whales

(2020)

Llamas and the Andes

(2020)

Magic Tree House Non-Fiction

Games and Puzzles from the Tree House

(2010)(With: Natalie Pope Boyce)

My Magic Tree House Journal

(2014)

Magic Tree House Survival Guide

(2014)

Animal Games and Puzzles

(2015)

Magic Tree House Incredible Fact Book

(2016)

Non-Fiction

The Story of Christopher Columbus

(1987)

George Washington

(1991)

One World, Many Religions

(1996)

Happy Birthday America

(2003)

Memories and Life Lessons from the Magic Tree House

(2022)

Dear America

When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864

(1996)(By: Barry Denenberg)

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620

(1996)(By: Kathryn Lasky)

Winter Of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary Of Abigail Jane Stewart

(1996)(By: Kristiana Gregory)

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865

(1997)(By: Joyce Hansen)

A Picture Of Freedom

(1997)(By: Patricia McKissack)

Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941

(1998)(By: Barry Denenberg)

Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903

(1998)(By: Kathryn Lasky)

West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi

(1998)(By: Jim Murphy)

Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763

(1998)

A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence

(1998)(By: Sherry Garland)

Stationery Pack

(1998)(By: Patricia McKissack)

Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic 1912

(1998)(By: Ellen Emerson White)

The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868

(1999)(By: Kristiana Gregory)

My Heart is on the Ground

(1999)(By: Ann Rinaldi)

The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl

(1999)(By: Ann Turner)

A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin

(1999)(By: Karen Hesse)

Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North

(2000)(By: Patricia McKissack)

A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896

(2000)(By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti)

My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941

(2000)

One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss, Vienna, Austria to New York 1938

(2000)(By: Barry Denenberg)

Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana 1932

(2001)(By: Kathryn Lasky)

Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846,

(2001)(By: Sherry Garland)

Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849

(2001)(By: Kristiana Gregory)

My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher, Broken Bow, Nebraska 1881

(2001)(By: Jim Murphy)

When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer

(2002)(By: Beth Seidel Levine)

My Secret War : The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck

(2002)(By: Kathryn Lasky)

A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C. 1917

(2002)(By: Kathryn Lasky)

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

(2002)(By: Ellen Emerson White)

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan, The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932

(2002)(By: Barry Denenberg)

Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards, Dalhart, Texas 1935

(2002)(By: Katelan Janke)

So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847

(2003)(By: Barry Denenberg)

Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson

(2003)(By: Ann Turner)

Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota

(2003)(By: Marion Dane Bauer)

All the Stars in the Sky

(2003)(By: Megan McDonald)

Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763

(2004)(By: Patricia McKissack)

Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker, New York City 1909

(2004)(By: Deborah Hopkinson)

I Walk in Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1691

(2004)(By: Lisa Rowe Fraustino)

The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941

(2010)(By: Kirby Larson)

Like the Willow Tree

(2011)(By: Lois Lowry)

Cannons at Dawn

(2011)(By: Kristiana Gregory)

With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954

(2011)(By: Andrea Davis Pinkney)

Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880

(2012)(By: Susan Patron)

Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose

(2013)(By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti)

A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906

(2013)(By: Judy Blundell)

Graphic Novels (with Kelly Matthews)

Dinosaurs Before Dark

(2021)

The Knight at Dawn

(2021)

Mummies in the Morning

(2022)

Pirates Past Noon

(2022)

Anthologies

Favorite Greek Myths

(1988)

Bears, Bears, Bears

(1990)

The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin

(1990)

Mermaid Tales from Around the World

(1993)

Favorite Norse Myths

(1996)

When I Was Your Age: Original Stories about Growing Up

(1996)

Favorite Medieval Tales

(1998)

The Random House Book of Bible Stories

(2009)

Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering

(2024)

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