The Adventures of Lily Lapp Books in Order

The Adventures of Lily Lapp is Suzanne Woods Fisher's children's series, written with Mary Ann Kinsinger, and it has a very different feel from her adult novels. These books are warm, funny, and built around everyday Amish childhood rather than big romantic drama.

Lily is the heart of it all. She starts out young, curious, and full of motion, the kind of child who can get into trouble before anyone has finished the sentence telling her not to. The stories follow her through school, chores, friendships, family changes, and all the small triumphs and hurts that make up childhood. There are siblings, cousins, teasing classmates, strict teachers, and moments of pure mischief.

That is the charm.

The series is based in part on real memories of Amish growing up, so the books feel lived in rather than explained from a distance. Readers get a close look at daily life, what school is like, how family routines work, and how children make sense of rules, faith, and belonging. The tone stays gentle, but not flat. Lily gets embarrassed, jealous, confused, delighted, and stubborn, sometimes all in the same chapter.

Because the books are written for younger readers, the chapters move quickly and often work like linked episodes. Still, there is growth across the series. Lily matures, her family changes, and the world around her shifts in ways that feel big because we are seeing everything through her eyes.

If you are looking for a starting point, begin with Life with Lily and keep going in order through A New Home for Lily, A Big Year for Lily, and A Surprise for Lily. This is a series for readers who enjoy heart, humor, and a close-up look at Amish life through a child's point of view.