Noel Streatfeild books in order
British children's author
- Lived
- 1895–1986
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 70
Noel Streatfeild published 8 novels, 2 non-fiction books, 33 children's books and 27 other books, beginning with Ballet Shoes (1936).
Updated September 2026
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Ballet Shoes
Noel Streatfeild's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Saplings (1945)
Movie Shoes (1949)
White Boots (1951)
Family Shoes (Shoes #8) (1954)
Away from the Vicarage (1965)
Gemma Alone (1973)
Curtain Up (1974)
Dancing Shoes (2019)
Non-fiction in order
Beyond the Vicarage (1971)
Tea By The Nursery Fire (2012)
Children's books in order
Ballet Shoes (1936)
Tennis Shoes (1937)
Circus Shoes (1939)
Party Shoes (1947)
The Painted Garden (1949)
Skating Shoes (Shoes #7) (1951)
The Theater Cat (1951)
The First Book of the Ballet (1953)
Wintle's Wonders (1957)
New Shoes (Shoes #10) (1960)
New Town (1960)
Apple Bough (1962)
Traveling Shoes (Shoes #11) (1962)
The Children on the Top Floor (1964)
The First Book of the Opera (1966)
The Growing Summer (1966)
Magic Summer (1967)
The First Book of Shoes (1967)
A Vicarage Family (1968)
Gemma (1968)
Gemma the Star (1969)
Goodbye Gemma (1969)
Thursday's Child (1970)
Ballet Shoes for Anna (1972)
The Boy Pharaoh, Tutankhamen (1972)
When the Sirens Wailed (1974)
A Young Person's Guide to Ballet (1975)
Far to Go (1976)
The Noel Streatfeild Easter Holiday Book (1976)
Meet the Maitlands (1978)
The Maitlands, All Change at Cuckly Place (1979)
Theatre Shoes (1983)
Gemma and Sisters (1986)
Other books in order
The Whicharts (1931)
The Winter Is Past (1940)
Myra Carrol (1944)
Party Frock (1946)
Grass in Piccadilly (1947)
Circus Is Coming (1948)
Pirouette (1948)
Mothering Sunday (1950)
The House in Cornwall (1951)
Aunt Clara (1952)
The Bell Family (1954)
The Grey Family (1956)
Magic and the Magician (1958)
Ballet Annual (1959)
The Royal Ballet School (1959)
Lisa Goes to Russia (1963)
On Tour (1965)
Gemma in Love (1999)
The Man in the Dark (2014)
Babbacombe's (2022)
Clothes-Pegs (2022)
Murder While You Work (2022)
Poppies for England (2022)
Sally-Ann (2022)
Summer Pudding (2022)
Under the Rainbow (2022)
The Family at Caldicott Place
Film and TV adaptations
- Ballet Shoes (2007)TV · from Ballet Shoes
About Noel Streatfeild
Mary Noel Streatfeild was an English author, best known for children's books including the "Shoes" books, which were not a series. Random House, the US publisher of the 1936 novel Ballet Shoes (1936), published some of Streatfeild's subsequent children's books using the word "Shoes" in their titles, to capitalise on the popularity of Ballet Shoes; thus Circus Shoes, Party Shoes, Skating Shoes and many more. She won the third annual Carnegie Medal for The Circus Is Coming.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Noel Streatfeild FAQ
- How many books has Noel Streatfeild written?
- Noel Streatfeild published 8 novels, 2 non-fiction books, 33 children's books and 27 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Noel Streatfeild's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Ballet Shoes.
- What is Noel Streatfeild's last book?
- Curtain Up (1974).
- What is Noel Streatfeild's most famous book?
- Ballet Shoes (1936) is Noel Streatfeild's most widely read book.
- Which Noel Streatfeild books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including Ballet Shoes (TV, 2007).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.