9 of Our Favorite Magic Tree House Adventures

Dinosaurs Before Dark
In the series’ first installment, Jack and Annie make their inaugural ascent into the tree house and discover a book about dinosaurs. After they wish to see a pteranodon, they are suddenly transported to the Cretaceous period, where they befriend prehistoric creatures and almost become lunch for a Tyrannosaurus rex. They also discover that they are not the first human visitors—someone left a gold medallion behind. Back in Frog Creek, they vow to keep mum and return to the tree house the next day.

The Knight at Dawn
On their second visit to the tree house, Annie opens a book and makes a wish to see the armor-clad knight pictured on its pages. Despite Jack’s protests, they soon find themselves in a medieval castle on the night of a lavish feast. Before they can tuck into a plate of feathered peacock (uh…yum?), the castle guards throw them in the dungeon and promise to hang them. With help from the aforementioned knight, they just might escape the noose!

Mummies in the Morning
A trip to ancient Egypt puts the kids face to face with the ghost of Hutepi, Queen of the Nile, whose mummified body has resided inside a pyramid for a thousand years. Can Jack and Annie help the ghost-queen find her missing Book of the Dead so that she can finally pass through the Underworld and travel into the Next Life, or will she have to remain in afterlife limbo?

Pirates Past Noon
Jack and Annie visit a beautiful Caribbean island, only to be captured by Cap’n Bones, a savage pirate with unusually stinky breath, and his rowdy crew. The blustery brutes hold the kids captive, forcing them to decode a cryptic treasure map. Their narrow escape from the island leads to a meeting with Morgan Le Fay, Camelot’s resident enchantress and creator of the mystical tree house.

Night of the Ninjas
When Morgan falls under a spell and goes missing, Jack and Annie are sent on their first real mission: they must find four unknown objects to secure Morgan’s return. Taking cues from the only open book in the tree house, they travel to old Japan, where they dodge vicious samurai and meet three stealthy ninjas, one of whom gives them the first of the four coveted objects.

Midnight on the Moon
A trip to the future finds our fearless explorers at a base camp on the moon, searching for the final object they need to counteract the spell that has been cast upon Morgan. After cavorting in their space suits and careening across the moon in a buggy, they meet a jetpack-wearing stranger—an alien from another galaxy, perhaps?—who hands them a clue that may break the spell once and for all.

Dolphins at Daybreak
Morgan needs help collecting books from different time periods for the Camelot library, but Jack and Annie can only assist her if they become Master Librarians. To do so, they must pass a test comprised of four riddles, the first of which leads them to the ocean floor. As they search for answers in a mini-sub, amidst a colorful underwater world teeming with life, they come across some frightening oceanic inhabitants who may threaten their entire mission—not to mention their lives.

Tonight on the Titanic
Jack and Annie find themselves sailing the Atlantic aboard a fancy ocean liner. Unfortunately, it’s the Titanic, and their research book states that the ship is doomed to sink in just two hours. Will the pair find a way to convince the ship’s unconcerned passengers that they are in real danger? Can their help make a difference on this fateful night? It’s anyone’s guess as the waters rush in and panic takes hold.

Super Edition #1 Danger in the Darkest Hour
The newest addition to the series takes Jack and Annie behind enemy lines on D-Day, in Normandy, France. In their most challenging journey to date, the brave kids from Frog Creek are enlisted to help their friends Teddy and Kathleen (magical teens from Camelot) carry out a top-secret wartime mission for England and the Allies. If they succeed, they will save the lives of several young Jewish children. If they fail, they will share the fate of millions who perished at the hands of the Nazis. No pressure, Jack and Annie!
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