The intersection of material culture with children’s fiction is an underexplored area of study. Lucy Maud Montgomery, the Canadian author most famous for Anne of Green Gables, provides an ideal starting point for such an examination. Most of Montgomery’s twenty novels are categorized as children’s fiction and contain references to hundreds of everyday objects with varying degrees of significance: some hugely symbolic or plot-driving, others seemingly incidental but often with unexpected meaning. Montgomery represented her time and place in her realistic fiction and perhaps had no intention of drawing particular attention to material things. However, I argue that these objects are a significant aspect of her fictional worlds, connecting characters, propelling narratives, and enabling protagonists’ growth and development, as well as illuminating aspects of the culture and society of Canada in the early twentieth century. In applying material culture theory to Montgomery’s fiction, I am using various works to provide anthropological context, sources on children’s literature, and others on Montgomery studies to explore the roles of objects in these works with a particular focus on the Emily trilogy. Using close reading and the application of material culture theory as my methodologies, I examine the significance of objects to the protagonist’s growth as a young woman and her career development despite various barriers, as well as exploring connections between characters and even between author and reader.