COMING TO NETFLIX JULY 9
COMING TO NETFLIX JULY 9
Features
Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie to Premiere on July 9
Netflix’s highly anticipated Little House on the Prairie premieres July 9, 2026, with a first-look photo released and a Season Two renewal already announced.
Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie Announces Ingalls Family Cast
Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie announces its new Ingalls family cast, reimagining the beloved frontier story for today’s audiences.
The Little House Books
These are the books that started it all - the stories that captured the hearts and imaginations of children and young adults worldwide. Written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by HarperCollins, these beloved books remain a favorite to this day. These classics...
Watch & Learn
Melissa Gilbert’s Audition
Melissa Gilbert was one of many young actors who auditioned to play Laura Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie. In this exclusive screen test, you’ll see one of her earliest moments on camera with Michael Landon (“Pa”)—a first glimpse of the chemistry that helped make TV history. Melissa got the role, and the series went on to become a beloved classic.
Let’s Get Reading
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little Town
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little Town: Where History and Literature Meet by John E. Miller compares Wilder’s De Smet Little House novels with historical records to show what’s accurate, what was shaped for storytelling, and why the books matter as lived prairie history—while also addressing the Rose Wilder Lane authorship debate.
West From Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915
West From Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 by Laura Ingalls Wilder (edited by Roger Lea MacBride) collects Laura’s vivid letters to Almanzo from her 1915 trip to San Francisco to visit Rose Wilder Lane, capturing the journey in her own words and photographs.
From Little Houses to Little Women
From Little Houses to Little Women: Revisiting A Literary Childhood by Nancy McCabe blends travel memoir and literary reflection as she revisits the childhood books that shaped her, then journeys to the real places tied to beloved authors— including Laura Ingalls Wilder, Maud Hart Lovelace, Louisa May Alcott, and L.M. Montgomery—while exploring how those stories influenced her life and identity.
Family Fun
Pioneer Era Games Laura Ingalls May Have Played
Have you ever wondered what games pioneer children played? Laura Ingalls Wilder describes many games and activities in her books, and research shows us a few other games that children played during this era. Here you’ll see a full list of games and activities from the...
Country Ham with Cranberry, Mint and Brown Sugar Glaze
You can’t beat hickory-cured ham. —Little House in the Big Woods In Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods, Pa and Uncle Henry butcher a wild pig. It’s fascinating to read how not one piece of the pig is wasted. Remember when Pa takes the pig’s bladder...
Prairie Dresses and Bonnets for Girls and Adults
Every seam must be exactly right before Ma would let her make another, and often Laura worked several days on one short seam. —On the Banks of Plum CreekWith the so many country-style fabrics available at your local fabric shop, it’s now possible to make some...
Little House History
The House on Rocky Ridge Farm: Preserved, not Restored
Laura Ingalls Wilder was a teacher, seamstress, farmer’s wife, journalist, farm loan administrator, and an author. It was her role as writer of the Little House books that brought her lasting fame. And another job. She was the first, but unofficial, tour guide at her...
Laura Ingalls Wilder and Me: A Prairie Girl’s Faith
As a child, I learned my Bible lessons by heart, in the good old-fashioned way, and once won the prize for repeating correctly . . . verses from the Bible. —Laura Ingalls WilderI would never have written A Prairie Girl’s Faith: The Spiritual Legacy of Laura Ingalls...
All Things TV
Episode Guide – Season 8
In Season 8 of "Little House on the Prairie," which ran from 1981 to 1982, we get to relive some of the most endearing moments and see some significant changes in the little town of Walnut Grove. Adam and Mary leave for New York where Adam intends to practice law,...
Getting to Know Susan McCray
Discover Susan McCray’s inspiring journey from a musically enriched childhood in Chicago to a groundbreaking Hollywood career, casting iconic shows like Little House on the Prairie and more.
Big Sky Ranch: The Set of “Little House on the Prairie”
Today, Big Sky Ranch is known as the iconic backdrop of beloved Hollywood shows such as "Little House on the Prairie,” “Twin Peaks,” and “Gunsmoke.” However, when the Little House producers originally went scouting locations for the show, they started in Arizona, then...
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