As a researcher and biographer of Laura Ingalls Wilder, I’ve found the work of other Wilder authors and scholars both essential and illuminating. Listed below are titles that explore different areas of her life and work, often bringing entirely new and unexpected interpretations to a wide range of Wilder topics. The list includes classic titles,…
Almanzo Wilder: A “Very Special” Perfect Young Man
I met my first book crush when I was seven. He was handsome and courageous, driving Laura home every week from the depressing (and dangerous) Brewster’s house. He was quiet, but when he did speak, he always said the perfect thing. Almanzo Wilder was the multi-talented farmer boy who could brave a raging blizzard to save…
A Prairie Devotional
Books and articles by and about the actors who starred in the Little House on the Prairie TV series provide a behind-the-scenes look at the show and how it affected the lives of the people making it. Here is a brief overview of A Prairie Devotional. Buy Now! Author: Wendi Lou Lee Illustrator: Steven Noble Publisher: Thomas…
Fall Popcorn Balls
“Laura kept popping corn and Ma made it into balls until the large dishpan was heaped with their sweet crispness.” These Happy Golden Years Popcorn has been an irresistible snack for kids since the 19th century, and a food the Ingalls family could grow in their home garden. While there are many kinds of feed…
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 Wilder I would never have written A Prairie Girl’s Faith: The Spiritual Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder if Spring Ridge School hadn’t…
Cloth Diapering on the Prairie versus Today
“In the morning after the chores and the house-work were done, Laura and Mary studied their books. In the afternoons Ma heard their lessons. Then they might play or sew their seams.” On the Banks of Plum Creek The Ingalls family lived a simpler life than most families today, but in many ways, the everyday…
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