July 2009
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Cat's Cradle
It was the spring of 1987, and Cat’s Cradle was all the rage in Iowa my elementary school. It was the first and only fad I ever had the privilege of starting. And of course, it was all because of Laura. My best friend and I had each received copies of Barbara Walker’s “The Little
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Summer Giveaway #4 Winners + bonus
Wow, everyone did an awesome job with Laura’s A-Z, Summer Giveaway #4. The computer at random.org picked these two lucky winners: Amy and Elliemae. And for a surprise bonus, Kim gets one for posting the most words! Please email [email removed] with your mailing address. Remember, there is one more chance to win a copy
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Boys like Laura, too, don’t they?
The Little House books…they’re not just for girls!
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From Oprah to Guideposts, Little House Has Something for Everyone
Little House in the news – Guideposts and O (Oprah) Magazine.
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The Truth About Silver Lake
We really need to have a talk about Silver Lake. You see, just this week I’ve read comments concerning it on two different blogs of recent visitors to De Smet. One states that she is going to visit “Silver Lake (which, sadly, is no longer a lake)” and the other remarks, “Silver Lake is now a
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Racism Revisited
Recently the blog Anti-Racist Parent used my post on how to discuss racism in Little Town on the Prairie as a launchpad for a post digging deeper into this issue from the perspective of parents of children of color. It’s a pretty interesting post that led to numerous comments, most of which were helpful and
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Carrie Said … What?
A week and a half ago, on the long ride to the airport, I was reading The Long Winter aloud to my family when I discovered a lifelong error. That is, an error of mine. Remember when Laura and Carrie are walking in the Big Slough, taking a shortcut home from town where they bought
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