This past summer, I took my niece to De Smet, South Dakota. As we soared across half the country high above the clouds in an airplane, I read By the Shores of Silver Lake to her and thought what a…
Month: November 2009
A Flurry of LauraPalooza Activity
Whew. I’ve a lot of good news to report on planning for next summer’s conference. Have you submitted your presentation proposal yet? First, we’ve secured the ballroom on the Centennial Student Union on the MSU campus for all three days…
Interview With Steve Blanchard
Here’s a radio interview with Steve “Pa Ingalls” Blanchard, who’s traveling with the musical right now, courtesy of the musical’s Twitter feed.
Ask the Experts: Source for Hardback Books?
On the heels of the last post, and with Christmas right around the bend, I thought this would be a great time to post the following question: Do you know of any source(s) where I can purchase the entire 9-book…
What Books Do YOU Have?
I’m bringing Jeanine’s comment up to the top because I think she asks a great question. I’m wondering what editions other readers of this blog have? I have the yellow paperbacks; I found a blue set (neat to know the…
Ask the Experts: When were the Little House Books Published in Paperback?
Do you know when the first paperbacks were printed on the series of Little House books? I found a set that says 1953 newly illustrated uniform edition printed 1953 by Harper and Row. I can’t find anything to verify that…
Laura or Mary? Jo or Meg?
Boston’s Rebecca Steinitz, contributor to Literary Mama, gives us a lovely essay about young readers, literary heroines, Little Women, and Laura.
Ask the Experts: What sickness did Ma have?
Folks, we’ve been remiss in posting the questions received by our readers lately, having a tendency to respond by email and never put them up on the site for others to read. We’ll try to rectify that, so don’t be…
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